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I use the SMS feature for Twitter a lot because I don’t have a data plan on my cell phone. Recently I discovered a list of Twitter text commands that you can send to Twitter by SMS that will allow you to use many of the features of the website.

The most useful Twitter SMS commands include:

ON

turns ALL SMS notifications on

OFF

turns ALL SMS notifications off.

STOP or QUIT

stops all SMS messages immediately. CAUTION: when I used this command recently it disconnected the pairing between my cell phone and twitter account. I couldn’t reconnect until I went back to the website. This seems to be a very powerful twitter SMS command.

ON username

turns on SMS notifications for a specific person. For example, ON dizzySEO

OFF username

turns off SMS notifications for a specific person. Using on/off username from SMS only stops notifications to the place the command comes from; you’ll still collect a person’s updates on the web. You don’t have to use ON/OFF username from your phone, you can also set individual notifications from a person’s profile page, or check your following page and manage all phone notification settings there. For example, OFF NC_SEO

FOLLOW username

this command allows you to start receiving notifications for a specific person by SMS. Following someone from a phone for the first time will also cause you to follow them on the web. Example: follow dizzySEO

LEAVE username

this command allows you to stop receiving notifications for a specific person by SMS. Using follow/leave username by SMS is the same as using on/off username. There is no way to stop following a person on the web without visiting their profile and removing them. The off, leave, stop, and quit commands will only disable updates for the device(s) from which they were sent. Example: leave davidkyle

@ username + message

directs a twitter at another person, and causes your twitter to save in their “replies” tab. Example: @dizzySEO your Twitter SMS command post was really helpful http://is.gd/q7NO

D username + message

sends a person a private message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive. Example: d dizzySEO your Twitter SMS program ROCKS!

WHOIS username

retrieves the profile information for any public user on Twitter. Example: whois dizzySEO

GET username

retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by the person. Example: get dizzySEO

NUDGE username

reminds a friend to update by asking what they’re doing on your behalf. Example: nudge dizzySEO

FAV username

marks a person’s last twitter as a favorite. (hint: reply to any update with FAV to mark it as a favorite if you’re receiving it in real time) Example: fav dizzySEO

STATS

this command returns your number of followers, how many people you’re following, and which words you’re tracking.

I heard about Twitter track commands with twitter but then I realized that they no longer work. @feedtwit is a good work-around for the tracking commands. FeedTwit is a service that sends the contents of RSS feeds to your Twitter account by direct message. Give FeedTwit the RSS feed for the phrase or #hashtag you want to follow and it will send you every mention of that phrase by direct message, and consequently SMS. Also note: you could get a ton of SMS messages if you pick a really popular or relevant term.
Track a word on Twitter and get all updates containing your chosen word on your device! Note: you can only track with SMS or IM (you cannot track via web).

track word

starts tracking a word

untrack word

stops tracking a word

untrack all

stops tracking all words

track off

stops tracking all words

tracks or tracking

returns a list of words you’re tracking