Seesmic Web makes it easy to access your Twitter account from any browser and at any time. The new interface of Seesmic Web now brings to the forefront: Adjustable Column Size, Sounds, Mute / Un-mute Users, Location Trends, Inline Pictures and Video Previews.

Updated Followers and Following List in Contacts

Manage your followers and who you follow in our recently released Contacts feature. Be able to look through and view all of your relationships on Twitter by reviewing their profile, add them to lists and easily manage your connections.

Adjustable Column Size

By allowing much narrower columns, Seesmic Web will surely become the best friend of your Notebook! Wanted to view more columns simultaneously and they seemed too large? Go to the left side of the screen and choose the width: small or wider!

Sounds

Missed important tweets because you did not check them in time? Seesmic Web now announces you when you’ve received Direct Messages, Replies or you’ve even sent tweets. Sounds are enabled by default and can be disabled by clicking on the second button of the top right bar.

Mute / Un-mute

Ever wanted to hide someone from your Seesmic Web timeline when the tweets might have spoiled your surprise? You can do it now with the Mute feature! Clicking on the username, opens the profile preview and opting for Mute will exclude all the user’s tweets only from your Seesmic Web platform. If you changed your mind, you can simply undo the process from Contacts.

Inline Pictures and Video Previews

Seesmic web now lets you preview pictures and thumbnails of video directly from the timeline, without clicking on anything. It has never been easier to know what’s behind all those shortened links! In Seesmic Web, you can adjust sound, replay or pause or pause the video.

Trending Topics Locations

Do you want to know what’s setting trends in certain parts of the world or must-go-to cities? Seesmic Web now allows you the possibility to do it, whether in Europe, US or simply Worldwide. By going to Trending Topics Location, you can select the city of your choice or region that catches your eye and view the mostly talked about subject.

You can now check and display all of your Contacts without any limitation. The opportunities to discover the benefits of Seesmic Web platform are numerous! Just let us know your opinion.

Seesmic for BlackBerry is raising the standards in smart mobile engagement. Always having in mind the infinite number of online social networks, the app introduces Multi-Accounts, Ping.fm component and choosing photo uploading size. Seesmic for BlackBerry also focuses on other features that will make your Twitter experience faster, much more efficient and useful.

Seesmic introduces the possibility to add multiple Twitter accounts. The Seesmic for BlackBerry update, thus, gives you the ability to simultaneously verify the accounts introduced and reach out to your Twitter followers at all times. The app does not only assure connectivity and easiness in sharing beliefs and ideas, but it also guarantees natural and intuitive navigation between multiple accounts.

When posting a new tweet, you can simply select the accounts you want to send from. The app allows you to maintain a default account which will be generated each time you open Seesmic for BlackBerry. Adding up to ten accounts and checking timeline and information provided in each, will surely make the Twitter experience not only a professional one, but fast and attractive.

Seesmic for BlackBerry now introduces the Ping.fm component. Add the Ping.fm account and you can not only engage in social conversations, but also maintain your audience aware at all times and through about 50 social networks. When launching the introduced Ping.fm account, you will see the added networks and posting will occur concurrently in all.

TweetPhoto Service

Smart devices enable you to always stay connected and share the information you consider most important with your Twitter friends. Therefore, Seesmic for BlackBerry and now TweetPhoto is your preferred platform. This service provides online communication and image sharing an advantage of all social media users. Uploading images through TweetPhoto enables continuous social interactions around real-time photo sharing.

You can now select the size of the photos you wish to post. Opting between Small, Medium or Large, you will be able to upload any image and not experience difficulties related to its dimension. Either in your Twitter accounts, in Ping.fm on in both platforms at the same time.

Let’s say your business is a boutique PR firm called “Starburst PR”. Maybe you’re not getting a lot of traction in the news or on social media yet, but you’re working on it and want to keep track of your progress. You don’t want to be shelling out hundreds or thousands of dollars a month to a software firm, but you do need some way to get organized.

Welcome to the Absolute Beginners Guide to Media Monitoring. This step-by-step tutorial will help you set up email alerts to bring media mentions to you, reducing time spent and helping you keep track of engagement.

Let’s get started!

