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scheduling apps
A review of seven free online apps
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3. Our methods were simple: We
visited each site and scheduled a
tweet. Then we spent 10 minutes
looking around the site and rated it
on 12 criteria. If you want more
details on our methods see the
next slide. Otherwise skip it.
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4. Overview
Criteria
I was looking for a free app I wanted features like URL
to schedule tweets for the shortening and the ability to
agency. work with multiple Twitter
Critical features for me were accounts because that
the ability to set tweets to would save a lot of time.
recur at hourly intervals so I also wanted an app that
they would post multiple would post without
times in the same day. indicating that it was a
scheduled Tweet. Integrated
spell check and translation
would be nice to haves.
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5. Overview
Methodology I visited each site, registered
I looked at seven online and scheduled a test tweet. I
apps that promoted then spent about 10
themselves as free: minutes looking around the
Tweet-U-Later site.
Twaitter Based on my quick visit, I
Future Tweets rated each site on the 12
Dynamic Tweets criteria that interested me
Social Oomph most.
Twit Robot I took a screenshot of the
Twuffer scheduling interface and
one of the resulting tweet as
it appeared on Tweet Deck.
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6. Overview
Conclusion
None of the sites had all 11 Please let me know if I missed
features I wanted. something or if you know of
Tweet-U-Later is the most another free online Twitter
useful to me because it had scheduling app.
the most flexible recurring
tweet scheduler.
Twaitter was a close second.
It’s just as easy to use plus
offered a lot more useful
features. However, I couldn’t
schedule multiple posts in
the same day and that was
mission-critical for me.
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Scheduling intervals include
minutes (not just on the hour) Y Y Y Y Y Y N
Schedule tweets to recur
Y Y N
$ N Y N
$ N
Recur intervals include hours (not
just just day/week/mo/yr) Y N N
$ N N N N
Auto URL Shortening on scheduled
tweets Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Allows user to work with multiple
Twitter accounts N Y Y N N Y N
Hosted online
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Tweet appears like normal tweet
(no indication that it was N N N N Y Y N
scheduled) scheduled tweets
Spellchecks
N Y Y N N N N
Translates scheduled tweets
N Y N N N N N
Has extra functionality beyond
scheduling tweets N Y $
N Y N Y N
Unlimited scheduled tweets
Y Y $
N Y Y Y Y No
Intuitive GUI Yes
$ No, unless you pay
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8. Twuffer
Pros Cons
Easiest to use with no Only possible to publish on
explanation of how it works the hour
Simple registration Not possible to set recurring
Automatically shortens URL’s tweets
upon publishing tweet Can’t handle multiple
You can see the queued accounts
tweets and sent tweets No way of knowing it will
Clean interface design shorten URLs when you first
use it
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9. Twuffer Scheduler Interface:
Comments
No frills scheduler
Too stripped down for
professional use
Rating
How it looked on TweetDeck:
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10. Future Tweets
Pros Cons
Simple registration Can’t set tweets to recur more
Allows you to post without than once a day
identifying that you are using Only supports one user
a scheduler account at a time
Schedule tweets at any time
of the day down to the
second
Easy-to-use interface
Possible to have recurring
tweets scheduled for daily,
weekly, monthly or yearly
Add icons to tweets or post
upside down
English spellcheck
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11. Social Oomph Scheduler Interface:
Comments
Love the functions
hate the user
experience.
Rating
How it looked on TweetDeck:
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12. Twit Robot
Pros No recurring tweet function
Super-simple to register with unless you run a campaign
the site Programming glitch makes
Great for Twitter campaign half of the functions of the site
management, in theory unusable.
Attractive and easy-to-use No auto URL shortening
interface feature
Able to add an RSS feed to site It’s not clear if you can have
to publish feed more than one tweet in a
Cons campaign and how to
It didn’t work. Seems the schedule time intervals
default time on their
scheduler is set for US central
time and I couldn’t find a way
to change that.
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13. Twit Robot Scheduler Interface:
Comments
Wish it worked as
good as it looks.
Rating
How it looked on TweetDeck:
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14. Tweet-U-Later
Pros Cons
The only app that lets you Doesn’t support multiple
specify the hour of a recurring accounts
tweet so the only one that lets Can’t post without indicating
you have multiple recurring that it was a scheduled tweet
tweets on the same day. Doesn't have auto URL
Allows private scheduled shortening feature
messages
Easy interface
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15. Tweet-U-Later Scheduler Interface:
Comments
I need the recurring
flexibility it offers so
willing to overlook
minor short comings.
Rating
How it looked on TweetDeck:
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16. Twaitter
Pros Cons
The app with the most Can’t schedule tweets to recur
functions I was looking for (10 on the same day
of 12) Can’t post without indicating
Lots of innovative that it was a scheduled tweet
functionality - and they all
seem to work
Easy to use
Calendar view of scheduled
tweets by the day, week or
month
Will be add the ability to add
RSS feeds soon
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17. Twaitter Scheduler Interface:
Comments
A+, just wish I could
have recurring tweets
in the same day.
Rating
How it looked on TweetDeck:
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18. Dynamic Tweets
Pros Cons
Minute-by-minute scheduling No recurring tweets
Easy to work with multiple Scheduling limit of 20 tweets
accounts Many paid options are free
Spellchecking with other apps
Auto shortens URLs Can’t post without indicating
that it was a scheduled tweet
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19. Dynamic Tweets Scheduler Interface:
Comments
The site runs swiftly
and smoothly
To bee as good as
other free apps you
need to subscribe for
USD 99/year
How it looked on TweetDeck:
Rating
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