Social bookmarking and recommendation
Community users submit links to content and resources around the web to share with their peers.
Manage multiple social networks
These tools allow users to connect various different social networks and remotely control the sites (at least the status updates) from a single location.
Manage Twitter
Third party Twitter tools (called "Twitter clients") can provide more features and higher functionality than Twitter. These tools are generally used by power users with multiple accounts.
Monitor profiles
Use these tools to get important information and stats on users various social network accounts.
Search the social networks
These tools help users tap into real-time, keyword driven results on various social network platforms.
Research and data monitoring tools
These tools help tap into the social media universe to build insights mainly used for media planning
Check the buzz and monitor reputations
These tools allow users to set up alerts to see what is being said about themselves and others in the social sphere.