WHAT TO MONITOR

The first step is to make keyword groups so that your email alerts will be organized. Keywords will change as you gain more experience in how your industry is discussed online. This experience will also tell you how to limit industry keywords that bring too many results. For instance, “starburst” would bring millions of results but (”starburst” AND “public relations”) might be a good targeted search for your business.

Keywords may include:

1. Your company: any brands you use, names of executives or other words that potential clients might use to talk about your company.

2. Your competitors: competitor names, brands and executives.

3. Your industry: to find potential clients, look for ways that people refer to your industry and track those words. This often takes some hours of just reading through the results you already have to identify common words that may be used without a specific company mention.

WHERE TO MONITOR

GOOGLE ALERTS – Blogs, News, Web General

Creating Google Alerts for your keywords will bring you all* mentions of your company in blogs, online news, video sites, web sites and online groups.

Additionally, it is useful to be familiar with other businesses using your name so that you can decide on keyword limiters. Over time, you will be able to determine if there are words that can exclude businesses with the same name without affecting results related to your company (ex: “Starburst” -candy -astronomy).

To set up an alert:

1. Go to news.google.com
2. Type “Starburst –candy -astronomy” into the search field.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page, where it says “Stay up to date on these results” and click on “Create an email alert for Starburst –candy -astronomy”.
4. To the right, you will see a box with options to determine what type of alerts to receive.
5. Add the email of the person who will be doing your media monitoring.
6. Click create alert.
7. Receive and click on confirmation email from Google.

Alert Options:

Decide how often you would like to receive emails with search results. They may be sent at the moment that Google finds the result, every per day or once per week. Select your preference in the “How Often” drop down.

The next decision is whether you would like to receive different types of media results separately or as one email. You may choose “comprehensive” as the alert type to have all of your results sent together. Or you may create separate emails for blog results, news results, web results and others.

If you prefer to receive these separately, you will need to create a separate alert (going through the process above) for each type of alert.

Additional Keywords:

If you would also like to track competitor or industry keywords, you may add these to your email alert by adding a capitalized OR between search terms.

Ex: “Starburst PR” OR CompetitorName OR “industry keyword”

I like to run test searches before creating the search strings to see how many results it might return. This way, you can create separate searches for words that return a lot of results, and combine words that return few results.

SOCIAL MEDIA

There is a plug-in available to bring Twitter results into Google but I don’t recommend it because it is more efficient to deal with Twitter results separately, as they are most likely to require a response.

There are many free programs available to create Twitter email alerts. I like SocialOomph for its ease-of-use.

You may use the same search strings that you created for your Google Alerts.

To set up alerts:

1. Go to socialoomph.com
2. Login or Register (in the upper right corner).
3. In the middle of the page, there are a series of blue boxes. Click on the one that reads “Other Tools”
4. A new blue box will appear below the first row. It will read “Keyword Alert Emails”. Click it.
5. Scroll down past the instructions.
6. Make sure to click the box next to Keyword Digest in order to receive email alerts.
7. Select the frequency of emails, as you did for Google Alerts.
8. Enter your keywords (see “Search String Creation” below).
9. Save.
10. Receive and click on confirmation email from SocialOomph.

Search String creation

SocialOomph’s searches are a bit unique, so if you have simple strings of a few independent words you may add them on separate lines.

Ex:
@starburstpr
“Starburst PR”
competitorname
industrykeyword

If your searches need to be more complicated and have exclusions or inclusions, I recommend using the wizard. Above the search area, click on “Open Power Keyword Wizard” next to the wand icon.

Be sure to add keywords for any Twitter handles of interest by adding @twittername as a keyword.

Not Twitter

For other social media sites, the results may be brought into Google or you may have to do a manual search on a regular basis. I recommend setting up a schedule for sites not covered by Google, such as those with password protection, at a frequency determined by the volume of mentions you see with a preliminary search of each site.

HOW TO RESPOND

Think about how your company responds to people in real life and take that same approach in social media. If you pride yourself on answering every phone call, every email and every visitor, then respond to every inquiry online with the requested information.

You can also take a proactive approach to mentions of your company where the person is not specifically trying to reach you.

