Facebook & Twitter Are Not The ONLY Social Media Channels
By Wendy Moyer
When I look at my Netvibes account I see so many blog posts about Facebook and Twitter. Being a Social Media Consultant it is in my best interest to stay up to date on the tools that have the most business relevance.
I found it increasingly frustrating to have the “cool kids” on the block constantly being mentioned. So with that, I have a list of the tools that are making waves and provide real business value from my perspective:
1. twInfluence is a killer tool that performs Twitter analytics.
2. Twitalyzer- Twitalyzer very proudly measures your impact and success in social media.This is a strong claim and Twitalyzer accomplishes part of the claim. A great product.
3. Wiggio provides a Twitter-like message stream from all the group members. But it also includes a ton of valuable features such as a shared calendar, mass text and voice messaging, file-sharing (including online docs and spreadsheets) and polling.
4. File Social. Upload full files onto Twitter. Great idea!
5. Xobni(inbox spelled backwards) and its a little widget(5 minuts to set up) for Outlook. It runs down the right side of Outlook and you can minimize if you want. It pulls in all the public data from one of your email contacts online personalities (facebook, linkedin, etc.), searches all the emails you have sent and received to and from that person.
6. Skribit- Skribit cures writers block by enabling bloggers and writers to receive post suggestions from their readers to the Skribit community. Any time you can engage your peers-DO IT. But one word of caution, if you open the suggestion can of worms-you best follow through on those suggestions.
7. Tweetizen is a cleaver tool that I would recommend to anyone with a niche website. If your web presence encompasses a wide spectrum of subjects, the Tweetizen tool might be a bit cumbersome to draw in all the keywords. But if you can think of three keywords that encompass your web presence, then there is the value.
8. Reddit widget that keeps me informed of hot topics being bookmarked
9. Crowdvine is focusing on providing a cost effective solution for conference creators.
10. Techrigy- Monitor your brands reputation-real time! You can even get a free account to test drive it. I can say the product tells a great story. I have little doubt that solutions like this will become standard practice to recognize ROI with all Social Media engagements.
11. Eventvue- The company is another Social Media solution for the pathetic Conference industry. I have not been able to do a demo yet, but they are really cool, passionate and provide a solution you would expect. I am not clear on pricing, and find the website to be rather vague. But the 3 minute screen cast showed me enough to feel as though it could be a viable solution.
As you can see, Social Media Channels are not just Twitter and Facebook. There are many great tools that can help drive your business to new levels.
About The Author
Wendy Moyer
Social Media Consulting
Wendy writes about Social Media Consulting and the Social Media case studies & best practices associated with the work Authority Domains is conducting.
