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Top 20 Apps For Managing Social Media


  • With TweetDeck, users can customize their Twitter experience with groups, columns, saved searches and automatic updates to help them stay updated about interesting people and topics. TweetDeck, which is free, allows users to track what others are saying about them, and give updates via tweeting, sharing photos, videos and links.

    There are more than 550,000 active applications on the Facebook platform, according to social media company. The number of registered OAuth applications is now at almost 300,000, Twitter said. Add LinkedIn, YouTube, MySpace and other social media sites, and the choices become almost overwhelming. Social media professionals, marketing executives and individuals, therefore, have a plethora of options. In many cases, there are competing apps available so if one tool does not fit the bill, there could well be another app that exactly meets a user's needs.

    After all, without add-on tools, it's all-too-easy to get lost in social media. Apps that help launch and manage campaigns, that simultaneously post to multiple social media sites, and eliminate marketers or unwanted followers can boost productivity and effectiveness. Other apps simplify sharing, allowing users to easily send photos, videos, links and text to specific groups or individuals.

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  • HootSuite enables organizations to use the social web to launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow their audience, and distribute targeted messages across multiple channels. Via HootSuite's social media dashboard, groups can collaboratively schedule updates to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, WordPress and other social networks via web, desktop or mobile platforms. Teams also can track campaign results and industry trends. Basic membership is free; a pro membership costs $5.99 a month.

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  • Gowalla, a free app, lets users share the places they go with friends and contacts, using posts, pictures and videos. Social media mavens can connect with Gowalla via Facebook and Twitter. Gowalla currently offers native applications for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm and iPad. Support for other phones may be provided in the future by third-party developers, the company said.

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  • Shareaholic, a free tool for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and other browsers, lets users share any page, anytime, with more than 100 services like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Mail and WordPress. The tool lets registered users simplify their bookmarks, and find new materials as they arrive on the web, according to Shareaholic.

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  • Kinoma Play is a mobile, social media player that offers hundreds of features to users. Kinoma Play, available for Symbian/S60 and Windows Mobile 5 or later smartphones, costs $29.99, with a free trial available. The company also offers a FreePlay version. Users can transform their phones into a "mobile media powerhouse," Shareaholic said.

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  • Friendbinder brings together friends from an array of social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Digg -- even if friends don't join its free service. Friendbinder lets users track all friends in one place, and allows users to post replies and responses, the company said.

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  • Looking to cut through the noise of millions of Twitter accounts? Twollo is designed to help Twitter users find a more targeted audience for their posts. There is a four-day free trial. After that, Twollo costs $5.99 a month for five key words; $9.99 a month for 10 keywords; $19.99 per month for 20 keywords, and $59.99 month for unlimited keywords. Annual subscriptions also are available for 5, 10 and 20 keywords.

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  • Chirpstat -- formerly called Twitless -- is a Twitter follower stats tool that notifies Twitter account-holders when somebody stops following you and tell them. The service, available by following Chirpstat on Twitter, graphs users' follower history over time.

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  • Developed by a team of people interested in uncluttering life, Nest Unclutterer helps users rid their Twitter follower base of marketers, serial followers and others. The free app removes followers who have been inactive for a set period of time, helps create a white list, and lets users review a list of accounts, according to Nest Unclutterer.

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  • Pluggio, which ended its freemium program in August, simplifies tweeting via scheduled tweets. The app also lets users increase their following and discover their content, according to Pluggio. There is a free 30-day trial. A plus account costs $7.95 per month, premium accounts are $9.95 each month and a max account costs $19.95 per month.

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