Examples:

Mention: I had a horrible experience with the receptionist at Starburst PR.
Reponse: I am the Office Manager at Starburst PR, would you share your experience with me so I can improve our process?

Mention: I am looking for a PR firm. Has anyone used Starburst? What did you think of it?
Response: I am a client manager at Starburst, please let me know if I can set up a visit for you or if you need any additional information.

This is also true for industry mentions where someone is looking for a recommendation. However, it is not appropriate to respond when the request specifically and only asks for information about a competitor.

Appropriate to respond to: I am looking for a public relations firm. Any suggestions?
Appropriate to respond to: I have a proposal from Shout PR. Anyone know of alternatives?
Not appropriate to respond to: Does anyone have information about Shout PR?

ORGANIZE YOUR RESULTS

…in your email.

Once you have all of your alert emails set up, create a new folder called “Media Monitoring” in your email program to organize them. I recommend creating a rule to automatically send these emails to the folder. This avoids being distracted by these emails as they arrive so that you can work with them all at once in the time you have set aside for media monitoring.

…in your schedule.

Like any type of email, media monitoring results can interrupt your work day and waste a lot of time. It is far more efficient to set aside a time each day or a couple of times per day to read through your results and respond where necessary.

…in your archive.

While reading through your monitoring emails, make a record of any mentions that are significant or contain information that you want to track or measure. Also record any reaction that you made as a result of the mention.

This can be done in Microsoft Excel or any worksheet program. I recommend the following fields:

1. Media (blog, twitter, news, etc).
2. Source (url)
3. Date
4. Type of Mention (company, competitor, keyword)
5. Response, if applicable
6. Field(s) for any metrics you are interested in tracking. This can be products mentioned, sentiment of mention, a rating of how important to you the mention is, or any other information you want to record.

You can flag entries for follow up at a later date. You can sort them to keep a count of where, how and by whom you are being mentioned. You can create data reports to share with colleagues to help quickly show them information about your media coverage.

So now you have a complete, yet simple and effective, system for monitoring your online media coverage. This is enough for most individuals and small businesses. Even if your volume of coverage or engagement means that you need to bring in the big guns (media monitoring software), this is a great start to help you understand and organize your needs so you can find a solution that works for you.

If you’ve got all this down, check out our Media Monitoring 101 post for more advanced tips on monitoring and measuring your media coverage.

Thanks to Hannah Del Porto, ImpactWatch.com

Students and professionals involved with studies and practices involving international and transnational businesses have a plethora of wonderful networking and information resource available to them thanks to the internet.

Twitter especially garners praise for its micro-blogging interface, which allows readers to scan brief messages and find the ones they need or want far quicker than a traditional blog. The following list compiles several feeds – some economic, some political, some technical, and everything in between – that may be of particular interest to those conducting business with other nations.

1. Investing in Africa : Follow updates on the stock market and economy in African nations straight from the blog with the same name.

2. Int’l Marketing Pros: This open forum connects marketing professionals all over the world, allowing them to freely discuss trends and theories from their diverse perspectives.

3. ExportGov : The official site of the United States’ export laws provides detailed information on regulation changes for anyone hoping to ship or receive goods from the country.

4. ITA : Another Twitter from the federal government, the International Trade Administration provides updates on imports, exports, and the economic climate for anyone conducting business with Americans.

5. U.S. Trade Rep : Ambassador Ron Kirk and his staff tweet about international business and trade in the United States.

6. westlaw china : westlaw china looks at news and legalities straight from China – one of the world’s largest business centers.

7. WorldTradeLaw.net :  Receive the latest headlines and quick blips about international business and trade, then click on the corresponding links for the stories of interest.

8. WTO Publications : Follow the WTO Publications department as it updates on their writings and analysis. It does not update frequently, but it does make their readers aware of any new publications they may find of use.

9. UK Trade & Investment : UK Trade & Investment is a department run by the British government as a means of helping to stimulate international business interests.

10. BangladeshTrade : This Dhaka-based Twitter feed runs updates on the import and export trade status, business leads, and laws of Bangladesh.

