Well, it seems like yesterday that I launched TwitLi.st, a site that helps you find good people to follow on Twitter.   I was playing with PHP and Twitter API the other day (btw, I should have an in-depth tutorial post on that too soon), and made HowTweets.com.  (it’s basically the same code running on TwitLi.st but simpler) Basically it’s a site where Twitter users can hashtag their tweets with #HWT, which HowTweets.com will collect and organize them according to the hashtags used. For example, you can do a tweet such as, “How to make good Twitter Lists http://bit.ly/xyz #HOWTO #DIY #HWT“. Then your tweets should get listed under HowTweets.com #HOWTO, #DIY, and #HWT tag pages. Why in the hell did I make such a site? Because lately I’ve been finding some great HOWTOs and DIYs on Twitter to blog about.  I can use the regular Twitter search function for finding great HOWTO tweets but the problem lies when I try to search for the HOWTOs in my own Twitter account.  In short, you can’t, Twitter Search only lets you search for all tweets, not just yours. Well, actually if you use the advanced feature on Twitter Search, you can do … Continue reading HowTweets – How to Find Great HOWTO/DIY Tweets on Twitter!