Whether it’s for business, a hobby or personal use, your Twitter stream is making an impact. Your tweets can possibly influence a brand, score you an upgraded hotel room or even transform you into an amateur news reporter. The fate of countless products, services and trends now rest in the hands of us, the everyday consumers.
Curious how your tweets stack up? Below are six interesting (and free) Twitter analytic tools to help uncover your Twitter footprint:- Twitalyzer: Are you a Sun, Spider or Source? Based on multiple factors, including number of followers, unique mentions and activity level, quickly discover your impact score and influencer type by searching your username.
- TwitGraph:This tool provides a quality assessment of your Twitter profile with colorful pie charts.
- TweetStats: With user-friendly and colorful graphs, TweetStats will show your tweet timeline by the month, day and hour. You can also gain insight on who is Retweeting and how frequently.
- TwitterCounter: Not only does this provide charts of your followers, it also predicts the future volume of followers over time.
- TweetTronics: Although this is only free during the 30-day trial period, TweetTronics opens up a world of Twitter analyzing possibilities. From follower relations to your tweet sentiment and reach, this interactive tool seems to do it all.
- Klout: Receive your “Klout Score” and learn who and what influences you. Depending on your score, you may even be eligible for free Virgin America flights!
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--Lauren Irwin
