Most people think about Twitter as simply a way to connect with friends and to see what celebrities are currently doing. But did you know that there are some really great research tools that can be used in order to get pertinent information. Below are six of the most popular tools that can be used to find out stats and other information.

Trendrr – This application is one that is becoming a favorite for analysts who want to keep track of the different trends and compare the information that they gather. It’s something that tracks the different social media platform statistics, but when it’s used for Twitter, the search engine graphs provided are highly invaluable. The graphs provide the graphing for the keywords that are mentioned on an hourly basis.
Tweetmeme – If you are someone who wants to perform research on link-sharing and retweeting on Twitter, this is something that will provide the stats for retweeting articles. It’s something that works best for the more recent events, but there is something that provides legacy.
Xefer Twitter Charts – This is another way that people and companies can research the individuals who are on Twitter. This is something that graphs the tweets and replies using Google Charts and Yahoo Pipes in order to display the information hourly. It also shows all the @replies that have ever been used by a person and it’s sorted by the person. It’s an easy and quick way to find out who they favor the most.
TweetStats – If you are interested in knowing how often you have tweeted, then this is a research tool that you are going to love. It’s one that makes a graph of when you are tweeting, how often you are tweeting, and the habits of your @reply. This is useful for knowing how you or someone else is using Twitter. It should be noted that this site is temporally down.
Twellow and WeFollow – These are two directories of Twitter users, and they are both useful if you are looking for people who have similar hobbies or are in similar industries, as well as where they are located. This is useful for companies who are interested in finding people who are interested in certain things or who work in a certain industry. This is a good way to find potential customers.
If you are someone who owns your own business and you want to know about what people are interested in, the research tools which are listed above are going to help with running your business better. But they are also handy if you are someone who enjoys knowing the statistics of Twitter users around the world. It’s really fun to take at the information and see what the hot topics of the moment are, and to get in on the conversations.
Whether you are looking for information about your business or you are someone who just is curious, the research tools listed above are something that can give you the information that you are looking for.
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