Last week, I presented a webinar on “Twitter Power Tools for Health Activists” for WEGO Health. The aim of the webinar was to educate/inform people about a few of the popular tools and applications (built on the Twitter platform) that can enhance and facilitate your Twitter experience. As it says on the webinar description “…we’ll give you a guided tour of some of the most useful third party twitter applications to help you save time, reach more tweeps, and take tweeting to the next level“.

While the webinar was targeted at people that were mainly interested in health topics, none of the “power tools” were specific to the health space, so it could really apply to anyone who is simply interested in getting more out of their current Twitter presence and moving beyond the basic Twitter web interface.

Here’s a breakdown of the topics covered:

1. Basic and Advanced Search:
   - Summize/Search.Twitter.com, TweetGrid, Spezify
2. Hashtags:
   - Hashtags.org, Healthcare Communications & Social Media (@HealthSocMed)
3. Twitter Trends:
   - TwitScoop, TweetMeme, Twendz
4. Finding & Following People:
   - Twellow, WeFollow, Twibes, Tweepler
5. Various Twitter Tools:
   - TinyURL, Bit.ly, Ow.ly, TwitPic, TwtVite, TwtPoll, CoverItLive
6. Twitter Management Tools & Apps:
   - TweetDeck (Resource @ 1WebDesigner.com), HootSuite
7. Mobile Twitter Apps:
   - iPhone: TweetDeck for iPhone, Tweetie, Twitterific
   - Blackberry: TwitterBerry, TinyTwitter

There are, of course, a HUGE number of Twitter apps available (I’m sure I missed quite a few really good ones) and the list also continues to grow every day. So, here are some additional resources for finding more useful apps:

• Twitdom – The Twitter Applications Database
• The Ultimate Guide for Everything Twitter
• 99 Essential Twitter Tools And Applications
  
• The 100 Most Popular Twitter Applications
• 47 Awesome Twitter Tools You Should be Using
• 100 Twitter Tools to Help You Achieve All Your Goals

My profuse apologies for the long delay in getting these videos up from the Social Pharmer Unconference, which was held on April 21st 2009.

If you missed the unconference or just want review the presentations/discussions from the event, you can now watch the archived version of the videos at PTV’s site here — you simply need to register to access the videos. Here’s the agenda from the unconference:

videos hosted by

• 9:30am Fard Johnmar
  >> Achieving Openess – Transparency and Authenticity in Pharma.
• 10:20am Michael Parks
  >> Developing a Framework for Blogging and Social Media in Pharma.
• 11:10am John Murray
  >> Exploring The Realities Of FDA Regulation And Creative Opportunities In The Here and Now.
• 12:00pm Lunch break
• 1:00pm Steve Woodruff
  >> Key Business Needs That Can Be Addressed NOW with Social Media.
• 2:00pm Josh Bernoff
  >> How To Do Social Applications At A Pharma company Without Getting Fired.
• 3:00pm Jack Barrette & Julie Wittes Schlack
  >> The Patient Perspective — What Do Patients Want from Pharma Engagement?
• 4:00pm Townhall Discussion
  >> How Can We Collaborate to Break Down Barriers to Social Media and Save Pharma’s Battered Rep?

NOTE: Josh Bernoff requested that his presentation NOT be recorded, as the data was being presented for the first time and is part of Forrester’s report on “How to Create a Social Application for Life Sciences without Getting Fired“, though you can download his slides from the event here (registration required).

A very big THANK YOU to Matt Mamet and PermissionTV, who kindly offered to record, produce, and host the videos. If you’re looking for a video hosting company with some really creative options — such as “truely” interactive online videos and video channels/communities — then I suggest you check PTV out!