11. Israel Export_EinatG : The Israeli government runs regular updates on the nation’s export and international relations status. Some are in Hebrew, though recently they have begun posting tweets in English.

12. Enterprise 2.0 : International business meets technological innovation at the Enterprise Summit, which blends Web 2.0 experts, academics, and businessmen from all corners of the world together into one creative pool.

13. Mark Lehnardt : Former attorney with the U.S. Department of Commerce Lehnardt reviews the latest developments in countervailing duties and anti-dumping measures specifically catering to the interests of international businesses.

14. World Trade : This international business juggernaut is one of America’s top journals focusing on global supply chains both foreign and domestic.

15. Doug Jacobson : Readers of this Twitter feed receive frequent updated information on almost every aspect of international trade with the United States.

16. The Economist : Official tweets from The Economist magazine – a must-read for any businessperson, regardless of whether or not they focus on the foreign or the domestic.

17. InvestChile : InvestChile posts about the economic and investment opportunities available for foreign businesspeople in the South American nation.

18. Int. Trade Law360 : Tweets at this microblog cover all of the different legalities involved with importing and exporting goods around the world.

19. Rich Kuslan : Attorney Kuslan has blogged about foreign and domestic business trends in China for the past 8 years.

20. US Council Int’l Business : This organization hopes to instill principles of sustainable development, corporate responsibility, open markets, honest competition, and creativity in businesses worldwide.

21. Joshua Lenon : Because international law directly effects business dealings, anyone working outside of a domestic setting would do well to follow this informative Twitter.

22. Martha Harrison : Toronto-based trade lawyer Harrison weighs in on international business restrictions and regulations with a particularly Canadian eye.

23. International Trade : MarketResearch.com posts expert data regarding international trade, economic trends and forecasts, and marketing from around the world.

24. ICC Publications : Direct from Paris, ICC Publications provides users worldwide with the documents and information they need for international business and banking as well as conflict resolution.

25. TDM Journal : Transnational Dispute Management is a journal dealing with regulatory and investment arbitration at an international and intercultural level.

26. World Economic Forum : As the official Twitter feed of WEF, updates involve the latest news and movements in global economics – which directly impact international business dealings.

27. Manufacturing Crunch : This microblog reports on international business as it relates to the manufacturing industry and serves as a community for its participants.

28. ECIPE : ECIPE tweets about the latest news and findings at the European Centre for International Political Economy.

29. Ashoka : An organization that brings together socially-conscious entrepreneurs from around the world and encourages them to brainstorm and band together at a grassroots level to bring out the best in people and communities.

30. worldshippingnews : Men and women working within international industries that require freight shipping and other maritime dealings can follow news and reports following the relevant facets.

31. NYU Reynolds : Like Ashoka, NYU Reynolds hopes to serve as a network for global innovators to band together for the sake of positive social change.

32. Intl Development UEA : University of East Anglia’s School of International Development tweets about research into economic development around the world, with special attention paid to impoverished and war-torn areas.

33. KluwerLawInt’l : Blue chips and arbitration issues comprise the bulk of the tweets from this Netherlands law firm specializing in international business.

34. FICO World : Follow the latest happenings regarding the FICO World Conference, which involves decision management, banking, and insurance on a global scale.

35. ACI Trade : ACI Trade organizes conferences related to international business, trade, regulations, and restrictions involving executives and attorneys.

36. Columbia B-School : Columbia University’s acclaimed business school posts microblog entries on foreign and domestic dealings alike.

37. World Bank News : Tweets at World Bank News discuss the economic ebbs and flows around the world that directly impact all business negotiations.

38. Financial Times : Anyone involved in international business ought to explore all the different specialized Twitters London’s Financial Times has to offer. This one exists as one of their most generalized, updating frequently on business, politics, and economics and how they interact.

39. OECD Centre : Philanthropy and international business blend together with this organization hoping to promote sustainability, equality, and health in developing nations.

40. Offshore Transparent : Washington, DC based Offshoring Transparency dedicates itself to open discussions and full disclosure between businesses, consumers, and marketers regarding maritime transactions.

41. USGLC : Read tweets from the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, which works hard to strengthen bonds and stimulate communication between businesspeople, religious figures, military personnel, and politicians worldwide.

