HootSuite

A Note on Hootsuite

AboutHootSuite is a social media management tool that allows users to update and post any pages or profiles for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Foursquare, Myspace, WordPress. Mixi and others from one place the HootSuite dashboard.

When you sign up, you are essentially given a dashboard with tabs organizing all the social profiles you connect to HootSuiteOne profile for all Social MediaUsers can implement and analyze marketing campaigns across all social profiles without needing to sign in to each social network individually.

For premium accounts, users get advanced features for social analytics, audience engagement, team collaboration and security.What does it do?Listening

Analytics

Collaboration

Security

Engagement

Schedule and manage your social outreachListen to your audienceGet all the data about your social media outreachAssign messages, create workflows, and streamline communications with collaborators and clients.Ensure your social media assets are safe and locked down.Key FeaturesPost directly to social profiles: The most prominent feature is the ability to post text, links, photos, videos and other media directly to your social profiles through the HootSuite dashboard.

Scheduled posting: No time to post throughout the day? Schedule those posts so that theyre automatically posted at specific times.

Multiple profile management: With a free account, you can manage up to five social profiles with HootSuite. With a Pro account, you can manage an unlimited number of social profiles.

Social content apps for additional profiles: HootSuite has a suite of social apps for other popular social networking sites not included in its key offerings, such as YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr and others.

Key FeaturesTargeted messaging: Send private messages out to targeted audience groups on selected social profiles straight through the HootSuite dashboard.

Organization assignments: If you work with a team, you can create an organization to improve communication and collaboration across everyones HootSuite account.

Analytics: HootSuite has a dedicated section for creating analytical reports, click summaries. It works with both Google Analytics as well as Facebook Insights.

Users have the ability to add additional streams to their dashboard too, like a list of people who they want to see most, or a feed of tweets they've scheduled for the future. You can even create a feed based on a search term.

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