The concept of Twitter may seem weird at first but there’s lot of value in connecting with people though Twitter.

Businesses now use the Twitter ecosystem to pre-announce new products, get feedback, share upcoming deals or for tracking buzz around their products and services.

One of the areas in which Twitter is lacking is search functionality. The Twitter search feature for friends and colleagues leaves a lot to be desired. Luckily, several application have stepped up to the task. Two oldies but goodies are Twitter Search and Twitterverse. Twitter Search is a great way to find people by name if you don't know their Twitter handle or have them in your
email address book. Twitterverse is an addicting application combining Twitter search and maps showing Tweets from Twitter users around the world. Twitter Search is the better application for search, but Twitterverse is an excellent way to kill an hour watching the mundane details of people's lives flash across the screen.