Comparison LinkedIn Microblogging Social News 
Webbiquity SMM
OCTOBER 13, 2010
For those short on time and seeking a shorter list of tools to evaluate, below are nine tools at various price levels that may or may not be the best but are certainly among the most popular and capable social media monitoring tools currently available. If Google Alerts had been developed with a focus on social media, this would be it.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
DECEMBER 2, 2008
The blogger (Professor Jutras) posts his ideas, occasionally throws in some editorial and takes some light, widget-fed microblogging (the current events some students share). The professors’ styles feel like a comparison of LinkedIn and Facebook. Myrna December 5, 2008 at 3:10 pm You draw a great comparison.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
JANUARY 25, 2008
If you use Twitter regularly, you’d see that it wins as a social news site that provides instantaneous news — at least of that caliber. As Chris Garrett explains in his post, if you follow numerous feed bots, you can get the news all the time. The right news will hit the front page of Digg quickly.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
AUGUST 27, 2008
As such, it has been selected as the generic social network of choice. Niche network: Sphinn : In the red corner we have Sphinn – a social news network dedicated purely to online marketing news and discussion. Subsequently, Sphinn is perhaps the most relevant niche social network on the web. Answers Yahoo!
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
JUNE 30, 2008
After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. The only similarity is a 140 character limit for posts — so Plurk is essentially a microblogging platform. When Twitter first came out, its earliest adopters weren’t entirely sure about the fate of the microblogging service either.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
FEBRUARY 1, 2008
In comparison, here’s another anomaly (for its time). This is not a regular practice on the social news giant, and unfortunately, that is probably the biggest thing causing its downfall. There was only one occasion when the users were able to make a lasting impression on the social news site.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
JUNE 3, 2010
Love the comparison… it is SO true Reply Tamar Weinberg June 4, 2010 at 8:47 am Woohoo! As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Buzz YouTube Tamar Weinberg is a social media enthusiast with a passion for all things tech and productivity. Thanks for commenting, Heather!
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