ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

TweetDeck may have its advantages with a clean interface and URL shortener, but when it comes down to it, HootSuite delivers more value in these areas: Speed: TweetDeck’s Adobe Air is a massive resource hog. Some people think TweetDeck is better than HootSuite, but I disagree. HootSuite is much faster. Statistics: You only get the data bit.ly

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Kikolani

APRIL 13, 2010

com blogs), Ping.fm, and FourSquare accounts. Ditto if you use Ping.fm to update your accounts and you send an update to Ping.fm browser bookmarklet to shorten URLs and then paste them into the status update field for HootSuite. And why I also have the habit of changing the URLs in my retweets to Bit.ly (sorry).

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

It works like bit.ly, but incorporates all URL shorteners into the data mix. The dominant URL shortener is also the best – in my opinion – at tracking and analytics. URLs whenever possible, and make liberal use of their “+&# feature. URL to see how many times it’s been clicked on, and by whom.

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