Social Media Tools

• Twitter Search
  There are some fantastic advanced search commands you can use with Twitter's search engine. From simple brand related searches to local phrases, Twitter Search can do it all.
• IceRocket
  Good blog search engine.
• Technorati
  Another good blog search engine.
• Blogpulse
  Blog search from Nielsen.
• Google News
  Track news stories and more.
• BoardTracker
  Forum search engine, useful for tracking forum conversations.
• Facebook Lexicon
  See how often people are mentioning you or your brand.
• Google Analytics
  You may not think of Google Analytics when you think of social media, but you should be. With Google Analytics, you can track referrals to your website from the social media platforms you're using.
• Google Trends
  See what's trending on the web.
• Delicious Search
  See how many times pages from your site have been bookmarked by others.
• Digg Search
  Much like Delicious, you can see how many times pages have been Dugg by others.
• Google Blog Search
  Blog search engine from Google. (none of the blog search engines are perfect, so it's a good idea to get a mix of data and parse it yourself)
• TwitterCounter
  Get a rough idea of your Twitter reach.
• User Name Check
  See if your brand's username has been taken on major and minor social media networks.
• BackType
  Monitor blog comments.
• Social Mention
  Decent search aggregation for various sources, from blogs to social sites.
• Google Alerts
  Set up alerts for keyword or brand name mentions across the web.
  
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