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5 Social Media Websites You Should Know About.

When it comes to writing a Blog post or a Tweet, it’s always a great idea to know what people are talking about. The sites listed below give great detailed information from a wide spectrum of social networks; best of all, they’re free.

Blog Pulse (http://www.blogpulse.com)

Blog Pulse is a Nielson rating’s system for Blogs. Using their trend tool: http://www.blogpulse.com/trend simply place your keywords into the selected fields and see what comes up. (make sure to use quotes on each search term, ex. “drivers ed”)

Once you input your keywords and display label, you’ll be able to see just how popular your subject has been over the past few months. Click on the search results field to get actual blog posts that have used your keywords. Read their posts to find out what people are talking about and how you can contribute.

Technorati (http://www.technorati.com)

Technorati is a mix between Digg and Blog Pulse. It’s a social bookmarking service like Digg, but also a great Blog search engine like Blog Pulse.

Signing up for an account let’s you track your Blog as well as bookmark your posts. Technorati compiles information from blogs and press releases; it can be a very valuable resource.

Monitter (http://www.monitter.com)

If you use Twitter then it’s no doubt you’ve seen the trending topics tab. While this can be a useful tool in discovering popular subjects, it doesn’t provide much detailed information.

Monniter offers a way to track Tweets by subject and region through real-time feeds. Find out what people are saying in your area, about your business, right now.

Twendz (http://www.twendz.com)

Twendz is a lot like Monitter, except you can search only by subject and not by region. Find out what people are Twittering about in your subject area and respond accordingly. Detailed information is given on the popularity of the subject, the frequency of posts, and sub-topics.

Board Tracker (http://www.boardtracker.com)

Board Tracker is a search engine for message boards all around the internet. This is another great resource for monitoring popular subjects and even what customers might be saying about your products.

Message boards and Forums are still a very popular way for people to connect with one-another online. Having that personal communication is always an invaluable resource for gaining awareness about your website, products, or blog.

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