42. Israel-Asia Center : This organization promotes cooperation and harmony between Israel and Asia both culturally and economically, which in turn helps boost business relations as well.

43. The Economist Cafe : Economists all over the world unite and discuss trends, topics, and news relating to their field and undeniably impacting the business world.

44. Pgh G-20 Partnership : Pittsburgh’s own G-20 Partnership summit links economists, businesspeople, academics, scientists, and other respectable researchers together as a means of bettering the world around them.

45. Synergistics : A consulting firm focusing on international business development, Synergistics posts some extremely valuable links to relevant news stories and trends.

46. OPEN Forum : American Express’s OPEN Forum community tweets headlines from around the world that relate to business and technology.

47. Elliot Polak : Culture shock oftentimes hinders productive international business dealings – sometimes domestic ones as well. This enlightening Twitter helps to bridge gaps and promote better personal and financial connections.

48. clusterstock : Though most of the tweets revolve around the American stock market and other related financial matters, clusterstock also posts up headlines and articles regarding international economic and business issues.

49. WITA : Washington International Trade Association’s Twitter proudly refers to it as “Washington’s Premier Trade Forum.”

50. Becky DeStigter : International business consultant DeStigter posts frequent updates containing insightful headlines on any and all issues relevant to her field.

51. Sproxil Inc : This international service provides consumers in developing countries with all the information they need to avoid pharmaceutical scams. They discuss market and consumer trends and research as well. Companies can also use Sproxil as a means of preventing counterfeits of their products.

52. WNS Global Services : WNS Global Services assists over 200 international businesses at 22 different delivery centers with their process outsourcing issues.

53. FTA_Facilitator : The FTA Facilitator blog may be 404ing out, but their regularly updated tweets involve important political and economic trends that directly effect business dealings.

54. Threatpost : Almost every business takes advantage of computers and other technologies to ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible. Threatpost tweets about security breaches worldwide and sends out alerts and advice to readers in danger of losing their data.

55. ChinaManufacturing : Daniel R. Feldman microblogs about marketing and manufacturing protocol for businesses hoping to deal with China.

56. Journal of Commerce : Follow this informative Twitter feed for updates on efficient methods of shipping items internationally and any problems with or changes in protocol.

57. Port Strategy : This UK-based resource posts up maritime port information for businesses that ship using boats and other seafaring vessels.

58. Maritime Journal : Maritime Journal devotes itself entirely to businesses in Europe who must ship items over the ocean or through the seas.

59. Lloyd’s List : Any international businessperson involved with the shipping industry ought to pop through this regularly updated Twitter to catch the latest news regarding transportation.

60. Forrester Research : Independent Cambridge, Massachusetts institute Forrester Research is a trusted voice that supplies advice on technology, trends, marketing, and other subjects to businesspeople worldwide.

61. Cara Chacon : Corporate Social Responsibility professional Cara Chacon tweets numerous times a day on a number of business-related issues with a particular eye for international relations.

62. InariMedia : Technology, business, sustainability, and development come together in exciting and creative ways with this highly informative and engaging Twitter feed.

63. Barbara C. Matthews : Matthews works as a policy strategist specializing in financial regulations directly relating to international business.

64. Stock Brokers : This Twitter feed, based in Gibraltar, focuses on online stock trading on an international level.

65. MESH Harvard : Anyone who conducts business in the Middle East should keep track of any changes in relations and policies that may affect their transactions.

66. Economic Policy Institute : Domestic and international economics alike comprise this Twitter’s content, though the emphasis does seem to lean towards the former.

67. Mike Kulej : Spectrum Forex’s Chief Forex Strategist weighs in on currency trading and current exchange rates.

68. boz : For anyone interested in or currently conducting business in Latin America, boz micro-blogs about communication and strategy news, trends, and issues.

69. CopyrightLaw : Though mainly emphasizing copyright laws in the United States, Professor Michael Scott at Southwestern Law School also tweets about international restrictions and regulations as well.

70. Global Arab Network : Read all about the latest news and views affecting the peoples and businesses in the Middle East.

71. IATPiatp : The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy involves the politics and economics of sustainability to nurture more ethical and lasting business systems.

