Twitter SMS Commands

You can perform certain actions, like following a user or marking a friend's update as a favorite, by using the designated Twitter commands below.

When using these commands, do not append an @ symbol along with the command text. If you send these commands with an @ symbol, your commands will be read as a username and will not be executed as expected.

Example: If you want to turn on device notifications, send only "ON" and not "@ON."

Turning mobile Twitter updates OFF and ON:

• ON: turns ALL your authorized Twitter updates and notifications on.
• OFF: turns ALL phone notifications off.    
• ON [username]: turns on notifications for a specific person on your phone. Example: ON alissa
• OFF [username]: turns off notifications for a specific person on your phone. Example: OFF blaine
• FOLLOW [username]: allows you to start following a specific user, as well as receive SMS notifications. Example: FOLLOW jerry, or F jerry, for short.
• UNFOLLOW [username]: allows you to stop following a specific user.
• LEAVE [username]: this command allows you to stop receiving SMS notifications for a specific user without having to unfollow them. When you log into twitter.com from the web you will still see this user's updates in your timeline. Example: LEAVE benfu, or L benfu, for short.
• STOP, QUIT, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or ARRET: will deactivate your account if you are an SMS-only user. If you completed the sign-up flow on the web, sending any of these commands to your Twitter short code will simply remove your phone number from your Twitter account.

Fun stuff – friends, favorites, and stats:

Use the commands below to send direct messages, mark Tweets as favorites, and more.

• @[username] + message - shows your Tweet as a reply directed at another person, and causes your Tweet to save in their mentions tab. Example: @meangrape I love that song too!
• D [username] + message - sends that person a Direct Message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive.
  • You can also use M [username] + message to send a private message!
  • Examples: d krissy want to pick a Jamba Juice for me while you're there? or m krissy wanna pick up a Jamba Juice for me while you're there? performs the same action.

Note about DM fails: Your service provider may split SMS messages greater than 160 characters into multiple messages. In this case, the second message will post as a normal Tweet because it doesn't begin with d+username, as the first message did. Please be careful to ensure that your messages are under 160 characters.

• RETWEET [username] - sends that user's latest Tweet to your followers (also known as aRetweet). Example: RETWEET Charles or  RT Charles
• SET LOCATION [place name] - updates the location field in your profile. Example: set location San Francisco
• SET BIO - edits your Bio information on your Twitter profile. Example: set bio I'm a writer in NYC!
• SET PROFILE [image] - allows you to upload a profile photo to your account, so it's viewable on the web. Just text the command along with the desired image from your phone's photo library.Note: this is only available for users whose mobile carriers support MMS.
• SET LANGUAGE [language name] - selects the language you'd like to receive notifications in. Example: set language German
• SET NAME [name here] - sets the name field on your Twitter profile. Example: set name Jane Doe
• SET URL [url here] - sets the URL field on your profile. Example: set url http://www.janedoe.com
• WHOIS [username] - retrieves the profile information for any public user on Twitter. Example:whois jack or w jack, for short.
• GET [username] - retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by that person. You can also use g [username] to get a user's latest Tweet. Examples: get goldman or g goldman.
• FAV [username] - marks that user's last Tweet as one of your favorites (reply to any update withFAV, FAVE, FAVORITE, FAVOURITE, or * to mark it as a favorite if you're receiving it in real time). Examples: fav crystal, fave crystal, favorite crystal, or *crystal
• STATS [username] - this command returns the given user's number of followers, how many people they're following, and their bio information.
• SUGGEST, SUG, S, or WTF - this command returns a list of Twitter users we think you might find interesting and would like to follow.
• HELP, INFO or AIDE - texting help, info, or aide to Twitter will bring up helpful tips.
• SUGGEST - this command returns a listing of Twitter users' accounts we think you might enjoy following.
• SET DISCOVER ON - by using this command, you opt-in to receive SMS notifications for top Tweets related to your interests. Please know that this feature is automatically enabled for all Twitter via SMS users. Note: this feature is only available in certain locations.
• SET DISCOVER OFF - turns off delivery of top tweets to your device.

A few notes on SMS commands:

• Using ON/OFF [username] from your phone only stops notifications coming to your mobile phone; you'll still collect a person's updates on the web since you're still following them.
  • Use UNFOLLOW [username] to unfollow a user via SMS.
  • Use BLOCK [username] or BLK [username] to block a user via SMS. 
  • You can also use UNBLOCK [username] or UNBLK [username]
  • Use REPORT [username] or REP [username] to report a user as spam.
• The following commands perform the same actions: FOLLOW = ON. And LEAVE = OFF.
• Following someone from a phone for the first time will also cause you to follow them on the web.
• You don't have to use ON/OFF [username] from your phone, you can also set individual notifications from a person's profile page on the web, or check your following page and manage all phone notification settings there.

