Twitter Tools for Local Businesses

Local businesses might find these tools and applications useful in finding their audience on Twitter.

1. Twitter Search allows you to begin your quest for people on Twitter. Search for your business name, your location, and for keywords related to your products and services.
2. Advanced Twitter Search helps you find people and conversations you may be interested in within the radius of your choosing for any geographic location.
3. Twellowhood offers a simple tool to drill down by map to find other Twitter users in the towns or cities of your choice.
4. Localtweeps maps Twitter profiles to locations through ZIP codes to facilitate local connections among Tweeple. It helps you find people on Twitter near you and helps them find you.
5. TwitterLocal allows you to filter the tweets you see by location. It lets you keep track of as many location-based feeds as you choose by picking a location and setting a radius around it.

Source: clickz.com