Hootsuite is a free online application that helps you manage your social media channels such as Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Ping.fm from one easy to use dashboard.
Their application let’s you send updates to all of your networks from one dashboard and provides a scheduling function so you can time new updates. It also lets you group and monitor incoming information from your social networks. This way, you know what’s being said about you, your company and your industry on your networks in real time.
Because HootSuite is connected to Ping.fm, you can syndicate your content out to an even broader collection of social networks.
Combine all this with the ability to send blog posts to your social networks automatically using an RSS feed and you’ve got a deadly combination.
I was going to create a video tutorial until I discovered that Hootsuite has already made one. If you want an easy to use tool for distributing your content and for media monitoring, take the time to check out this five minute intro video.
