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Best apps: for social networking

A person pressing a friend iconSocial networking has become a core marketing strategy for many small businesses. And keeping up with Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn while you are out and about is now a lot easier thanks to some of the dedicated social media apps that are available. These are some of the social networking apps that can help you promote your business better.

We want to hear from you — use the comment box below to tell us which social media apps help keep you connected.

Echofon

Echofon automatically keeps unread tweets in sync between your computer, your iPhone and your iPad. It can notify you of mentions and messages.

Platforms: iPhone, Mac, Firefox

Hootsuite

A social media dashboard that allows you to connect to multiple social networks from one website. It helps businesses use social networking to launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow their audiences, distribute targeted messages and track the results.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android, PC, Mac

Twidroyd

An app to manage all your Twitter activity from your Android phone.

Platforms: Android

Tweetdeck

TweetDeck is a desktop and mobile browser that helps you keep up with what’s happening on Twitter and Facebook. You can create groups, search Twitter, manage multiple accounts, and post tweets or share photos, videos and links.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android, Desktop, Chrome

Seesmic

Seesmic is a collection of social management tools that allow businesses and individuals to build their brand online.

Platforms: iPhone, Windows Phone 7, Android, Blackberry, Desktop

Wordpress

There is a mobile version of this popular blogging tool so you can write and upload a blog from anywhere.

Platforms: Windows Phone 7, Android, Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, Nokia, Desktop

Tumblr

Allows you to post new blogs on the move and also post quotes, photos, audio and video.

Platforms: Android, Blackberry, iPhone

What are your favourite apps?

Tell us which apps help you do business better in the comment box below.

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It is a known fact that any type of business cannot survive in the competitive market without promoting itself. Promotion of products, services and businesses can be done via social media marketing. Facebook is the leading social media network with the largest user base in the world and it has a variety of applications, but which one you choose depends on what type of business you have to offer to consumers. We can utilize Facebook applications to push businesses next level. One such app is the Facebook Marketplace where one can buy or sell anything.  

Tue, 10/01/2012 - 11:15 — promodirect

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