There are so many social networks available these days
managing them could become a bit of a pain. It is often possible to then
neglect one network because you are so busy managing another, forgetting what
you have even signed up for. We hear about new social networks and the introduction
makes it sound amazing that we think it is the next best thing, we sign up and
end up adding another one to the list. I think I am drawn to these networks
because they market themselves in a way that makes them seem different to
others. Once you get used to them and understand them better, it is easy to
notice that they are all pretty similar, they are just packaged differently. TweetDeck
and Hootsuite are online platforms which allow one to manage social media
accounts all from one place.
TweetDeck allows you to manage you tweets all from one
place. You can monitor chats, search hash tags and have a continuous stream of
tweets coming through depending on what you have put in the search button, no
need for refreshing. These searches can be filtered according to personal preference.
Multiple Twitter accounts can be managed using TweetDeck.
Hootsuite offers a free and a paid for version. It allows
you to manage all of you social network profiles in one place. This can really
be a time saver for those on the go that only want to update their profiles to
stay active online, but don’t necessarily have the time. There is however a
time delay with regards to uploading content.
I have explored these apps and have found that they are both
downloadable to desktop and mobile phones. They both serve similar yet different
purposes, it all depends on what you are hoping to achieve through using them. The
applications are user friendly and also allow add-ons for application enhancement.
They both therefore allow you as the user to personalise with various designs
too.
The media feeds are displayed in column form on both
platforms. TweetDeck streams various features of Twitter whereas Hootsuite
displays the different social networks. Both tools will allow you to shorten
web links which is ideal especially when the number of characters are limited.
For me as an average social media user, I find TweetDeck to
be the purse in my life, whereas Hootsuite would be my entire handbag.
I've used Hootsuite before, and I prefer using it over tweetdeck. I feel that it organises your feeds and interaction way better and creates an easy access path to all other associated networks.
ReplyDeleteHootsuite does seem to present itself as the more ideal application doesn't it. Unless you are a complete Twitter freak :)
DeleteHahahahah I love the purse vs handbag Robyn! Good one! I only got to learn about these channels now at work and what I love the most about both of them is that it allows me to schedule tweets that will later be posted automatically. In a workplace environment that is very convenient!
ReplyDelete...and I agree with Bulelwa, it makes interactions much much simpler because everything is frequently refreshed and all you have to do is just... converse!
Thanks for sharing this!
LOL! It is rather interesting to learn about all these sorts of ways to manage your social media, it does make our lives just a tad bit easier. The pleasure is all mine! :)
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