Managing your Social Networks

I’ve been using both Ping.fm and HootSuite to manage my professional social networks (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn). I started off with Ping, but have mostly been using HootSuite since last week.

I see pros and cons for both and actually presented my own comparisons to a few co-workers this morning during our Social Media meeting. Our company is beginning to manage social networks for our clients, so I am researching the ever-changing social media world all day.

I appreciate all of the social networks that Ping supports, however, HootSuite has been more user-friendly for me, and seems to be faster with updating overall.

Do you manage your social networks? What platform do you like best? Are there better social networking management systems out there than Ping.fm or HootSuite?