Social media management tools can help businesses listen to, manage, measure and respond to conversations about their brand on the social web. With more and more social media management tools springing up on the market, it’s hard to keep track of what’s out there. We hope it will eventually become a useful social media management tool resource. Argyle social : Social media marketing platform that helps marketers measure and justify the social channel. MORE >>

Sure, it makes sense that a social network with 41 million users could attract that many followers. Google has paid brands (both company and personal) to jump to Plus and bring their networks with them. Google is less concerned about having a social network and more concerned about improving search and giving us, as individuals, customized information. They can’t crawl Facebook, but they sure can crawl their own social network. The Future of Google+: Social Network or Search Enhancer? Google+ announced at 1 p.m. MORE >>

Social media is an interesting animal. And that made me think some more: what is the hidden remarkability in the lives of those we encounter every day – or, at least, every few days – in social media? So I asked the question: “What remarkable thing have you done that your social networks do NOT know about you?&#. Rather, it should be fueled by the spirit of social interaction; by the curiosity that drives our intellect and emotion; by really, truly, wanting to know each other better. Image: digitalbob8 via Flickr, CC 2.0. O.M.G! MORE >>

During the past few years, social media has been an individual sport: A way to put out your shingle and start making a name for yourself. While groups, businesses and associations can all leverage the tools, there is often the feeling that social media has been meant to level the playing field rather than support traditional hierarchy. The Read & Trust network is a fantastic example of writers banding together to both help raise awareness for their individual work while building a business model. So what is changing? So what’s next? MORE >>

If you thought the world’s largest professional network was little more than a place to post your resume, you owe yourself another visit. LinkedIn is set to eclipse the 100 million member mark sometime this spring, and it is quickly becoming the social network of choice for B2B professionals. For business pros in industries like communications, manufacturing, retailing, financial services and even construction, LinkedIn groups are becoming vertical social networks in their own right. InMaps lets you visualize your connection network. And they’re busy. MORE >>