1. By: Madison Hrdlicka

2. • Hootsuite
• “With Hootsuite.com you can improve efficiency and cut
costs. The tool is super-easy to use and its clean, clear
layout makes it easy to manage multiple social media
accounts such as Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and your
blogs” (Alt, 2010).
• Tweetdeck
• “TweetDeck provides brands, publishers,
marketers and others with a powerful platform to
track all the real-time conversations they care
about” (Enzer, 2011).

3.  Learn how to use both Hootsuite and
Tweetdeck.
 Create a Slideshare account and share my
Hootsuite and Tweetdeck powerpoint on this
account.
 Compare the benefits and drawbacks of both
Hootsuite and Tweetdeck.
 Manage my Linkedin, Facebook, and Twitter
accounts from both Hootsuite andTweetdeck for
one week.
 Choose one of the two platforms for continued
use.

4.  I viewed the Hootsuite Help Desk to learn more about scheduling tweets:
http://help.hootsuite.com/entries/330469-how-to-use-hootsuite-to-
schedule-tweets
 I viewed the Hootsuite Help Desk to learn more about the features of
://hootsuite.com/about.
 I began to follow Hootsuite on Twitter.
 I watched an online tutorial about Hootsuite.
 I began to follow Hootsuite’s own blog.

5.  I began to follow Tweetdeck on Twitter
 I read online articles about using Tweetdeck effectively:
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/learn-how-to-use-
tweetdeck-effectively-and-save-time/
 I viewed online tutorials about using Tweetdeck
 I used Delicious.com to find a stack entirely about Tweetdeck

6.  Hootsuite
 I had to upgrade my browser.
 I was slightly confused because I had to refresh
several times before anything appeared on the
screen.
 Tweetdeck
 Signing up was very easy to understand.
 I only had to enter my email address and a
password.

7.  Hootsuite
 I was able to schedule this tweet:
 The different social media platforms are sectioned into
tabs. This makes viewing my different profiles less
cluttered and easier to manage.
 It is easy to explore other websites. If I see something I like
in a tweet, I can click the link and be immediately directed
to the site from my Hootsuite.
 I can change the appearance of my Hootsuite with
themes.
 This platform is web based so it works on any computer.

8.  Tweetdeck
 I was able to schedule this tweet:
 New Tweets, posts, and Linkedin Messages pop up in
the corner as soon as they are created, creating a
feeling of immediacy.
 It is very easy to add new accounts, all you have to do
is click add account, add column and select a
platform.
 Tweetdeck automatically becomes a desktop icon,
making it easy to access as soon as I log on.

9.  Hoosuite
 Signing up for Hootsuite was not as easy as
Tweeteck.
 Tweetdeck
 Tweetdeck is not web based, so my account is not
as easily accessible.
 Tweetdeck displays my profiles all on one screen,
but tabs would be easier for viewing.

10.  I think that I will continue to use Hootsuite. I
like both of these applications for different
reasons but I found myself actually using
Hootsuite more comfortably and more
naturally than Tweetdeck. I hadn’t realized
how much easier managing my social media
profiles with these applications would be!

11.  http://reviewingsocialmediatools.wordpress.com/201
0/03/31/how-to-manage-your-social-media-
platforms-hootsuite/
 http://www.itp.net/584914-twitter-gets-decked-out
 http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/learn-how-
to-use-tweetdeck-effectively-and-save-time/
 http://hootsuite.com/about.
 http://help.hootsuite.com/entries/330469-how-to-
use-hootsuite-to-schedule-tweets
 http://blog.hootsuite.com/
 http://www.delicious.com/stacks/view/IqJHmz