72. Hiram Capital Group : This banking firm tweets about finances and business strategies for anyone involved with international or transnational corporations.

73. Marjorie Florestal : International trade expert and law professor Marjorie Florestal posts enlightening commentary and articles from a largely humanistic perspective.

74. Investment in China : Visitors to this frequently updated Twitter feed can learn about banking, marketing, consumer, investment, and financial trends currently happening in China.

75. DipNote : The United States Department of State’s official Twitter presence looks into relations between Americans and the rest of the world from a broad spectrum of perspectives.

76. John Boscariol : Follow one impressively active Canadian trade lawyer as he discusses almost everything involving the legalities and protocols of international business.

77. WorldCompliance : Industry and intelligence alike can benefit from WorldComplaince’s open source strategies and dedication to protect businesses and consumers from fraud and terrorism.

78. US EXPORT COUNCIL : Most of this Twitter’s content looks at infrastructure, technology, energy, education, environmental concerns, and science as they relate to Middle Eastern and African trade.

79. Policy Innovations : The Carnegie Council set up the Policy Innovations program as a global push towards nurturing creativity and ethical practices in government and the private sector alike.

80. Dian L. Chu : Market analyst and chartered economist Dian L. Chu tweets about the economic forecast and possible strategies for navigating businesses and investments related to energy and commodities.

81. James Emery : Auckland’s James Emery tweets about the ebbs, flows, and machinations of gold and silver markets throughout the world.

82. WTC Delaware : World Trade Center Delaware offers readers numerous links to articles on a very wide variety of subjects related to international business and trade.

83. Gerard Aldridge : Follow the twists and turns of Canada’s bustling Northwest Corridor with this highly informative and enthusiastically updated Twitter feed.

84. Eldis Community : Serving as a free online community and network, Eldis brings together businesspeople and other professionals to discuss international development issues and solutions.

85. News4Trader : This microblog posts business news from around the world and assigns it a rating, helping readers save time when trying to decide what articles to read.

86. India Business News : India Business News acts as a sort of headline aggregator, pulling the most relevant headlines regarding domestic and international stories that impact Indian commerce.

87. Scott F. Gibson : One business lawyer consistently tweets about policies, restrictions, and regulations that impact transnational and international industries worldwide.

88. China Sourcing : This Twitter feed posts nothing but news and trends in marketing, manufacturing, wholesale, trading, and other facets of business as they relate to China’s domestic and foreign dealings.

89. AnthillMagazine : Companies who find themselves growing quickly may want to connect with others in the same situation through this Australian magazine and community.

90. exprodatgis : Businesspeople who work in or with the GIS and oil and gas industries may want to read over this microblog’s tweets involving the latest relevant headlines.

91. APAKS : Shanghai-based APAKS posts a wide variety of tweets regarding sourcing, outsourcing, off-shoring, and similar elements of Chinese business.

92. Ecommerce Headlines : Ecommerce Journal looks into business trends and transactions taking advantage of the internet and other technologies.

93. Diaz Global Advisors : These economic consultants tweet extensively about domestic and global business affairs with a particular taste for strategies.

94. GlobalAtlanta.com : Anyone with international business dealings in or near Atlanta – as well as those otherwise affiliated with the Georgian capital – may want to read about all the latest news on the subject through this Twitter feed.

95. Westerwelle : International business consulting group TransDomo tweets with particular fondness for internet and internet marketing, development, and support in the United States and Europe.

96. Beta Gamma Sigma : Students and alumni of the international Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society can follow and network with their fellow businesspeople.

97. Lance Scoular : An irreverent, intelligent global business strategist tweets and writes about using social networking and the internet as valuable international marketing tools.

98. Jane Ginn : One of the most comprehensive and informative Twitter feeds regarding international business, humanitarian efforts, fair trade, emerging markets, and their intersections.

99. World Fair Trade Org : Any and all businesspeople concerned with the fair trade movement that promotes ethical and sustainable practices must follow this feed for information on the organizations committed to the cause.

100. Fair Trade Federation : Another must-follow Twitter feed emphasizing fair trade in the United States and its relationship to other nations.

