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Hootsuite Has Introduced Freemium Plans
Aug 11th
Earlier today Hootsuite annouced that they are now offering premium packaged plans designed for businesses and organizations, but will continue to offer a free verison for their customers. The packages are tiered to provide useful tools to as many customers as possible and provide advanced tools to those customers who need the business features.
The good knews for those that are not interested in paying for a service, Hootsuite will continue to offer a free services to most of their current users. What this means to me and other users is, we should be able to continue to use Hootsuite the same More >
Quick Tip: Learn How to Integrate Google Analytics with Hootsuite5
Jun 25th
Recently Hootsuite released their new version of their Twitter client Hootsuite5. In this version they made a lot of changes for the good of the client. One of the new features is the integration of Google Analytics. This feature is going to be asset to any web designer, SEO consultant, and anyone who maintains a website that needs know traffic trends on their site.
How to Install Google AnalyticsSetup is easy, all you need to do is activate and give Hootsuite permission to access Google Analytics. The first thing you need to do is to activate Analytics. To do this is click on the More >
Quick Tip: How to Turn Off Auto ReTweets in Hootsuite
Jun 24th
Recently Hootsuite upgraded their Twitter Client to Hootsuite5. During this upgrade they made some changes to how you can ReTweet someone’s status update. It looks like by default (someone please correct me if I’m wrong) , auto web ReTweets are turned on. When go to retweet, you click to retweet someone tweet, instead bringing up edit options, it will automatically tweet without giving you the option to change it. The good news is, they still give you the option to go back to old way of retweeting. If you like to change and edit the retweets or want to schedule retweets then you More >
Twitter Users Have You Tried Hootsuit5 Yet?
Jun 24th
Earlier today, while logging into Hootsuite , I received an announcement form the creators of Hootsuite announcing that Hootsuite5 was rolled out earlier this morning! So far, I love it.
What this Means For Hootsuite UsersHootsuite developers made huge changes the Twitter client. They started with a revamping the HTML5 user interface. Hootuiste made the change to HTML5 so they can release features such as, geo-search and drag & drop, and improve the performance of quicker tabs and streams. The developers also made changes to geo – located search, native Twitter ReTweets, integrated Google Analytics, and added several other options. For a complete More >
Hootsuite Adds New URL Shortener Options
Apr 27th
Today Hootsuite made some changes to the way they shorten URLs. Now they give the user the option between Ow.ly and Ht.ly as shorteners. Ow.ly has been updated to remove the social bar (high jacked browser frame and URL!) If the user prefers to use the social bar the user simply goes into their preferences and chooses to use the Ht.ly shortener.
Ow.ly example - image via hootsuite.com
Ht.ly example - image via hootsuite.com
How Do I Change My URL Shortener?In order to change your URL shortener, you will need to go into Settings > Preferences > and select in the drop down More >
Foursquare and Myspace Added to Hootsuite
Mar 9th
Earlier today, Hootsuite released their latest version of Hootsuite. The latest features the options to sync Foursquare and Myspace.
What is Foursquare?Four those that do not know about Foursquare, Foursquare combines social media marketing and gaming into an mobile app that encourages users to “check in” at cafes, pubs and other places. Users can alert friends, share tips and become the “mayor” of a location if they frequent the location more than other users.
What is Myspace?MySpace.com is a social networking site where you can create a profile page that you can meet new friends, find old friends, and market your band or business.
How More >How to create Twitter Lists Through Hootsuite
Jan 11th
Since Twitter Lists came out, I have been toying with the idea of setting up some lists. Of course, I am set in my ways, when it comes to twitter, and was a little hesitant to jump right in without researching. Before setting up Twitter Lists, I only had my basic Hootsuite groups and column setup when I was at work or on a guest machine. At first I really did not see a need for the lists and did not want to spend the time on the twitter page setting up the lists. So I decided that I would figure out More >
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