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Getting Started with Twitter via SMS

How to sign up for a new Twitter account via SMS:

1. Send a text message with the word START to your Twitter shortcode (40404 if you're in the US).
2. Twitter will send you a reply and ask you to reply back with your full name to sign up.
3. Twitter will then send a message back to you and assign you a username based on your full name.
4. You're all set. Send a text message and it will post as your first Tweet!

Note: If you are unhappy with your username you can send the command SET USERNAME to change it.

Choosing a Username

• This is the name people will use to send you replies and messages via Twitter.
• If you choose to log in to your account on the web, this name will be in your profile URL (Example:http://twitter.com/SFtweetie)
• Make sure that you select a username that is less than or equal to 15 characters in length, with no spaces or special characters (underscores are the only exception).

How to add your phone to your existing Twitter account via SMS:

1. Send a text to your Twitter code with the word START.
2. We'll reply and ask you to text YES to the Twitter short code.
3. Text your username to the same number. Do not use the @ symbol or quotation marks. Send your username ONLY, for example: larrybird
4. Next, text your password. This is case sensitive, so be sure you are sending your password correctly.
5. That's it! You're ready to go!

How to change your Tweet notification language settings:

Twitter will do its best to set up your SMS Tweet notifications using the appropriate language settings. You can change your language settings at any time as long as the language is listed below:

Arabic (ar), Danish (da), German (de), Spanish (es), Farsi (fa), Finnish (fi), Filipino (fil), French (fr), Hebrew (he), Indonesian (id), Italian (it), Korean (ko), Malay (msa), Dutch (nl), Norwegian (no), Portuguese (pt), Polish (pl), Russian (ru), Swedish (sv), Turkish (tr), Urdu (ur), and Chinese (zh-cn).

In order to change the language settings for your Tweet notifications just send the command, SET LANG [language], to your Twitter code. For example, If you would like to change your language to Korean you would text: SET LANG KOREAN.

NOTE: You can also use the SET LANG command with your language's two or three digit code. For example, SET LANG AR, will update your language settings to Arabic. Also, you can textSET LANG on its own and Twitter will text you the entire list of supported languages.

How to start using your SMS-created account on the web:

When you join Twitter from your phone, we collect all of your updates on the web. When you're ready to activate your web account, all you have to do is add an email address and a password to complete your profile and log in.

1. Go to https://twitter.com/#!/login.
2. Click the link that says Already using Twitter on your phone? (Shown below)
3. Enter your phone number when prompted.
4. Twitter will send a verification code to your phone. When you get that text message, enter the code (shown below).
5. You'll then be asked to create an account by entering your email address, a password, and aname for your account. Your username will already be entered, since you created this when you signed up via SMS.
6. Click Create my account as shown below, and you're all done! Twitter will walk you through finding some friends you may know on Twitter, then will direct you to your home page. From there, you can customize your profile page, find friends, and more.

TIP: Did you create an extra mobile account by accident? Check out our troubleshooting pageto find out what to do.

How to add your phone to an existing account via the web:

• If you already have a web account and want to receive SMS updates or start posting Tweets via SMS, you can log in and add your mobile number to your account in your account's Mobile Settings.
• Learn more about how to add your phone to your account via the web in this article.

How to post a Tweet via SMS:

1. First, make sure you've linked your phone to your Twitter account using one of the methods described above.
2. Locate your Twitter short code. If you don't see your country on the list, we may not support your location or mobile carrier yet. We're working to support more every day!
3. Once your phone is added, simply send a text message containing your Tweet to your short code.
4. That's all you need to do! It will post as a Tweet to your Twitter profile.
5. To check that your message posted to your Twitter profile, log in on the web and click on your profile. You should see your Tweet posted there.

How to get updates on your phone without a Twitter account (Fast Follow):

Want to get updates from @Twitter but don't want to create a Twitter account? No problem! Use Fast Follow to receive Twitter updates without having to sign up or add your phone to a Twitter account.Learn more.

Note: Message and data rates may apply.

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10 Twitter Mobile Web Client Favorites

Twitter, is one of the social networking sites are very popular addition to Facebook that exist in cyberspace network. Twitter itself at the beginning of the launch was very sparsely attended, but from the last few years Twitter shows the number of visitors was fantastic and accessible from all over the world. Did you know that 90% of most people access Twitter from the official website but through Twitter at www.twitter.com Mobile Web Client. Many Twitter Mobile Web Client which is embedded in a variety of brands for example Twitter for Blackberry smartphones, TweetCaster, Twitter for Android and many others.

