The past week I have sent to emails to people to provide a list of listening tools. It struck as something that other people would be interested in as well!
If you read anything about social media best practices and strategies you will no doubt have seen over and the over that the first action you should take when considering social media is actually inaction, or in reality active listening! Use Google Alerts and Twitter Search to find where your community is and start watching and listening to what they have to say.
In addition there, is a wide variety of listening tools out there available to meet all your needs, some paid and some free, or with portions free.
Back type
Collective Intellect
Custom Scoop
LazyFeed
Meltwater
Monitter
My Blog Log
Radian 6
SM2
Social Mention
Trackur
Twilert
Who’s Talking
Yahoo Sideline
So if you are thinking about getting into social media for your company start listening, and if you are already involved keep monitoring and listening to your community and about you and you brand. It will keep you active and relavant.
Listen away!
