It is therefore no surprise that a large number of providers have come forward in recent years to fill this need for insight. As this number is getting larger by the day, I figured it would be handy to bring all of them together in a list. The vendor list below aims to be as complete as possible (although I’m sure someone can come up with more). It features services such as Google Alert, Technorati and eWatch, vendors which exclusively focus on online/social media such as Radian6 and Scout Labs, as well as the traditional media monitoring services such as BurrellesLuce which have begun to offer online media monitoring services in addition to their monitoring of traditional print and broadcast media. I have tried to cast a global net, as the social web is truly a worldwide web, and providers of these solutions can be found anywhere on the globe.

If I have left off an important provider of these services, or if you have any questions or comments on the profile of a company, please let me know by submitting a comment.

Click the following link to download a complete version this free guide: http://www.stephendebruyn.squarespace.com/social-media-monitoring-vendor

Hover over any name in the list of companies below, and a brief corporate profile will show. Clicking on the name of any company will bring you to their website.