Tag Archives: free tools

More Facebook tips and tricks

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

With all the hullabaloo about the Facebook IPO this week it would be easy to assume that nothing else was going on in FB world. But no! Those folks at Facebook are tireless, and have announced all sorts of new … Continue reading →

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Monitoring: some spreadsheets that could help

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Measuring and monitoring your social media presence is something we’re all supposed to be looking at, and it’s a topic that frequently comes up on this blog. But while there are lots of paid-for tools that can help, if you’re … Continue reading →

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Free Social Media Strategy Tool

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Just a quick link, this: check out this (apparently) free tool from Vocus – it purports to take you through all the steps you need to develop, implement and monitor a social media plan. Looks fun, too. Anyway, here’s the … Continue reading →

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Some bits of Twitter-related news

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

If you’re a keen Twitter user (as am I) then you may be interested in this collection of news and stats related to the microblogging site. Stats This week, it was revealed that Twitter has 100 million active users, who … Continue reading →

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Great tips for searching on Twitter

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

I’m a big fan of Twitter: it really works for me as a sort of ‘virtual water cooler’ where I can chat with like-minded folks from all over the place. But there’s more to Twitter than just watching those tweets … Continue reading →

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Monitoring Infographic

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Here’s a good graphic to get your going this morning. It’s from The Wall Blog and has been created by those chaps at Oneforty. The best thing about this is that it’s not just a pretty graphic: at the bottom … Continue reading →

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More measurement tools

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Measurement seems to be today’s word, so here are some more tools for keeping an eye on how your social media campaign is actually going. This time, the list is of relatively cheap/ free tools, as recommended by Allyson Kapin … Continue reading →

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