When it comes to Twitter apps for today’s busy professionals, there are some top notch applications available that will let you maximize your productivity on the service without falling prey to the infamous social media “time suck.&# Here is an inside look at what you need to know about three of the top Twitter Apps for business: CoTweet, HootSuite and Twaitter. CoTweet is designed to allow teams to collaborate to provide real-time responses and relevant content to Twitter and other social media services. Digg this! CoTweet. HootSuite. Twaitter. MORE >>

recently wrote a short article on utilizing Web analytics to develop a strategy for microblogging on sites like Twitter.  Next, integrate your Twitter stream with your LinkedIn status updates.  Follow your LinkedIn traffic in your Web analytics tools as well.  Similarly to how we leverage our analytics for Twitter, be mindful that you can learn a lot about how successfully your social sites are being leveraged, based on digging into your insights.  Let your analytics be your guide to building relationships on LinkedIn and other social networking sites.  MORE >>

Your search marketing team has a sound understanding of the types of language, keywords and phrases you should be using in your email campaigns.  Fill them up with appropriate search terms – and create a well thought out, and keyword-optimized, subject line.  About the Author: Wendy Boyce is the Social Media & Marketing Manager at  SIGMA Marketing Group , an integrated marketing analytics firm. Connect with Wendy on  LinkedIn ,  Facebook or  Twitter. Digg this! Wendy Boyce. just ripped the cellophane off my newly redesigned DMNews magazine. Tweet This! MORE >>

Last week Frank Podhala posted a comment on {grow} that had readers asking for more of his views on wading through the noise to find a meaningful signal on Twitter. That’s Twitter! Tag clouds are the quickest way to scan the Twitter Universe and pick out the important topics from all that noise.  Twitter tag clouds are easy to find.  Twitter Lists are a great way to cut through this clutter. One downside, Twitter lists are limited to 500 names. Think about a keyword search of tweets; the results only show when that exact phrase is mentioned.  MORE >>

It connects up to a variety of social networks, as well as provides tracking of keywords on the web, and tracking of RSS feeds (which can be hooked up to Google Alerts or searches). While it does connect up to the major social networks of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, it’s missing other social networks like StumbleUpon, Digg, etc. Many of the short-comings can be overcome by setting up monitoring of keywords through the web search or through Google alerts in the RSS connection, but those require a bit more knowledge than just connecting to a social network. MORE >>