From time to time, I go on a tool hunt. A tool hunt involves seeking out new social media tools that offer consolidation of various social network metrics.  For a while, I’ve been seeking a tool that would give me near instantaneous insight into how well our posts are being consumed and shared by our and our clients’ followers and fans.

For the most part, on a daily basis, I’ve used HootSuite Analytics, but the information I need to monitor at a glance appears in various places such as HootSuite streams, Contacts, and the Ow.ly Click Summary. That is a lot of back and forth. Sigh. Then, I ran across Crowdbooster and it solves a lot of the forementioned issues.

This is what makes Crowdbooster so great:

1. Daily one-screen snapshots of your posts’ reach across Twitter and Facebook.

2. Recommendations on best times of day to post.

3. Offers great insight about your most influential followers/fans.

4. Easy-access Mentions/Retweets.

Crowdbooster offers a free trial for up to 3 accounts. Check it out and let me know what you think. With Twitter FINALLY (after 4 years) releasing their analytics package today, I’m interested to see if Crowdbooster augments their Twitter analytics.

What social metric tools do you have a crush on?