news for people, by the people

The Basics

retweet is the Digg of Twitter with lists of popular retweets indexed by category and date. They scan the Twitter database and give you an ability to submit links right on site. With the help of  a WordPress Plugin you can also promote your blog articles.

What They Say

We pride ourselves in providing “News for the People, by the People“, meaning we do not decide what news finds it’s way to the home page of our site.

Pros

• nice design and function
• easy to retweet on site or from your blog
• good selection of news and tweets

Cons

• categories need expansion

What Fred the Toolman Tweets?

retweet is an excellent site to promote  articles or discover trends. Will retweet often to grow and share.

Vist retweet to see for yourself: http://www.retweet.com/

Visit Tweet on the Street

A Twitter based rumor mill

The Basics

Tweet on the Street actually finds a little more than rumors. If you want to find the latest newsflash, rumor or not, just do a search and all the latest threads come up. Currently two categories technology and celebrity exist with details on specific key subjects.

What They Say

What makes us super cool (and the best rumors site on the web) is the reach of Twitter. High schoolers, Fortune 500 companies, regular Joes, aficionados, tons of blogs, hip grandmas, big-name newspapers, A-list celebrities, whistleblowers, and more all use Twitter – publishing their secrets to the web.

Pros

• nice interface
• good response time and topic coverage

Cons

• just one of many trend trackers

What Fred the Toolman Tweets?

Tweet on the Street is a good resource. May re-tweet when researching.

http://tweetonthestreet.com/