This time I just want to discuss 10 Site Mobile Web Client Twitter I have ever used. Each site has its own advantages, ranging from minimalist appearance to save bandwidth, Autotext features like BlackBerry, TweetLonger to tweet more than 140 characters, Blacklist, and much more. Here I was sort of at the Mobile Client Twitter is a website that you should try.


1. TwitMania! ™
by @ amkhalis with a complete range of features such as TweetLonger, Autotext and minimalist appearance. You can visit it at http://twitmania.com.

2. WriteLonger
Some people may already be familiar with this one. With its flagship feature that can make the tweet more than 140 characters, can be accessed at http://writelonger.com WriteLonger

3. UberSocial Mobile
BlackBerry users must already be familiar with this one anyway. One of the social networking application vendor can be accessed via your mobile browser http://m.ubersocial.com

4. Twiterous
It looks similar to the interface m.twitter.com has some features similar to other Twitter client sites. With a distinctive pink color you can try http://twiterous.com

5. Social Blackbird
I think this is the site of the Mobile Web Client Twitter recently released. The user interface looks somewhat similar to Twiterous. With black and red lines that contrast you could try it in http://bbsocial.net

6. TuitTwit
Octopus with emoticons that are identical once the site as well as a simple display and red color can be accessed at http://tuitwit.com

7. Make a Tweet!
I recently tried this Twitter Mobile Client site. And my impression is that you should try it, it looks fresh and neat layout sensation get comfortable air-Tweet ria in http://makeatweet.com

8. Mobile Twetee
I think Twitter's Mobile Client seem ordinary, it looks very simple it may save you more bandwidth to address http://m.twetee.net

9. CitCut
I can not say much because I have not tried this one. You can try it and give you feedback on http://citcut.com

10. Socialyst
Twitter Mobile Web Client Site latter has a green color that dominates the view, you can try it in http://socialyst.net

Source: http://intervention.heck.in/10-twitter-mobile-web-client-favorit.xhtml

52 Twitter Client for Mobile Phone

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Twitter that helps us keeping ourselves upto date has shown enormous growth in micro-blogging platform. If you do not want to miss a single tweet from a person you are following than you must install and use twitter client on your mobile phone. Below is the list of 52 Twitter clients for your iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Google Android (G1), Palm Pre, Treo and other smartphones including other mobile phones.

 

