simple tool like Google Alerts would pick up most stray citations. The explosion of social media has led to a corresponding need for more sophisticated monitoring tools that can crawl the hundreds of social networking and bookmarking sites and millions of blogs across the globe. rapidly proliferating collection of tools are being developed to meet the need. You can find a list of more than 150 social media monitoring tools here or close to 200 here , but—that can seem overwhelming. If I overlooked your favorite tool, leave a comment below. No more. MORE >>

However, with the amount of tools and choices out there, it can actually become more confusing than ever to decide what works for you and your business. While these are all valid concerns, they are easily manageable if you know how to use things like cloud phone systems, Google Drive, and Basecamp to your advantage. Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) is an incredibly user-friendly way to track and update documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in the cloud. This chat function carries over into Google+, where you can also arrange “hangouts.” MORE >>

It was a sad day today as news about Google reader shutting down spread and I wonder if Feedburner shut down is next in line. Google reader is my primary RSS aggregator and is the main tool which I use to track breaking news across the blogosphere and read my favourite blogs. Google Reader Shuts Down. It makes sense on Google’s part to focus on core products which are profitable to them. As Google says -. And now Google reader is also on the way out. Will Google Feedburner shut down? Is Google Feedburner Shutting Down? MORE >>

Discover how to accomplish all of the tasks above and more using some of the coolest free and modestly priced social media and web tools released in the past year or so. Cool Social Media Tools. slick tool with free and fee-based options for creating graphical email signatures, adding interactive buttons and even tracking click-throughs from the different elements of your email signature. This tool makes unfollowing non-followers easy. free tool for finding the relative influence of any Twitter user. powerful people search tool. Other Cool Web Tools. MORE >>

A lot of people have been complaining about the waste of white space on on Google +. Do you want your Google+ stream to look like this? If If so, let me introduce you to a neat tool that I discovered through Tech18. “Google+. Google PinterestNow, they do not have to anymore. Look at the picture below. MORE >>