Business people today most especially those who must work in conjunction with their contemporaries in other nations; live in far easier times when it comes to all-important communication. The internet allows them to stay connected with one another at all times and conduct more fluid transactions. With these Twitter feeds, they can stay up-to-date on all the news and trends that affect them and never have to skip a beat.

Thanks to Anna Miller, Online Degree.

Handmark, a leading global developer and distributor of mobile applications and services, launches TweetCaster, the advanced, feature-rich Twitter application available for Android smartphone customers.

TweetCaster makes “tweeting” from Android-based smartphones fast, easy, and fun, delivering a simple, yet comprehensive Twitter experience. In addition to all the standard features needed to enjoy a complete mobile Twitter experience.

TweetCaster offers:

• Multiple Twitter account support
• Integrated retweets
• Integrated Twitter lists
• Push notifications for tweets, mentions and direct messages
• Offline tweet caching
• URL shortening (and previews)
• Photo attachment
• Threaded direct messages
• Font/Theme customization

TweetCaster is immediately available for all Android-based smartphones, including the popular Droid and Nexus One.

A free version of TweetCaster is available in exchange for a “tweet” about the application. TweetCaster Pro, a premium version of application without ads, is also available for $4.99 in Android Market. For customers who download the free version of TweetCaster and wish to upgrade to TweetCaster Pro, an Upgrade Key will also be available in Android Market.

I wanted to let you know, Retrevo has just compared the State of the Union with the iPad launch event to give people an idea of the buzz as it happened on Twitter.

Apple’s iPad announcement achieved high levels on the Retrevo Buzzmeter (peaking at 7,000 tweets per minute) and it might surpass Buzzmeter levels for the State of the Union Address. Buzzmeter readings for Steve Jobs and the iPad came close but didn’t exceed President Obama’s moment in the spotlight. The State of the Union also had a longer sustained chatter after the event completed. The State of the Union chatter on Twitter peaked at just over 9,000 tweets per minute.

Just prior to the event a somewhat elevated activity compared to the much lower “baseline” of the night before the event. As the event gets underway at 10:00 AM and Steve Jobs takes the stage, a low level buzz that builds toward the formal announcement at 10:10. Activity drops off momentarily followed by the highest level of the event measuring 7,000 TPM which coincides with the hardware description at 10:30 AM. Then several smaller bursts associated with more announcements until activity peaks again as the event was winding down.

What is the Tech Buzzmeter? – Retrevo’s Tech Buzzmeter is an automated tool that tracks and quantifies “buzz” surrounding technology related launches, topics, and events as they happen online.

Experience Twitter on your Blackberry with searches, lists, retweets, picture preview, Google maps geo-location and other powerful features. Point your blackberry to http://m.seesmic.com to get Seesmic within minutes.

Dedicated to listening to our community of users, we are happy to share that we have incorporated a set of features in the newest version of our Blackberry application that will make your Twitter experience easier and helpful. Thanks to our user’s feedback and suggestions, we updated Seesmic for Blackberry with the following features:

ReTweets and Quote function
Seesmic for Blackberry has the new Twitter Retweet (RT) function, which allows you to officially RT a message. Apart from ReTweeting and viewing RTs in your timeline, you can see who ReTweeted you, which RTs you have done and which RTs were sent to you. If you also want to retweet, but also maintain the original message to edit, you can opt for the Quote feature, which integrates the quoted user at the end of the tweet.

Picture Preview
We are excited to share that you can now see picture previews for image services within your timeline. Also, the same feature is included in the actual tweet Details view.

Google Map Location
Seesmic for BlackBerry users will now be able to see a detailed Google Map Location in their tweets. This feature reads the location as set in Twitter Geo location. Users can just go to tweet details and a precise Google Map of the place it was sent from, will appear.

BIS-B Connection
Seesmic BlackBerry now becomes available to all mobile users, regardless of their Internet connection. Users who are using BIS-B mobile Internet network, will now be able to do so and enjoy Seesmic’s feature.

These integrated updates of Seesmic for BlackBerry maintain the appeal and functionality of the application. With your help and support, we willl continue to add features and improvements to make Seesmic the best application for mobile, web and desktop!

