Topsy Social Analytics: Twitter Analytics For The Masses (& Free, Too) There are plenty of social analytics tools, but the most full-featured ones are often too expensive (i.e., geared towards enterprise-level users) and the inexpensive ones usually offer limited functionality. And then there’s Topsy Social Analytics, which was just launched this morning and immediately becomes one of the best free Twitter analytics tools I’ve seen. There are a number of ways to use it and, if you click that link to check it out, don’t be surprised if you spend the next hour there. With Topsy Social Analytics, you can analyze domains, Twitter usernames, or keywords — and they can be compared over four timeframes: one day, a week, two weeks or a month. Have a look at the three different types of comparisons: Topsy says it’s only counting “mentions that matter,” which they define as tweets that have a link or have been retweeted and don’t come from “bots or spam sources.” All of this is free.
Area businesses finding friends in social networks January 31, 2011 Practice proving popular in Central Maine AUGUSTA -- If you're looking for an electrician, you're more likely to hire someone recommended by a friend than by an advertisement. click image to enlarge Eric Reynolds is the Internet Project Manager at Nancy Marshall Communications in Augusta. It's that kind of personal, word-of-mouth communication local businesses crave. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the better-known social media outlets that have emerged as valuable advertising vehicles, joining lesser-known sites called Linkedln, Foursquare, Yelp and TripAdvisor. For local businesses, the array of new media options allows them "to engage their current customers and find new ones in an ongoing conversation, and creates a network of people who are interested in their businesses," said Nancy Marshall, owner of Nancy Marshall Communications. Traditional advertising techniques still exist and may still even be the norm. Not very interactive. "That's been great," Houghton said.
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www.DouglesChan.com | Step Up to Greater Success TODAY! Simply By Just Learning From The Mentors Google Adwords Mastery Free Website and Social Media | Online Advertising Solutions | ad Space | affiliate program - Sokule Quick Way to Find Interesting & Influential Twitter Users One of the tenets of marketing on Twitter is to find and connect with the most influential users in your industry. There are several sites and directories that claim to offer an easy way to find those users. But, in my experience, none those sites/tools alone is adequate to really find who you should be following. Here’s a quick way to identify Twitter accounts that might be worth following using two tools: WeFollow.com and Klout.com. 1. Begin by typing your industry keyword(s) into the search box on WeFollow.com. For example, if you search for “seo,” WeFollow will show you a list of some excellent Twitter accounts in the SEO industry. Jot down the Twitter usernames of the top 5 or 10 users (or more if you have time/desire to dig deeper). 2. When you have your list of usernames from WeFollow.com, go to Klout.com and put each one of them into the search box, one at a time. Using the same “seo” example, if you search for WeFollow’s first name (above), you’ll reach Matt Cutts’ Klout page.
Hyper-Social Organizations This is a review of the new book by Francois Gossieaux and Ed Moran called The Hyper-Social Organization; Eclipse Your Competition By Leveraging Social Media. This is not a technology book, but rather a good explanation of how consumers are changing due to prevalence of social technology, and what companies should do in order to thrive. Before reading this book, you should already have read “groundswell” and “empowered“, two books that cover the idea that social media will transform the way that customers communicate with companies. The book starts with a simple explanation: “Human 1.0″ is the way that people have interacted and worked together for thousands of years. After the introduction, the first half provides four pillars of hyper-social society: Forget market segments. This last point is particularly interesting to me, because it seems to fly in the face of the BPM movement. The second half of the book talks about strategies for adoption, and pitfalls to avoid. Like this:
My Chapter on Relationships: The R in Social CRM Michael Wu, Ph.D. is Lithium's Principal Scientist of Analytics, digging into the complex dynamics of social interaction and group behavior in online communities and social networks. Michael was voted a 2010 Influential Leader by CRM Magazine for his work on predictive social analytics and its application to Social CRM.He's a regular blogger on the Lithosphere's Building Community blog and previously wrote in the Analytic Science blog. You can follow him on Twitter at mich8elwu. In my last post, I wrapped up my initial exploration on the subject of relationships. Today, I thought it would be a good idea to discuss why this is such an important topic and compile all my writings on relationships into a consolidated chapter. Relationship is Indicative of Influence The primary reason that I become interested in social relationships is because I wanted to better understand influence. Relationship is Indicative of True Loyalty The R in CRM is Relationship, not Record Community vs.
Hashable – Networking With Hashtags In today’s world of mobility and information sharing, Hashable is a fresh social media start-up opening the door to a new way of managing business relationships. It’s purpose is to help users track their connections in an easy and effective way. Utilizing relational intelligence, Hashable allows you to build your network and track how you were introduced to those in your network. What is Hashable Hashable is more than a website with a smart design and an appealing iPhone app (nominated for a 2010 Crunchies Awards). How Hashable Works To use Hashable is as easy as tagging your interaction with people you know or just met. Hashable also recently released a new feature they call “The Inner Circle.” Why Use Hashable Every time you post a connection using the appropriate hashtags (for example: #lunch with @mattersofgrey), Hashable stores the information in your online network for future reference. Conclusion