Monday, April 19, 2010

Twitter Widgets

Twitter is the new Buzz for Tech Savvy personel involved in Web2.0 and Blogging. A Twitter widget with latest updates is a integrated part of Blogs these days. Most of the Twitter widgets on Blog are either Flash based or Javascript based. There are many other tools that can be used in creating a Twitter Widget. You can even use Google Spreadsheets for the purpose of creating Twitter Widgets. The most exciting and interesting thing is that twitter updates can be shown on blogs and images. And these images can be used anywhere be it forums, blogs, websites, or any other Social Media Profile.

1. Tweetsnap (Tweetsnap.com): - When you open up tweetsnap, you will see a simple page with a field to enter your twitter username. After you enter your name and hit the Find button, you'll see your most recent tweet on a nice bluish Twitter widget that is in image format (png). Below it, you'll find snippets of code to copy and paste on your site. Just copy what's desirable for you and use it on your blog, forum etc.
2. Retweet Button : - Move over Digg, there's a new article badge in town. Retweet buttons are becoming increasingly popular for blogs and news articles, and they are relatively simple to install. You can put these buttons on your website, blog, embed them in email or even put them in your RSS feed.
3. Twoxit Widget : - This simple Twitter widget from Widgetbox is easily customizable, so you can match the background to your blog. You can also easily transport the widget to Facebook, MySpace  or any number of social networking profiles or blogging networks like WordPress or Blogger.
4. SayTweet (Saytweet.com): - It first asks you to upload one of your images. You can also add a group photo of you and your friends. This amazing tool lets you add your Twitter update on this image in speech bubbles. The unique feature of this is that you can add multiple Twitter usernames and show tweets from everyone. I think it's the coolest way to display tweets.

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