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1. Twitterfone – Allows you to update your Twitter feed using your voice from any mobile or cell phone.  You can also listen to your Twitter stream, and while you’re listening, you can record a reply or send a direct message.
2. Twitsay – Record Voice Messages on Twitter and lets you send 10 seconds of voice messages to your Twitter account.
3. Twitter for iPhone – Post your Tweets for free using Logpost, a free Twitter client for mobile phones.Supports, Android OS,Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, iPhone
4. Itwtr – An open source Twitter client for iPhones. You can even download tweets to iPhone for viewing even when not connected to wifi, 3G or even Edge.
5. Twittai – It is a Java mobile application designed for Twitter, which lets you tweet on your cell phone. Supports Java powered mobile phones.
6. TreoTwit – Powerful Twitter client for the Treo and its Palm OS.
7. Twibble – Twitter Client for the Nokia N95 with GPS support.
8. CeTwit – It is a windows mobile twitter client written in c# leveraging the .net compact framework.
9. Twim – A a mobile Twitter client that runs on devices that are compatible with Java MIDP 2.0. Twim will work on most non-smartphones.
10. JibJib – It is an open source J2ME Twitter client and works with almost all non-smartphones for basic functions. Minimum requirements are only CLDC 1.0 and MIDP 1.0
11. GPSTwit – You can easily add location tracking to Twitter on Windows Mobile devices andiPhone.
12. PockeTwit – A twitter client for the Windows Mobile platform that works with Twitter and Identi.ca accounts. PocketTwit works on VGA, QVGA and SmartPhone devices.
13. Quakk – Open source Windows Mobile Twitter client that also enable users to update their Location using GPS. It also enable users to set a time interval for Quakk to Update the main timeline.
14. Twapper – You can send updates from your 30boxes calendar to your phone via Twitter.
15. Twittelator – Twittelator Pro is the most powerful twitter client for your iPhone/Touch that you can download from the App Store.
16. Twitter2Go – It provides a quick & simple way to update your Twitter status when away from your computer or to check the (public) status of other Twitter users. It has limited features.
17. TwitToday – Small application for Windows OS based Mobile devices with standard Twitter features.
18. Moblf – The app runs on many platforms and connects to Twitter, linkedIn and Friendfeed.
19. Twitterberry – It is a mobile client for your blackberry. It works over the data network, so you don’t need to use SMS service. Supports BlackBerry OS 4.1.0+ . Visithttp://orangatame.com/ota/twitterberry/ on your BlackBerry  to download TwitterBerry on your BlackBerry.
20. Vlingo – With Vlingo, you can simply speak to your phone to send a text or email message, call a friend, search the mobile web, update your social status on twitter and facebook.
21. Qik – A tool that let you share videos via your phone. Just Login to www.qik.com and go to your profile page. Then in the section marked Twitter, enter your Twitter credentials. Start sending tweets.
22. Jargong – It is Social Networking (Flickr and Twitter), Instant Messaging (MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk and Jabber) and Feeds (Google Reader) in a single client application.
23. MoTwit – Update Twitter stream directly from your Palm OS smartphone or Palm OS enabled PDA
24. Moby Picture – Post pictures directly to your Twitter account or blog via iPhone.
25. Twixr – Share pictures on Twitter via your mobile phone. Supports all mobiles.
26. Locify – Send twitter updates from your mobile phone along with GPS location
27. Fring – Post updates to Twitter using your mobile phone. You can view other Twitter profiles, check-out your own followers and see who’s following you.
28. Abiro Jitter – Abiro Jitter (Java Twitter) is an easy-to-use and fully-featured Twitter client for mobile phones.
29. Jtwitter – jTwitter is a Java application that you install on your phone. It allows you to enter twitter updates using your phone.
30. Twitfire – Upload photos to twitter and more.
31. Twidroid – It is a powerful twitter client for android mobile phones that integrates directly with android’s browser & gallery for sharing. You can use all the features of native twitter which allows users to access Twitter and post tweets.
32. Twitli – Twitter Client for Android phones. Twitli also translate tweets on the fly using Google translation, which currently supports translation of 34 different languages.
33. Twobile – Twitter client for users of Windows Mobile Pocket PCs
34. Tiny Twitter – It is yet another powerful twitter client for any Java enabled BlackBerry, Windows Mobile Pocket PC or any Smartphone.
35. Hahlo– Nice looking Twitter client with simple navigational menu system.
36. UberTwitter -  An application for posting updates to Twitter on BlackBerry devices and locating other UberTwitter users. The UberTwitter client supports BlackBerry devices running 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7.
37. Blackbird – Twitter client for the BlackBerry. Here’s the over-the-air installation file.
38. Twitterfon – An application with simple navigation buttons allowing users to access Twitter and post tweets via iPhone.
39. Twitterrific – An application allowing users to access Twitter and post tweets. Supports iPhone OS (iPhone and iPod Touch) and Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
40. Jott – Record voice messages from your mobile device and post links to it on Twitter.
41. AirMe - Send photos from your iPhone to Twitter with this free app which includes a Twitter client.
42. Twitterfall – It is a way of viewing the latest ‘tweets’ of upcoming trends and custom searches on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Updates fall from the top of the page in near-realtime. You can also view your timeline, friends timeline, public timeline and post updates on your twitter account. Compatible with iPhone OS.
43. twitterena – the best twitter client for iPhone / iPod touch that allows users to access Twitter and post tweets. Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch Requires iPhone OS 2.0+.
44. Twibble – A powerful twitter client for Java enabled devices (Nokia, Blackberry, and others). It supports all important twitter functions, uploading of photos and GPS.
45. TweetGlobe - An application for the iPhone and iPod Touch featuring a moving globe showing the user where their followers are.
46. TweetDeck – Powerful twitter client for your iPhone. It allows users to filter and group their own and others’ tweets. It also allows you to create groups, search Twitter, manage multiple accounts and easily post your tweets or share photos, link etc. You can also sync your existing TweetDeck columns between your desktop and iPhone.
47. Tweetie – An application allowing users to access and update multiple Twitter accounts at the same time. A must-have twitter client on iPhone  for Twitterholics.
48. Tweetings – An application allowing users to access Twitter and post tweets. Uses Apple Push Notification Service to monitor updates.
49. Tweed – A twitter client for your Palm Pre that allow users to access Twitter and post tweets.
50. SimplyTweet 2.0 – PowerfulTwitter client for your iPhone with support for Apple’s push notification service.
51. Gravity – A mobile application for S60 V3 or V5 users which allow access to multiple Twitter accounts concurrently. It supports multiple accounts, Twitter Search, Laconica, Ping.fm, posting of pictures via MobyPicture and TwitPic.
52. Hesine – It is basically a mobile application for Windows OS based mobile or S60 V2/V3 users which allow to send tweets or receive following’s tweets in almost real time from mobile without any SMS or MMS charges. Supports Twitter and facebook.