Seesmic has acquired Ping.fm, you can now update 50 social networks using Seesmic+Ping.fm from email, chat, sms, Blackberry, Android, web, Windows, OSX and much more soon.

Ping.fm has more than half a million active users who post daily from any device just by sending an email, a text message or chat – simple tools that existed since the early stages of the Internet are available on all connected devices. This is why Ping.fm is extremely easy to use and access – just send an update and it can touch on 50 social networks including Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Ning, WordPress, TypePad, Yammer, Status.net and many more.

Ping.fm posts 200,000 updates a day and has 500,000 registered users. Rapidly gaining more and more members, Ping.fm is growing at a very fast pace and will help Seesmic reach this year’s goal of one million updates a day in 2010.

Ping.fm co-founders, Adam Duffy and Sean McCullough, are joining the Seesmic team full time and will keep improving Ping.fm as well as integrating it with our Seesmic applications. The number one request from Ping.fm users is to have more powerful clients support postings to their social networks, so they should be pleased to know Seesmic applications will be adding this functionality.

Seesmic is also welcoming ping.fm angel investors as shareholders and advisors Joi Ito (@joi), Reid Hoffman (@quixotic) who was already a Seesmic shareholder and Mohamed Nanabhay (@mohamed).

The Ping.fm acquisition enables Seesmic to deliver faster its vision of becoming your default application to stay in touch with your friends and constantly managing your online social presence. Seesmic applications got more than 3.5 million downloads and hundreds of thousands of daily users.

Tweet Positioning System, or TPS, is known in social media circles as a “mashup”. It merges functions of Twitter Search with Google Maps to provide a real-time geographic view of micro-blogging conversations.

This social media tool that allows users to track Twitter conversations as and where they happen – and it is one of the first tools to incorporate Twitter’s newly released “geo-tagging” feature.

Users can enter any search term into the TPS search box. The tool then links to Twitter, which recently released a software update allowing users to opt to share their current location. Drawing data from this “geo-tagging” feature, a map automatically appears showing “hot spots” where Twitter conversations are being held on that topic at that moment, whether it’s around the United States or around the world. Users can then click on the hotspots to view or even join conversations (if they are Twitter members).

Humana built the tool to gain insights in areas such as product development, event management and regional sales and marketing. In the spirit of transparency, it decided to share the tool with other users. The tool will continue to evolve based on user feedback. Several new features have already been added, such as the ability to see the volume of tweets over time for any given search, and the ability to add a widget (showing a map of your favorite conversation) to your blog or Facebook page.

Nimbuzz, the award-winning new-generation mobile operator & social network aggregator, launched its Symbian 2.2 client packed with new features including a world first for Symbian handsets, pop up notifications, and full Twitter functionality.

From today, Nimbuzz users on Symbian can enjoy integration with the world’s fastest-growing social network, as Nimbuzz incorporates a feature-rich Twitter client that includes Timelines, Direct Messaging, Searches, Trends and Profiles, and outperforms standalone Twitter applications.

This comes right after having launched on T-Mobile USA with a pre-install on their brand new Tweenie device, the “entry level iPhone” – T-Mobile TAP!

A groundbreaking world first for Symbian handsets is the introduction of pop-up notifications, notifying users of incoming chats and events, while the application runs in the background.

Further significant additions to the Symbian update include kinetic scrolling for 5th edition touch screen phones, new chat screen and contact list layout, chat history, plus a direct link to the NimbuzzOut rate calculator for international calls have also been added.

Evert-Jaap Lugt, founder & CEO of Nimbuzz commented: “We are delighted to announce the integration of Twitter with our new Symbian client. Nimbuzz for Symbian is by far our most sophisticated client and the only product available to offer users such a comprehensive range of features and such a complete communications experience on one.”

Available as a free download from Symbian app stores, such as Nokia’s Ovi Store, and from Nimbuzz.com, the new Nimbuzz for Symbian is unique in offering a centralised messaging client with the most comprehensive all-in one feature set – VoIP calls, Instant Messaging and file-sharing with the world’s most popular social networks, plus presence, profiles, location and now Twitter – making it the ‘must have’ application for Symbian users.