Comments on: 6 Social Search Engines to Start 2009 http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/ Grow your business with TopRank Online Marketing tips, articles, & experts interviews on social media, digital PR & search engine marketing. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:53:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-529907 Jon Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:06:12 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-529907 Every single resource listed I never heard of so thanks for keeping me in the loop and as usual your readers are also a great source of information. Every single resource listed I never heard of so thanks for keeping me in the loop and as usual your readers are also a great source of information.

]]> By: Kara Fenton http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-529731 Kara Fenton Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:00:34 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-529731 Social search is something that I wasn't aware of until recently and I'm thankful for such a post regarding the array of options we have in this realm of internet browsing. Also, I agree with the article in saying that this search option provides such an added value to companies and ideas from a marketing standpoint. Social search is something that I wasn’t aware of until recently and I’m thankful for such a post regarding the array of options we have in this realm of internet browsing. Also, I agree with the article in saying that this search option provides such an added value to companies and ideas from a marketing standpoint.

]]> By: Marco http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-529124 Marco Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:08:08 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-529124 How do The Mechanical Zoo, SideStripe, and Fluther fit into the picture? How do The Mechanical Zoo, SideStripe, and Fluther fit into the picture?

]]> By: SEO 2.0 | 2009 is the Year of Meta-Social Media: 6 Services Compared http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528587 SEO 2.0 | 2009 is the Year of Meta-Social Media: 6 Services Compared Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:51:18 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528587 [...] taking a look at this list of social search engines collected of at the TopRank Online Marketing Blog it dawned on me: 2009 is the year of meta-social [...] [...] taking a look at this list of social search engines collected of at the TopRank Online Marketing Blog it dawned on me: 2009 is the year of meta-social [...]

]]> By: links for 2009-01-06 « Brendan Cooper, your Friendly Digital Social Media PR, ummm, Thingy http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528583 links for 2009-01-06 « Brendan Cooper, your Friendly Digital Social Media PR, ummm, Thingy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:29:59 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528583 [...] 6 Social Search Engines to Start 2009 | Online Marketing Blog And some of them even have RSS. Seriously useful. (tags: forblog tools search monitoring socialsearch) [...] [...] 6 Social Search Engines to Start 2009 | Online Marketing Blog And some of them even have RSS. Seriously useful. (tags: forblog tools search monitoring socialsearch) [...]

]]> By: Gray http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528582 Gray Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:42:22 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528582 Very good list of Social Search Engines. Very good list of Social Search Engines.

]]> By: Lee Odden http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528572 Lee Odden Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:45:39 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528572 Thanks for stopping Richard, great service you have there. Looking forward to seeing it evolve. Thanks for stopping Richard, great service you have there. Looking forward to seeing it evolve.

]]> By: Debbie Foster http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528566 Debbie Foster Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:19:13 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528566 Hi Lee, Great list to check out. Have you ever looked at AllTop.com? It's one I've used along with PopUrl.com Debbie Hi Lee,

Great list to check out. Have you ever looked at AllTop.com? It’s one I’ve used along with PopUrl.com

Debbie

]]> By: SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 5, 2009 http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528565 SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 5, 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:12:07 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528565 [...] 6 Social Search Engines to Start 2009, Online Marketing Blog [...] [...] 6 Social Search Engines to Start 2009, Online Marketing Blog [...]

]]> By: Reputation. « Media Mix http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528564 Reputation. « Media Mix Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:24:26 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528564 [...] If you need more help getting started check out Mashable’s Top 10 Reputation Monitoring Tools [...] If you need more help getting started check out Mashable’s Top 10 Reputation Monitoring Tools

]]> By: Richard Krueger http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528562 Richard Krueger Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:39:38 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528562 Lee - very useful list. Thanks for the mention. At www.samepoint.com, we're continuously adding sources and improving relevance. Please check back often. As always, we appreciate your feedback. Happy New Year! Lee – very useful list. Thanks for the mention. At http://www.samepoint.com, we’re continuously adding sources and improving relevance. Please check back often. As always, we appreciate your feedback. Happy New Year!

]]> By: Happy New Year! « Social Whisper http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528561 Happy New Year! « Social Whisper Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:05:50 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528561 [...] 6 Social Search Engines to Start 2009 - Lee Odden [...] [...] 6 Social Search Engines to Start 2009 – Lee Odden [...]

