HootSuite Social Media Management

Bom Dia Brasil! HootSuite Releases in Portuguese

This spring, the Owls are flying south as HootSuite releases Portuguese web and mobile versions of the leading social media dashboard plus an Orkut integration. To celebrate this, we’ve written this post in both English and Portuguese.

See the Portuguese version here. Clique aqui para ler em português.

Owly has graduated from a course in Portuguese, bought the perfect carnival outfit and watched countless hours of soccer to prepare for launching in Brasil.  So, we are pleased to announce the HootSuite Dashboard in Brasilian Portuguese.

Along with the new Portuguese web dashboard, we also updated and released fully-translated versions of HootSuite for iPhone / iPad, Android and BlackBerry.

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The team at HootSuite has been pulling extra hours moving copies of PROFIT Magazine’s March 2012 issue in front of US Weekly, GQ, and Cosmopolitan. Why? Because HootSuite’s CEO Ryan Holmes is on the cover! Hoot Hoot!

PROFIT’s writer, Kim Shiffman, had a great chat with our chief owl, and in her article gives readers insight into what makes Ryan such a unique leader. Further championing HootSuite’s massive growth, Ryan expressed his commitment to “constant product innovation” and “direct involvement in product development”.

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Owly on 6th Street with one of many admirers

It’s that time of year! Once again, HootSuite will be sending a parliament of Owls to SXSWi. With their talons full of swag and smiles on their faces, you can expect a frenzy of fun wherever they touch down at this mega-event.

For those unaware, SXSWi is THE event for cutting-edge tech companies – where companies are made, amplified, and blown up! Alongside the music and film aspects of the festival, every web/tech/social company you’ve heard of will be there with booths, campaigns and parties. VP Community, Dave Olson, has dubbed it the “holy week for our industry.”

To get you caught up, we’ve put together a preview of what our Owls will be up to in Austin, including who’s rolling with Owly aboard the HootBus. Yup, the HootBus.

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As you grow your social business, it’s important to utilize tools and techniques to help maximize the return on your social media investments. And because the HootSuite dashboard is chock full of advanced features and functionalities designed to do just that, we’re pleased to offer this free HootGuide – Using Google Analytics with HootSuite.

Using Google Analytics with HootSuite is the first in a series of HootGuides to be released by HootSuite. Through this series, you will learn the ins and outs of the dashboard’s features, helping you achieve and maintain social media success.

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Social media and Twitter specifically can quickly create a mountain of content which can make filtering through social media to find relevant information a daunting task. The HootSuite dashboard is designed to help you sift through this online content and find exactly what you’re looking for. To help get you acquainted with the dashboard’s functionality, we have a new #HootTip all about this handy HootSuite feature.

Filter Search Results By Language

Based on signup trends, 36% of HootSuite’s Top 10 User Signups by Country come from non-English speaking nations – making for a diverse mix of cultures and languages. With that in mind, we’ve prepared a follow-up to last week’s Quick Search HootTip for our international and multilingual owls. In today’s HootTip, learn how to filter your search results by language.

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HootSuite iPhone users rejoice! One of our most popular requests on the Feedback Channel is now available for the first 10,000 users to download: Push notifications are available in a private beta for HootSuite for iPhone and HootSuite for iPad (v2.4.0). We’re starting with the first 10,000 users who download the latest version of the iOS app, and will release to everyone in the near future.

What will push notifications mean for you? Depending on which HootSuite plan you have, you will be able to receive alerts on your iOS device for multiple Twitter accounts, including mentions, direct messages and more.

As HootSuite continues to optimize our suite of mobile apps, the addition of push notifications will serve as an important step in developing similar features for our Android and BlackBerry apps. Get the latest version of the iOS app, free of charge, in the App Store.

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Social media and Twitter specifically can quickly create a mountain of content which can make filtering through social media to find relevant information a daunting task. The HootSuite dashboard is designed to help you sift through this online content and find exactly what you’re looking for. To help get you acquainted with the dashboard’s functionality, we have a new #HootTip all about this handy HootSuite feature.

Using Quick Search in HootSuite

HootSuite has multiple features available to search and sort through the torrent of social media content, but our Quick Search is easily the fastest and most convenient. You can quickly search a #hashtag, @mention, or keyword in Twitter instantly from the dashboard. Not only is this a great way to search through Twitter, but you can also save the search results as a stream allowing you to continually monitor your search from the Dashboard.

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Seen above at a career fair (come work for us!), Owly has lots to reflect on as HootSuite recently launched three new tools in the App Directory, opened its Engagement API, added an external integration with click.to, introduced a new Solution Partner Program, and released an infographic on Super Bowl XLVI.  See the reactions to and reception of these new announcements in today’s News Roundup.

The firehose of media coverage doesn’t stop there. Check out an in-depth interview with HootSuite CEO, Ryan Holmes, and CIBO‘s ranking of the Top 20 Twitter Clients being Used in 2012.

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HootUps are small, casual, free events organized by HootSuite users across the world. At HootSuite HQ, we really enjoy seeing HootFans organize these kinds of events and encourage you to host one in your city. To provide some inspiration and guidance for hosting one, we’ll take a look at the steps involved in our latest HootUp.

On January 26th, HootSuite fans in Hawaii celebrated their first Maui HootUp. Check out the fun the organizers had planning and hosting the event.

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This past Sunday, Super Bowl XLVI captured the collective attention of 11.3 million Americans (and more abroad), making it the most-watched US TV broadcast ever. In line with the Oscars, the World Cup, and the Royal Wedding – the NFL’s annual championship game and its surrounding spectacles – the halftime show and television ads – provided a great opportunity for friends to gather and discuss the event both online and on the couch.

With all of those eyes fixed on the game there were high expectations for players and halftime performers to deliver. Similarly, with an average of $3.5 million spent per thirty second spot there were equally high expectations set for Super Bowl ads.

In honor of the event and its ability to captivate audiences, HootSuite analyzed 105 ads ranking brands according to their use of social media channels and trending data. The end result? An infographic on the top 20 brands based on their real-time, and after-game social media engagement.

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