{"id":502454,"date":"2010-04-01T20:28:11","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T00:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/?p=17166"},"modified":"2010-04-01T20:28:11","modified_gmt":"2010-04-02T00:28:11","slug":"hootsuite-a-unique-twitter-app-tailor-made-for-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/502454","title":{"rendered":"HootSuite: A unique Twitter app tailor made for businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HootSuite is a premium Twitter client that features many unique features. It supports multiple accounts and allows the user to choose which custom streams  to display (home feeds, @replies, and direct messages). This is a major benefit because you can toggle notifications for each stream.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially nice on older  Android phones because the more notifications you have active, the  harder the app is on battery life. Most (if not all) competing clients  I&#8217;ve tested with multiple-account support force the same notification  settings across all accounts.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most powerful options is keyword notification. Users can create a  keyword search that is treated as its own stream with an option for  notifications when new tweets match the query. Other clients have  keyword search built in, but do not offer tracking and notifications.  Businesses that use Twitter rely heavily on keyword tracking, and  frankly I&#8217;m surprised keyword notification isn&#8217;t offered in more  clients.<\/p>\n<p>HootSuite also integrates click-through statistics for all shortened  URLs using <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/\">Ow.ly<\/a>. This information is available for all links you shorten using  their service (even from the desktop). However, the Android client does come up  short here by only showing per-link statistics and nothing for all links  combined.<\/p>\n<p>Another unique feature on Android is the ability to schedule delayed  tweets. This helps prevent users from flooding followers&#8217; timelines and  expand their account&#8217;s visibility over the day.<\/p>\n<p>HootSuite is available in the Android Market for $2.99 and a lite version is offered for free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The goods<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free version includes multi-account support<\/li>\n<li> High level of customization<\/li>\n<li> Keyword tracking and notifications<\/li>\n<li> Integrated stats with graphs<\/li>\n<li> Threaded @replies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Needs improvement<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Does not support native RT<\/li>\n<li> Needs more link stats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Final verdict<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>HootSuite is well known for its flexible and robust web interface,  and  their Android app lives up to that reputation. If you&#8217;re looking for  a  business-oriented Twitter client, HootSuite should be first on your   list to try.<\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/hootsuite-an-android-twitter-app-tailor-made-for-businesses\/attachment\/hootsuite1\/' title='hootsuite1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/hootsuite1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"hootsuite1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/hootsuite-an-android-twitter-app-tailor-made-for-businesses\/attachment\/hootsuite2\/' title='hootsuite2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/hootsuite2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"hootsuite2\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/hootsuite-an-android-twitter-app-tailor-made-for-businesses\/attachment\/hootsuite3\/' title='hootsuite3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/hootsuite3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"hootsuite3\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/hootsuite-an-android-twitter-app-tailor-made-for-businesses\/attachment\/hootsuite4\/' title='hootsuite4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/hootsuite4-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"hootsuite4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: This review was submitted by Lane Montgomery as part  of our <a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/2010\/04\/news\/contest-review-an-app-win-a-superphone\/\">app  review contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3  class=\"related_post_title\">Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"related_post\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/03\/news\/hootsuite-the-professional-twitter-client-now-on-android\/\" title=\"HootSuite: &#8220;The professional Twitter client&#8221; now on Android\">HootSuite: &#8220;The professional Twitter client&#8221; now on Android<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/03\/news\/seesmic-adds-proxy-support-and-ui-improvements\/\" title=\"Seesmic adds proxy support and UI improvements\">Seesmic adds proxy support and UI improvements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/02\/applications\/seesmic-for-android-adds-multi-account-support\/\" title=\"Seesmic for Android adds multi account support and more\">Seesmic for Android adds multi account support and more<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2009\/12\/applications\/twidroid-3-0-adds-support-for-threaded-conversations\/\" title=\"Twidroid 3.0 adds support for threaded conversations\">Twidroid 3.0 adds support for threaded conversations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2009\/11\/applications\/seesmic-releases-android-twitter-client\/\" title=\"Seesmic releases Android Twitter client\">Seesmic releases Android Twitter client<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HootSuite is a premium Twitter client that features many unique features. It supports multiple accounts and allows the user to choose which custom streams to display (home feeds, @replies, and direct messages). This is a major benefit because you can toggle notifications for each stream. 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