A few weeks ago, we talked about Twitter and how to use it beyond the mundane "I'm going to ..." posts. With the proliferation of "smart phones," and more specifically web-enabled phones, and the fact that 80% of Twitter usage is on mobile devices (imagine what that means for bad customer experiences!), it should come as no surprise that Twitter is being used beyond tweeting.
Twitter's open API (OAuth) allows 3rd party applications & services to extend the microblogging service beyond novice tweeting reinventing what one can do in a 140-characters or less. Once Twitter evolved from just a status updating platform, it was photo sharing that came to the scene next.


So ... what else can you do with Twitter; beyond tweeting, that is?
1. Exchange Business Cards


I can't say that I've had the opportunity to put the service to a real life test, but I'm very familiar with the concept --I use Contxts to send SMS cards, and I love it. iPhone users have at least 8 free options to send an e-business card from their phone in addition to using Contxts. But hey, this is about Twitter and how to use it beyond tweeting; remember? (I'm reminding myself)
2. Twitter As Someone Else


3. Social Bookmarking Anyone?
Bookmarking is not a new concept, obviously. And services like Delicious out there are plenty. I personally rely mostly on Xmarks (previously known as Foxmarks), and on my account (must be logged in) with Bit.ly.


4. And Share Some More
I'm sure you already know that you can share pictures on Twitter (and I mentioned a few lines above), but how about sharing your music? Want to share your videos on Twitter? How about sharing any file you want (with a size limit, of course)?


For video ... I've honestly not used any! So I'm just going to list the ones I know of. It would be great if I got back some comments back on why one is preferred over the others.
It's my understanding that YouTube positioned itself as the way to share video inside of Twitter's status updates; but again, I don't have that confirmed. Other services include TwitVid.io, TwitVid.com, Tweetube, twitLENS, Twitc and Twiddeo.


5. Train, Show, Demonstrate and Educate


Screencasters have a few handy tools at their disposal including the bookmarklet, which allows you to click to record from anywhere on the web. We also like that users can opt not to tweet screencasts, one-click publish to YouTube, download the .mp4 file for personal keeping, and grab the embed code to share on the web. --Quoted from Mashable.comAs a bookmarklet freak, Screenr had me at "record."
There are many other things you can do with Twitter beyond tweeting. The above five are just a glimpse of the applications/services available out there at your disposal. Do you have one you'd like to share with the rest of us? Let us know in the comments. ▣
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