Monitoring Merchants, Competitors and Your Company

by on June 3, 2008

I’ve been using Google Alerts for quite some time to monitor announcements and opinions of merchants, so I can track trends and leverage breaking news.

TrackurI also use Google Alerts to track what’s being said about my company and my competitors. It’s a great service for the price (free), but it’s limited to Google and delivered by email.

Enter Trackur, a new online reputation monitoring tool from online reputation management expert Andy Beal.

According to the Trackur site, they scan hundreds of millions of content sources, including news, blogs, video, images, and forums for specified keywords.

Trackur also just announced the addition of personalized social media trending charts.

I’m going to try this out as an enhancement of my own reputation monitoring efforts, as well as to keep an eye on competitors and merchants I promote as an affiliate.

{ 4 comments }

Shawn Collins June 3, 2008 at 10:39 am

Wow Andy – you're good. Commenting just three minutes after I made the post.

That alone is a nice example of Trackur.

Andy Beal June 3, 2008 at 10:37 am

Thanks for giving Trackur a test drive Shawn. I'm sure you and your readers will enjoy the extra features and ease of use that Trackur offers over Google Alerts. I look forward to your feedback at some point.

Shawn Collins June 3, 2008 at 8:39 am

Wow Andy – you're good. Commenting just three minutes after I made the post.

That alone is a nice example of Trackur.

Andy Beal June 3, 2008 at 8:37 am

Thanks for giving Trackur a test drive Shawn. I'm sure you and your readers will enjoy the extra features and ease of use that Trackur offers over Google Alerts. I look forward to your feedback at some point.

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