Ego – The perfect iPhone App for the Account Executive

I’m in love with the latest app Ego , I’ve downloaded for my iPhone. I cannot tell you how many times I whip out my phone when I’m patiently waiting…red lights, bank lines, picking up takeout, grocery shopping, and the list goes on and on. I’m typically on my iPhone checking Facebook or iTunes for the latest and greatest.

With Ego, I now have the ability to get a snapshot of how my clients are doing using my phone. I do not have to visit multiple sites, logging in and out, to access the data. I’m now able to quickly view the number of visits to each of their websites (including daily, hourly, and monthly numbers), feed subscriptions totals and changes, and how many people are following each of my clients on Twitter.

The app currently provides statistics for Ember, Feedburner, Google Analytics, Mint, Squarespace, Twitter, and Vimeo. I would love to see Facebook, YouTube and FourSquare added to the list. It would also be great if they provided a deeper-dive into Google Analytics.

So the next time you see me picking up a pizza pie for the family know I’m also scanning my client’s analytics for the latest. How’s that for multi-tasking?

Ever Wanted To Create Your Own iPhone App?

Apps are all the rage on cellphones, especially the iPhone. Because I am personally an iPhone user, I am just touching on iPhone apps, but I am aware other phones do have apps as well. I always thought that programmers were the only ones able to create iPhone apps, but now, anyone who has an RSS feed can make a simple iPhone app. So, if you're a company with a blog, or a serious blogger, an iPhone app can be a great touch to your personal brand or for your company.

With iSites.us, you can create an iPhone app for $25. You add some feeds, then customize the look and feel, and then create an icon and information for the Apple App store. You can even monetize your iPhone app by paying extra. By paying $99, it allows you to monetize your app by integrating it with their ad network. Using iSites even offers analytics on downloads, app views and which of your content is the most popular.

I think its pretty cool and for $25, it's definitely worth a try!