Social media management systems: A comparison
I just read a very handy post on We Are Social’s blog detailing a recent report by Altimeter’s Jeremiah Owyang comparing Social Media Management Systems. “A Social Media Management System (SMMS) is a software tool that uses business rules and approved employees and partners to manage multiple social media accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. … Read more
My tool de jour: Buffer
Most social folk tend to have their own special way of doing things. A suite of favourite platforms, a certain way of using them and the tools that tie it all together. I’m no different. A big part of my social strategy is to curate and share interesting content and I have a list of … Read more
Chat comes to Twitter in the form of Bonfire
Ok, so I know we already chat on Twitter (that’s the point, right?) but a nifty little tool called Bonfire was launched today that allows you to add a plugin to your twitter.com profile that provides an instant messaging service for your contacts. Go here to download Bonfire to your browser.
Survey results: Other digital tools
Now for the third in the tools and apps survey series of where we looked at what other digital tools are being used. The first post covered general social media tools, while the second installment looks at the best Twitter tools. There were 80 participants, of which 90% were UK based, the remainder based in … Read more
Survey results: The top Twitter tools and apps
This is the second in the series of results that came out of my tools and apps survey a few weeks ago. The first post covered general social media tools. This second installment looks at the best Twitter tools, something you guys have been asking a lot about recently.
Which are the top tools and apps: The results
A couple of weeks ago I started a survey to find out which business tools and apps you guys can’t live without. I’m delighted with the results. 80 people responded (you have no idea how long it took to get the final 1, I was never going to be satisfied with 79) and the feedback … Read more




