| Which of these two programs is the best to | | | | long url to be reduced – this helps since |
| manage your Twitter account; I have had many | | | | "tweets" can only be 140 characters compared to |
| people ask me what are the differences between | | | | a standard text of 160 characters. |
| Social Oomph and Hootsuite, which one is better | | | | |
| for social networking automation and whether | | | | |
| they should go with Social Oomph or Hootsuite. | | | | Social Oomph |
| Both programs have been primarily been built to | | | | |
| manage Twitter but Hootsuite will help manage | | | | 1. Auto replies – you can set up an auto reply |
| your Facebook, LinkedIn and ping.fm accounts and | | | | for people that follow you – great for building |
| also has its own Iphone app. On the other hand | | | | a network, you can also put in a link to your blog |
| Social Oomph helps manage Facebook, ping.fm | | | | 2. Daily digest of replies – this allows you to |
| and has a Blackberry app you can download from | | | | save so much time – anyone that replied to |
| the BlackBerry App World called Snaptu, which | | | | you or your tweet can be found very quickly |
| does look great. While Hootsuite and Social | | | | – just think of how much time it would take |
| Oomph both have free versions, Social Oomph | | | | to go through a thousand emails looking for one - |
| does have an upgradable option that is free for a | | | | 3. Auto Follow or Un follow – this allows you |
| short time and then its 29.97 a month which gives | | | | to follow or un follow people automatically – |
| you many features and ability to automate like no | | | | this is a benefit since once you reach 2000 people |
| other. | | | | you are following you cannot follow anymore until |
| After some in depth comparisons of Social | | | | your followers are within 10 percent . |
| Oomph and Hootsuite I decided that the following | | | | 4. Vetting – this allows you to follow whoever |
| features were the best to bring up on both | | | | you want manually |
| programs: Social Oomph or Hootsuite will both do | | | | 5. Grouping – just like Hootsuite you can group |
| what you want them to manage your Twitter | | | | people together |
| account and automate it for you. | | | | |
| Hootsuite | | | | While both of these programs offer so many |
| 1. Is currently Free | | | | more options, my opinion is that these two |
| 2. Beautiful Layout – lots of eye candy and | | | | programs complement each other. From Social |
| the ability to make many adjustments | | | | Oomphs awesome automation abilities to |
| 3. Twittsphere – this neat program allows you | | | | Hootsuite's customization, tracking and user |
| to track conversations based on key words you | | | | friendly features, they are both great programs. |
| pick | | | | |
| 4. Very easy to follow and or un follow people | | | | So to answer your question of Social Oomph or |
| based on your interests, brands or groups | | | | Hootsuite I say both! |
| 5. Grouping – allows you to group "like" people | | | | |
| together i.e. family, friends, famous people, clubs | | | | I would suggest you check both programs out |
| or groups of people | | | | since they both have free options and while many |
| 6. Feeding your Blog – allows you to upload | | | | people may like one specific feature, others may |
| your blog updates automatically to Twitter | | | | not. |
| 7. Ow.ly – this is a url reducer that allows a | | | | |