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Hummingbird - a Twitter Professional Tool


Hummingbird - a Twitter Professional Tool


Mesiab Labs to help you gain followers on Twitter. The idea and the software is simple and straight forward - gain followers and market to them. And we answer the question of who would benefit the most from this.

First, Mesiab Labs has been around for a number of years. They had created a program called Easy Ad Poster Deluxe, that was a bit too good - Google it if you want, we won’t go into detail here. They are currently working on two programs, one for BackPage, and another for Twitter. We are interested in the later, Hummingbird for use with Twitter. When they release the program for BackPage we will review it as well. Mesiab Labs is a small company that provides personal attention to their customers, and listens to what is said.

Hummingbird - The Program

The program is rather simple on the surface, yet the true power hidden from you. Instead of starting up your regular browser you just click on the Hummingbird icon in the start menu. If this is the first time using Hummingbird you are can set two major items - your VIP list (protected from unfollowing) and your user account(s). If you don’t have an account on Twitter yet you are able to create it, and start the process of following tweeps/tweeple (fellow Twitter users).

Using just a couple buttons you are able to find people to follow in your niche, and add them to your following list. Anywhere from 24 hours to 10 days (suggested that you wait 48 to 72 hour) you should go through your list and unfollow those that have chosen not to follow you back, and are not on your VIP list. We don’t suggest bombarding your followers (those that have chosen to follow you) with one sales pitch after another, yet you can slip it in. Maybe even suggest that you have a new blog entry that you want to share. This is like a customized browser with special features designed for Twitter, so if you have used twitter in a regular browser you will fill right at home.

Here is a short list of features (it doesn’t have to be long, as it over delivers on the original intent - building up a list of followers).

    Features:

  • Follow and unfollow with just a couple clicks
  • Protect those you follow and value from being unfollowed
  • Manage multiple user profiles - sign in with just a click or two with the profile of your choice
  • Automatically updates itself when you start the program
  • Mange your Direct Message - filter based on items of your choosing (in development as we write this)
  • Constant development and improvement. The developer not only listens to feedback, they also encourage it

Who Benefits From This?

This is targeted to internet marketers, yet could be used by any business with multiple accounts on Twitter. With the multiple account management ability, and able to be installed on a couple computers with just one license, means this is good for those that offer support by Twitter. If you want an increase in followers - say for bragging rights - then this may not be for you. Could you use 10 or 20 thousand followers? No, we are not talking about a week’s time, but quicker than if you did it yourself, or wearing out your finger. If you want to see what others have to say you can have a look here.

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