If you don’t know what Twitter is stop reading now and switch to this post Twitter Wave.  I was hoping to get through all of the various Twitter tools, apps, add ons, etc in one week but that was a goofy, goofy dream (although I AM a goddess).  I believe I’ve seen about 10 new Twitter tools introduced just since I began on Monday and I’ve realized this will have to be a multi-part report.

Browser add on honesty part one:  I use Mozilla FireFox.  Internet Explorer 8 does have add on capability and you can find many of the same and some new Twitter browser add ons for IE8 here: http://www.ieaddons.com/en/search/?search=Twitter The end result is the same, I just prefer FireFox.

The good news is, I’ve found you can add and remove the tools easily and every single one of them works with your Twitter username and password.

I am running Friendbar, TwitterBar, InstantTweets, Twitbin, TwitterFox, TwitKit, Yoonoo and I’m going to include ShareThis, although it isn’t a reader/feeder or Twitter-exclusive app.

I did not include a couple of add ons that allow you to tweet more than 140 characters, i.e. Twitzer.  Call me a purist but if you don't want to microblog, then get a real blog.

Toolbar Twitter posts only:
InstantTweets and TwitterBar post directly from your browser address bar to your Twitter account. These add ons would only be for posting what you’re looking at on the Internet (the page you’re on) directly to your Twitter account. There is no friend feed.

Toolbar Twitter (and Facebook) interactivity:
Friendbar is a fun add on.  It does not manage multiple Twitter accounts but you can share to both Twitter and Facebook and it is pretty slick-looking in your toolbar.  You have various size, color and rotation options. Here’s what is looks like installed:

Sidebar Twitter interactivity:
TwitKit is Twitter-only.  There is nothing wrong with it.  Its menu and icons are very user-friendly and for someone just using a single account it's doable.
Twitbin has great features and, I think the average user would understand the menu and icons fairly easily.  It seems more functional that TwitKit.  That is my opinion, though, and I've learned from experience that usability is in the mouse of the beholder.
Yoonoo is loaded with overwhelming functionality (even for the goddess)! I have to admit that Yoonoo as a Twitter tool alone has the most versatility.  It rocks...until you realize you can add every freakin' social app you've ever signed up for.  Want people bugging you everytime you open your browser window?  MySpace, Facebook, GoogleTalk, Windows Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Twitter...*imagine goddess overwhelmsion here* If you want, and can handle this type of mass interactivity, Yoonoo is really all-inclusive.

Basic Twitter interactivity:
TwitterFox is my favorite so far for easy to use interactivity in your browser for posting and receiving your Twitter account information. If you have a single Twitter account and just want to post to and receive information from Twitter, this is the least invasive and user-friendly add on I've found.  It is a small icon in the bottom right of the FireFox browser and it pops up new friend Tweets and you can click the icon and open an area to Tweet from.

ShareThis:
I have been a ShareThis addict for several months now.  I have added the icon to my browser and all you have to do is click it, decide where you want to share the information from the URL (website page) you are on.