I do not think this will come as too much of a surprise:
I like to know what people are saying about me.
Well, not about me, per se. I’m more interested in what people are saying about my work. Are people sharing my blog posts? Are people tweeting about my stories?
Once upon a time, that required some work. You had to set up a Google Alert for your name or your URL, and you had to do some fancy searching on Twitter to see if it was being shared there.
But now, there’s a simpler way:
Mention: See Who’s Talking About Something.
Mention is a tool to monitor certain keywords. Whatever phrase or URL you’re interested in, Mention can follow. It’ll automatically dig through the entire web — blogs, news sites, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube — to find people talking about that thing.
You can see where this could come in handy. You’re in the newsroom, and news breaks. You’re trying to see if anyone’s on the scene sharing information, photos or videos as it’s happening. Mention can help you find it.
Mention also syncs up with your social media accounts. If you see an interesting tweet or Facebook post, you can respond to it directly from the dashboard. If you’re working with a team of reporters, you can delegate a post for someone else on your team to respond to.
It’s also a really effective tool if you’re watching just for posts about your name or your business.
And Mention has built-in systems for filtering out the bad results and leaving you with only the stuff you want.
Plus: It’s free! And they’ve got a web version, or a desktop version for your PC or Mac.
Click here to get started with Mention.
Now get out there and tell some great stories today!