Browser extensions are used by almost every internet user. They have the power to enrich the browsing experience giving much needed features within the browser. Active social media users are known to be active in multiple accounts at a given time. Sometimes, it becomes very difficult to effectively manage multiple social media services from within the browser. In this situation, Firefox add-ons come handy making things easy for an avid social media user. Check out these hand-picked add-ons made specially for social media enthusiasts.
2. Shareaholic - As the name suggests, this hugely popular add-on lets you share and post interesting web content to 100+ social media services. A must for every social media enthusiast.
3. Echofon - This is one of my favorite add-ons. Echofon is a twitter client right inside your browser. Multiple accounts are supported with all twitter management via decent interface. If you're a busy tweep, this add-on is just for you.
4. Yoono - Although its just an add-on, you can say its a complete application. A powerhouse combining all popular social networks and messaging services in one box. The interface is gorgeous and compact. One of the best in this list.
5. Read It Later - Yet another add-on that's so essential for every social media user. It lets you saves web pages with one click to read later. Even if you are offline, you can access saved web pages saved earlier through this add-on.
6. AddThis - Quite similar to shareaholic, this add-on lets you share and bookmark web pages. You can share, post, blog or email to your network through various social media services.
7. WiseStamp - I'm sure you already know this handy add-on. This excellent extension lets you create rich HTML email signatures for popular email services. A very handy tool for almost every internet user.
8. Feedly - This add-on brings in a fantastic feed-reader with magazine like interface. It can synced with Google Reader, Twitter, Delicious, YouTube and Amazon. You can import feeds from all popular feed reading services.
9. Delicious Bookmarks - This add-on tightly integrates the leading bookmarking service with your browser. You can submit, vote, sync and access your bookmarks through this handy extension. Very useful for internet marketers and social media professionals.
10. ChatZilla - This extension provides a robust and flexible Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. It also lets you transfer files across your channels. You can easily customize the look 'n' feel of this IRC client through JavaScript plugins and CSS styling.
I've not included StumbleUpon and Google Toolbar in this list because they are so popular that needs no introduction.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
10 Firefox Add-ons For Social Media Enthusiasts
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