Thing8 - Social Management Tools
I think its time I start skipping around a bit on this list as to keep myself moving. I have tried hard (although obviously not hard enough) to incorporate social media into our library. I have had a Facebook page for the library for a few years now, but have always struggled to find things (or time) to do much posting to it. This past year I started a Twitter account for the library - but, like my personal account - I use it more to keep up with things rather than actually Tweet myself. I started using HootSuite as a means to combine the two accounts and I must say that it works pretty seamlessly. I like how you can post to both FB and Twitter with one tap of the screen. Truth be told, I actually prefer reading my Twitter feed better on HootSuite and find the search capabilities of the app easier to use/keep track of. Another thing I have done along these lines is to add the HootSuite extension (Hootlet) to my Chrome browser. I admit I haven't used it as much as I would like so far, but it does look like it will be a handy way to "Tweet" things directly from the web.