]]> By: Jessica http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528560 Jessica Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:57:36 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528560 Thank you for collecting this information! It is very useful! Thank you for collecting this information! It is very useful!

]]> By: Finding Social Content: A Good Way to Begin 2009 | Impressions Through Media http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528559 Finding Social Content: A Good Way to Begin 2009 | Impressions Through Media Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:56:51 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528559 [...] a long holiday hiatus, not to mention, the first month of a new year. [...] a long holiday hiatus, not to mention, the first month of a new year.

]]> By: Lee Odden http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528556 Lee Odden Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:28:17 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528556 That's a good point Marina, but I suppose perception is the reality too, right? We have only what can be observed and measured to go by when making decisions, otherwise it's a guesswork. That’s a good point Marina, but I suppose perception is the reality too, right? We have only what can be observed and measured to go by when making decisions, otherwise it’s a guesswork.

]]> By: Lee Odden http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528555 Lee Odden Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:27:13 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528555 Thanks Jerry, the click through rates and conversion rates for social media sites will vary as much as they do on any web site. However, your question leads me to believe you intend on measuring social media traffic the same way you would web site traffic and that's not really the way social media marketing works. Social media traffic can certainly lead to page views, visits and conversions, but a lot of the value from social media marketing is about facilitating word of mouth, influence and recommendations over any kind of direct marketing goals. Check out these posts on social media marketing for more info: What is your social media strategy? http://zi.ma/2dad23 Get Social Media Smart with 26 Tips on the Social Web http://zi.ma/6686d5 Thanks Jerry, the click through rates and conversion rates for social media sites will vary as much as they do on any web site. However, your question leads me to believe you intend on measuring social media traffic the same way you would web site traffic and that’s not really the way social media marketing works. Social media traffic can certainly lead to page views, visits and conversions, but a lot of the value from social media marketing is about facilitating word of mouth, influence and recommendations over any kind of direct marketing goals.

Check out these posts on social media marketing for more info:

What is your social media strategy?
http://zi.ma/2dad23

Get Social Media Smart with 26 Tips on the Social Web
http://zi.ma/6686d5

]]> By: Lee Odden http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528554 Lee Odden Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:19:58 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528554 Thanks Matt. I'm not sure how much ACS supports Serph these days, but it was/is certainly a pioneer in the space of social media search tools. Thanks Matt. I’m not sure how much ACS supports Serph these days, but it was/is certainly a pioneer in the space of social media search tools.

]]> By: Lee Odden http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528553 Lee Odden Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:13:40 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528553 Hey Ed, if you know of any other social media meta search tools, please drop links in a comment. These 6 tools search many different types of social media sites including microblogging. URL shortening services like zi.ma and cli.gs are more useful for microblogging tracking - at least from a marketing perspective. We have several posts on microblogging, specifically Twitter here: http://zi.ma/9ccb03 Hey Ed, if you know of any other social media meta search tools, please drop links in a comment. These 6 tools search many different types of social media sites including microblogging. URL shortening services like zi.ma and cli.gs are more useful for microblogging tracking – at least from a marketing perspective.

We have several posts on microblogging, specifically Twitter here: http://zi.ma/9ccb03

]]> By: Debbie Hemley http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528551 Debbie Hemley Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:09:18 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528551 I've just spent some time exploring these six tools. They are remarkably robust--and will be very helpful to get a pulse of social media especially on this first Monday, of the first full work week, of the first month --of this New Year. As always, thanks for your posts. Debbie Hemley I’ve just spent some time exploring these six tools. They are remarkably robust–and will be very helpful to get a pulse of social media especially on this first Monday, of the first full work week, of the first month –of this New Year.

As always, thanks for your posts.

Debbie Hemley

]]> By: Ed Bejarana http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/6-social-search-engines/#comment-528550 Ed Bejarana Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:06:12 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/?p=4037#comment-528550 The list is a bit small but there are some great options. My question is do you feel microblogging has reached a point where it needs its own tracking category? Are you folks going to work on an article that just focuses on microblogging and the various internet tools? The list is a bit small but there are some great options. My question is do you feel microblogging has reached a point where it needs its own tracking category?

Are you folks going to work on an article that just focuses on microblogging and the various internet tools?

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