On the outside, UtahTweets may seem like a simple idea, but to us it is another expression in the changing way that people consume news and information.

Rails Rumble is a programming competition where teams of up to four developers get 48 hours to produce an innovative internet application using Ruby on Rails. Among the many applications developed in this year’s competition that began 8/22 and ended 8/23 was a large selection of interesting new Twitter apps. Some are slick and sophisticated and some are definitely in need of further development, but all of them are shiny and new.

The interface is so easy to use that we were up-to-speed in no time. As an alternative to a desktop app, TweetVisor is every bit as useful as Seesmic and TweetDeck.

How do you manage and grow your twitter following while cultivating real relationships on a scale that purposefully targets enormity? Uh, and also run a successful business, lead your staff, and create the masterworks you do so well? Well, with TweetLater in your arsenal of tools, you’ll be on your way to twitter fame [fortune not guaranteed, but much more likely] in no time. Here’s why enthusiastic twitter fools like us, like TweetLater …

Twendz is a pretty slick site with one main purpose – to leverage the power of the twitter search engine find conversations about the topic you specify. On the Twendz site, they say:
twendz is a Twitter mining Web application that utilizes the power of Twitter Search, highlighting conversation themes and sentiment of the tweets [...]