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Like the millions of other people who are using social media to interact online, you may have noticed how much extra time your daily social networking takes. Did you know there are solutions out there that can make your social media networking more efficient?

The great thing about the open source nature of social media is that vast communities of developers are working together to make your life easier. There are a wide range of fantastic social media tools that can save you valuable time in running your social media accounts.

We’re going to share with you some of our favourites and hopefully we’ll show you something that you have not heard of before, that will change the way you use social media online.

1. Ping.fm
If you are using a large number of social media networks simultaneously, then Ping.fm is just the tool for you! Ping.fm was born when creators were manually updating a number of social media platforms with the same status updates and realised how tedious the process was.
Ping.fm allows you to simultaneously update a number of social media websites at the same time. Currently supporting over 40 social networking sites this is a very handy tool for active social media networkers.

2. TweetDeck
Twitter tools abound and new tools are being created at an impressive rate, but TweetDeck has built a name for itself in organising your Twitter account. Especially if you follow a large number of people on Twitter, TweetDeck helps you to stay in touch, organised and up to date.

3. Minggl
Minggl is a browser plugin that integrates friends and feeds from Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, Digg, Twitter, LinkedIn just to mention a few. It allows you to update and check your inbox, newsfeed and much more across all social networks. The Minggl sidebar helps you to stay connected no matter where you browse.

4. Flock Social Web Browser
Flock is built on the Mozilla Firefox open-source browser so it comes with all the quality features of a top class web browser but in addition it has been fully integrated with a wide range of social networking sites and blogging tools. Flock allows you to keep in touch, share text, links, pictures, video and more across the Internet with ease, speed and efficiency!

5. Jott.com
Your Jott Assistant is going to make your life easier with its voice-to-mail technology that will allow you to handle tasks, become more organised, set reminders & appointments, all with your own voice. You simply call a number, speak your message, notes or updates and hang up. Jott takes that spoken message, turns it into text and sends them to the right destination via e-mail, text message or web update.

Are there any social media tools that you use and cannot live without? We would love to hear about them! Which tools would you recommend? Need help with your social media strategy – give us a holler at October 17 Media! Or, check out our Social and Viral Marketing Solutions PDF here.