Social Media Tools

This is a list of social media tools available. Obviously, this is only a small offering but these are the most basic and widely used tools that you should be aware of. The ones marked with * are tools I use and/or recommend. Just using the tools doesn’t mean you will be successful if you don’t have strategy behind your posts. Learn more about strategic social media use.

Social Networking

• Facebook*
• LinkedIn*
• Google+

Photos/Video Sharing

• YouTube*
• Vimeo* (better quality than YouTube)
• Periscope
• Instagram*
• Flickr
• Photobucket

Blogging

• Blogger
• WordPress*
• Tumblr
• Twitter (micro)

Email Marketing

• Constant Contact*
• iContact
• Vertical Response
• AWeber
• MailChimp

URL shortener

• Bit.ly*
• Tinyurl

Cross Platform Tools/Twitter 3rd party Applications

• Hootsuite*
• Tweetdeck
• Buffer

Reputation Management, Monitoring & Analytics Tools

• Google Alerts*
• Social Mention
• Klout
• Google Analytics*
• Union Metrics

Location Based Services

• Foursquare*

QR Codes

• Kaywa QR Code Generator
• QRStuff
• i-nigma (reader for iPhone)