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In Pictures: 10 simple-to-use social media monitoring and analytics tools

It's not hard to find social media marketing tools these days. It's harder to locate social monitoring utilities, in your price range, that do everything your business needs. These 10 simple social tools can help you monitor campaigns and analyse the metrics to draw actionable insights and demonstrate real ROI.

In Pictures: 10 simple-to-use social media monitoring and analytics tools
In Pictures: Meet the 12 wealthiest people in social media

Some of the names on our Top 12 list are familiar industry figures. Others are hardly household names. The common thread: They have all made billions from social media.

In Pictures: Meet the 12 wealthiest people in social media

News about social media

Telcos block sites in wake of NZ government plea

By George Nott | 19 March, 2019 15:57

Australia’s major telcos have temporarily blocked a number of sites hosting footage of Friday’s terror attack in Christchurch.
4 reasons why Reddit is the top social media platform for the channel

By Jay McBain and Jacob Basseches | 05 September, 2018 05:15

The value of the Reddit brain trust is immense and still largely untapped, while the promise of the social media platform as a channel hub remains vast.
NZ privacy watchdog seeks greater power over Facebook

By Reuters | 31 May, 2018 16:34

New Zealand's top privacy enforcer is seeking greater powers to regulate Facebook as the social media giant grapples with a tough new privacy regime in Europe.
Facebook users remain loyal despite privacy scandal

By Reuters | 08 May, 2018 05:00

Research findings report that Facebook has so far suffered no ill effects from the privacy episode, other than a public relations headache.
Suited up Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook mistakes

By Reuters | 10 April, 2018 09:30

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg swapped his trademark T-shirt and jeans for a dark suit and a purple tie as he met U.S. lawmakers to apologise.

Tutorials about social media

How to sort your Facebook feed by time on mobile

By Zach Miners | 24 May, 2014 04:00

Weddings. Job promotions. News articles. Facebook thinks it knows what the best stories are to drop in your news feed. But some users might want to see things their own way.

Features about social media

‘App-etite’ bigger than your phone? Top phone-draining apps revealed

By James Henderson | 22 October, 2015 02:44

“Apps are meant to enhance, not to detract from your smartphone experience, but with so many options, we are in danger of overloading our devices."
3 reasons why Facebook at Work won't work...

By James Henderson | 22 January, 2015 05:00

“I am sceptical about the success of Facebook at Work. I see at least three serious barriers for this extension of Facebook into the workplace."
Facebook thinks it's changed the global economy, but analysts are skeptical

By Sharon Gaudin | 22 January, 2015 04:40

According to Facebook, the company hasn't just changed the face of social networking - it's also boosted the global economy and put millions of people to work.
Will “Facebook at work", work?

By James Henderson | 19 January, 2015 07:52

“Even though enterprise social networking has been around for several years, many organisations still struggle with adoption.”
Finally, Facebook at Work…

By James Henderson | 16 January, 2015 04:30

“There may be lots of reasons why they would not be appropriate for all enterprises, but lack of adoption is not one of them."