Trouble Deciding Who to Follow on Twitter?

I recently got accepted as a writer on Technorati, and my first article went live today – so I wanted to make sure I shared it with fellow readers and subscribers, since these tools make for a much easier, saner presence on Twitter.

Trouble Deciding Who to Follow on Twitter? These Tools and Apps Make it Easy

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Check Username Availability on Social Networking Sites with KnowEm

Knowem - Check username availability on social networking sitesOne of the best ways to generate traffic to your website is to have a consistent username across several social media sites.  But how do you know if your username is taken or not? 

Enter KnowEm, a service that will not only tell you if your desired username is taken or not, but will optionally register it for you (and create profiles on multiple sites).  Here’s how it works:

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Create Your Own Blog Community with Kapost

Create blog communities with KapostKapost is an innovative web 2.0-style service that brings community and collaboration to your blog.  Rather than having to tediously set up authors manually, you can allow your users to contribute content directly to your blog.  Of course, you still maintain complete control of your blog at all times, and you can easily manage contributed content using some of the most popular content management systems and blogs like WordPress, Blogger, Drupal and Tumblr) Sound like an open invitation for spam?   You might be surprised to learn…

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Parse.ly – A Google News Alerts Alternative?

If you like the flexibility of Google News Alerts, but hate the information overload – Parse.ly is the perfect free tool to help you get just the news that matters to you.  With a catalog of over 120,000 different blogs, news sites and groups, Parse.ly filters through junk articles and spammy sites to bring you relevant details on the things that matter to you.  Here’s how it works.

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Sync and Share Files for Free with Dropbox

Dropbox ReviewIf you’ve ever wanted a fast, free way to back up, sync and share files with someone, the straightforward simplicity of Dropbox will make emailing large files and using costly file sharing services a thing of the past.

Dropbox is an application that works on Windows, Mac, Linux and iPhone. You can use it to sync files between computers (or your phone and computer), share files with others or use it as an online backup tool.  Here’s how.

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