New College Writing Program Library Guide

Social Mention

Social media search and analysis platform that aggregates user-generated content across the web into a single feed

Alltop
Aggregates all of the top news and information in real time.

BuzzSumo
A great tool for finding content, and also the strength of the influencers. 

Twubs
A site where you can register and monitor hash tags discussions. 

Use these resources to track trends in social media and other related news.

• Forbes
• Mashable
• BBC Trending

• Flickr - A rich database of billions of photos. Can limit by date photo taken or posted, color, size, etc.
• Google Images
• Google Video Search
• Social Searching

  Searches Twitter and Facebook. However, you must login with your Twitter or Facebook account in order to use this service.
• Twitter Advanced Search

  Use advanced search to limit by language, people, and places. Doesn't search further back than 10 days.
• YouTube

  After initial search, choose "Filter" to limit by upload date, view count, rating. However, this is not good for historical searches: Use Google Video instead.

The Purdue OWL: Citation Chart (MLA, APA, CMS)

Comprehensive citation chart in MLA, APA, and CMS that covers formatting for all citations, including social media and other virtual resources.

EasyBib
How to Cite a Tweet in APA style.