If you are one of the 78% of Twitter users who rely heavily on Twitter.com to access tweets and timelines, chances are you’re missing out on some pretty important features of the microblogging service. That’s where HootSuite comes in. We’ve got the tips and tricks you need to make the most of this third-party Twitter management tool so you can get the most out of your Twitter experience.
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Uh oh. That last tweet you sent sparked some wildfire among your followers, and now they’re flaming you. Maybe it was in bad taste, maybe you used a tad too much profanity for some, or maybe they’re just a little sensitive today.

Whatever the reason, you’re pretty sure you need to delete that tweet. But before you do, consider some Twitter etiquette tips for when to delete – and when to leave things well enough alone.
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Update: Dan Webb has noted that Twitter will still support the old URLs with the hashbangs once the change has been made

A Twitter front end engineer has confirmed that the company is actively working on removing hashbangs, or “/#!/”, from their URLs.
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2012 will be the year of Adele, if award shows hold any water these days. She won a whopping 6 Grammys earlier this month, and took home 2 Brit Awards this week. But just how is she utilizing Twitter to connect to her fans that have propelled her to musical super-stardom?
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Eeezer have updated their monthly infographic on how airlines are using Twitter (see our updates on this for December, November, October and September.)

In a generally quieter month, Cebu Pacific has leapt to the most-mentioned top spot, ahead of December’s leader Air Asia. Volaris is a new entry at third.

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New versions of the official Twitter apps for iPhone and Android were released yesterday, both of which contain a wealth of new features, including a welcome return to Tweetie-style swipe functionality, as well as addressing concerns about the Find Friends feature that stored the phone contact lists of users without warning.

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You can use Twitter to sell a product, to create your brand or to become part of a community of experts – but if you don’t stand out from the crowd, you’ll quickly get frustrated. Increasing your follower count, and keeping them engaged, is all about adding something new to a conversation and making yourself heard. Here’s five ways to stand out on Twitter that you can implement today.
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The top four Republican presidential candidates are battling it out on televised debates, attack ads and, yes, on Twitter. So who’s winning the race in 140-characters or less?

The folks at Tweepsmap took a look at the Republican candidates’ Twitter followers on a state-by-state basis, to see who’s most influential in Texas, who’s rocking Alabama, and who’s leading the pack in Florida.
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Facebook might’ve hit the 1 billion user mark this summer, but Twitter is doing all it can to catch up: the network is poised to reach 500 million registered users as early as Wednesday.
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Twitter has inked a deal with Russian search engine Yandex to provide real-time search results to the leading search engine in Russia. The deal will give Yandex access to all public tweets directly from the firehose.
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