Dave Fleet

JULY 5, 2010

Jive Software. Now we’re seeing another significant player in a similar move, as Toronto-based Sysomos is acquired by news wire service Marketwire. First reported by the Startup North blog , the news was later confirmed by Sysomos, although their blog comment and tweet have both since been deleted. Strong analytics.

Sysomos 334

Sysomos Alterian Filtrbox Attensity 334

Bill Hartzer

MAY 26, 2010

BuzzLogic is a social branding company that focuses on digital media that utilizes an ad platform that is driven by social media analytics. Using a proprietary conversational analytics engine, Buzzlogic helps its customers understand the mindset of the most influential players in a particular industry.

Cymfony 152

Cymfony Social Media Tools SM2 152

Proactive Report

JUNE 24, 2010

You can do some keyword research to see what phrases people are searching for, or look into your own analytics to see what words and phrases people search to find your website. There are many monitoring tools on the market now. Sysomos Read the review by Dave Fleet. Free Tools. The most basic tool is RSS. BuzzLogic Insights.

Filtrbox 68

Filtrbox Tools Jive Netvibes 68

Net-Savvy Executive

MARCH 30, 2011

Other acquisitions have tied SMA firms to PR/media (Sysomos/Marketwire, Brandtology/Media Monitors), market research (Cymfony/TNS, Umbria/JD Power, Evolve24/Maritz), and marketing management (Techrigy/Alterian). Social business software companies Jive and Lithium have picked up their own listening platforms.

Radian6 85

Radian6 Cymfony Alterian Jive 85

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 23, 2011

With almost 200 social monitoring tools (and new entrants still coming to market), available at a range of price levels from free to if-you-have-to-ask-you-can’t-afford-it, how does an organization select the right social monitoring tool for its needs? Salesforce.com ), marketing automation tools and web analytics packages.

Tools 193

Tools Social Media Sysomos Vocus 193