RIGHT TOUCHING BLOG — One of the defining features of 2009 for me personally is the power of Twitter to share ideas and tools with others. This post is a great example of this. I hope you find it useful. Please share your comments on which of these tools you have found effective or let us know about others that aren’t on the list. The other defining feature for me in 2009, in the digital marketing world, is the growth in interest by marketers in how to listen to the conversations that customers have about their brands, particularly in social networks, forums and blogs. Although I have been cataloguing online reputation management tools for 3 or 4 years now, I was conscious of the tremendous growth in the category in 2009 which meant that the list was no longer up-to-date. Step forward Michael Brewer of Clerestorey who has compiled a more comprehensive directory of the leading tools to support his work in advising clients on monitoring their brands in social media...

SOCIABLE BLOG — Twitter has exploded into a must-track resource for news, rants, consumer reports, public health, shopping deals and emerging trends. But if you’re looking for something or someone specific, how can you expect to carve out a niche and listen in on just a single thread of conversation? Our list of 100 tips, tools and resources for Twitter research will help you keep it all together...

VANKSEN|CULTURE BUZZ — Started earlier, today we continue our list of 20 free buzz monitoring tools...

Facebook has certainly garnered a lot of attention these past weeks- first with it’s new vanity URL feature and then with it’s changed privacy features. Facebook’s vanity URL feature - particularly for Facebook pages - is of particular interest to businesses. As Facebook continues it’s explosive growth heading towards 250 million active users, more and more businesses are hoping to leverage Facebook for serious business purposes. Facebook’s new feature allows businesses to create a custom url for their business page - something that wasn’t possible until now. (If you haven’t gotten your custom name, read Facebook expert Mari Smith’s post: How To Secure Your Facebook Username (Vanity URL)). Want to sharpen your skills and learn how to really leverage Facebook to grow your business? Below I’ve put together a comprehensive collection of resources, tips and advice on how to use Facebook for business purposes including...

Twitter, despite its many extraordinary uses, can be a bit of a head scratcher when you first get started. From hashtags to Trending Topics, Twitter is a world of nomenclature and established conventions that are alien to newcomers. How can businesses, organizations and individuals get started, and how can experienced users grow their communities on Twitter? Over recent months, we’ve tried to serve up resources and how-tos for all Twitter users, from beginner to expert, and yet there’s no single hub to direct readers to. That’s why we’ve put together The Twitter Guide Book (twitter.mashable.com), a one-stop shop for getting up to speed with everything Twitter, from managing your Twitter stream to promoting a business...