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- Bit.ly—With a limit of only 140 charactes, URL links can eat up a lot of valuable character space. Bit.ly allows for users to insert their URL into their tool and it will compress the link to a fewer number of characters.
- TwitPic.com—Available to all with a Twitter account, TwitPic allows Twitter users to share media on Twitter in real time.
- Instagram—This iPhone app (only available for iPhone at the time this chapter was written) takes photos and applies a filter to make photos appear retro and then post to Twitter and other social networks. This popular app has changed how people share photos, shop, promote, and so much more.
- Auto-Responders/Auto-Followers—A lot of people believe that the number of followers is the most important thing in social networking. Auto-followers and auto-responders are designed to find your followers no matter where they are. While these tools are normally free, they tend to be hit or miss. We recommend not using these tools, and focus on making sure your information is valuable and follow-worthy. Building an online community takes time, but is always worth it in the end.
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