Micro Blogging Tools

There are many ways to communicate online. One is through micro blogging. Here is a list of various tools that use a smaller platform than blogging.

What Is Micro Blogging?

The name says it all. Blogging is popular but then people began using a variation of that medium to send smaller elements of content like video links, shortened sentences or single pictures. This was termed “micro blogging.”

This platform has been adopted by some social sites and other media sharing outlets. It has become popular as a way of sharing up-to-the-minute information between friends. Businesses have found it a useful outlet as well and have further made the phenomenon popular. You probably recognize many of the micro blogging tools that we will discuss on the proceeding list.

You already know one – Twitter. It is one of the pioneering micro blogging platforms. And, it has proved useful for personal and business solutions. Sharing shorter bursts of information makes it easier to consume; it is also a way to communicate needed information in an easy to follow format. But Twitter is not the only one.

Do you want to explore micro blogging for your business? Evaluate the following tools to see which you might want to use.

Comparison of Tools

* Jaiku – A free tool that allows you to share information similar to Twitter, using the web. You can communicate via instant messaging, SMS and third party applications.

* Sharetronix – A free micro blogging tool that allows you to share much like Twitter with 160 characters or less. It is open-source so anyone can use it. There is also bookmarking of your favorite messages and tagging allowed.

* Socialcast – Free tool that can be used to create communities of users. Explore user profiles, filter information and join public and private groups.

* Present.ly – Share documents, video and audio clips with others in your group. Can be accessed via computer and cellular device. This micro blogging tool is free to use.

* Co-op – A useful free tool for business messaging. You can post updates and share agendas with coworkers.

* Pownce – Allows sharing of links, files and events with those in your group of contacts. It is one of the newest platforms but doesn’t encourage really long messages.

* Tumblr – Users have a variety of choices for sending information using this platform: photos, links, quotes, chats and some text.

* Hictu – This is a service for sending video posts. Create your own short video messages and send them to others.

* MoodMill – A more personalized micro blogging platform that allows you to express your mood to others at any given time.

* MySay – An audio platform where you can record a message for others to listen to via the internet, email or phone.

Are you into another form of social networking that can be adapted for business? Check out these tools and see if any will work for you.