The 10 most-useful social media tools of 2012 (so far)

According to a recent post by Adam Vincenzini on Ragan’s PR Daily, here are a few tools that you may be using or may want to try.   Is there a tool you’ve discovered that you can’t live without?  Have you discovered the next “Hootsuite” tool?  We love shinny objects and always interested to learn more about what’s new and upcoming!  Let us know!

1. 1.       Mention—monitor social mentions with ease
   File under: #Listening #Monitoring

   2. RebelMouse—aggregate your social feeds in one place
   File under: #Aggregator #Hub #Twitter #Facebook

   3. SharedCount—track your tweets, “likes,” +1’s, pins, and more
   File under: #Analytics #Tracking #Stats

   4. SocialNumbers—access Facebook page stats by country in real time
   File under: #Stats #Facebook

   5. TreeVisualisation—a data visualization tool
   File under: #Data #Visualization

   6. Fruji—professional Twitter analytics
   File under: #Twitter #Analytics

   7. Wavii—follow news that interests you
   File under: #News #Aggregator #Brands

   8. WebsitesLike—find similar websites by URL and keyword(s)
   File under: #Research #Alternatives

   9. SkyLines—search for photos in real-time
   File under: #Images #Search

   10. Nod3x—real-time conversation visualization and intervention