Apps...

Social media apps

Apps, or application software, are computer software created to help the user to perform specific tasks. Application software generally apply in the performance of tasks that benefit the user.

Addthis

AddThis is a widely used social bookmarking service founded in 2006 and owned by Clearspring.  AddThis can be integrated into a website or browser with the use of a web widget. Once added, users can bookmark an item using a variety of services, such as Facebook, MySpace, Google Bookmarks, Pinterest, and Twitter.  http://www.addthis.com/

bitly

Bitly (formerly bit.ly) is a URL shortening and bookmarking service owned by bitly, Inc., a betaworks company.  The bitly URL shortening service is popular on micro-blogging website Twitter because it was the default URL shortening service on the website since May 6, 2009, replacing TinyURL.  http://bit.ly/

Hootsuite

HootSuite is a social media management system for brand management created in 2008. The user interface takes the form of a dashboard, and supports social network integrations for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Foursquare, Mixi, MySpace, Ping.fm, and WordPress.  Additional integrations are available via HootSuite’s App Directory which includes support for Tumblr, Trendspottr, Constant Contact. Digg, Flickr, Get Satisfaction, InboxQ, and YouTube.  http://www.hootsuite.com/

TweetDeck

TweetDeck is a social media dashboard application for management of Twitter and Facebook accounts. Like other Twitter applications it works with the Twitter API to allow users to send and receive tweets and view profiles. http://www.tweetdeck.com/

Twitpic

TwitPic is a website that allows users to easily post pictures to Twitter.  TwitPic is often used by citizen journalists to upload and distribute pictures in near real-time as an event is taking place.  http://twitpic.com/

Tweetchat

Twitter chats, sometimes known as a Twitter party or a tweet chat, happen when a group of people all tweet about the same topic using a specific tag (#) called a hashtag that allows it to be followed on Twitter. The chats are at a specific time and often repeat weekly or bi-weekly or are only at announced times. http://tweetchat.com/

Read more: http://janetfouts.com/how-to-participate-in-a-tweet-chat/#ixzz2JJpeqm3K 

Add This

One of the easiest ways to “capture” web content, both hyperlinks and images from other websites and share it to Facebook is to use a browser plug-in.  One plug-in that is easy to use and you can place as a shortcut on your browser tab is: Add This.  You will have an orange-red button with a white plus sign installed on your browser bookmark list.  Once installed in your browser toolbar, you can customize to list the social media sites you use most.   You can then share a webpage via email, to Facebook, twitter, blogger, Pinterest, etc.,  

Now you can easily share any website you find! If you are signed into Facebook and using it as your page, use Add This to share some content, it will be shared as your page. If you are signed in as yourself and use add this to share some content, it will be shared on your Timeline.

Generally, one wants to sprinkle Facebook posts throughout the day, and avoid posting a series of shares at one time. This annoys your followers and reduces the importance of your posts. Recent analytic studies show that shares of posts are highest on Saturday mornings.