HootSuite - like TweetDeck, only better*
It was back in October 2009 when HootSuite first appeared on our radar and was an instant must-have, must-recommend, must-support tool.
It seems that in the UK political ‘bubble’ most folk have taken to TweetDeck, which though a fine bit of software requires to have the Adobe AIR service installed on your machine. HootSuite, however, runs entirely in your web browser meaning you can have all your custom columns on multiple machines wherever you go.
What’s even better about it is the ability to add team members to your HootSuite account and assign them access to your corporate Twitter account so they can post tweets and interact. No more worries about giving out the Twitter account password - it’s all protected.
Plus: They’ve got stats, scheduling, search tools for monitoring, media uploads, URL shortening and more.
We’re not on commission, but probably should be! We are, however, delighted to support HootSuite with a big fat Roused sealed of approval and declare it our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn management tool of choice for all our clients across politics, law and finance.
PS: They have iPhone and Android apps.
* ‘only better’ is our subjective viewpoint.
