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Social Mention
What Social Mention is
Social Mention is a free web search engine for finding mentions of a person, brand, or topic. It organizes searches into blogs, microblogs, images, videos, bookmarks, and comments, then links to platforms where those searches can be opened. Blog destinations include Google Blog Search, Medium, Substack, WordPress.com, Tumblr, Hacker News, DEV Community, and Hashnode. Microblog coverage includes Twitter/X, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, LinkedIn, and Reddit. Image sources include Google Images, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, DeviantArt, and Giphy. Video sources include YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, Twitch, Rumble, and Dailymotion. Bookmark searches cover Pocket, Pinboard, Reddit, Hacker News, Diigo, and Mix. Comment searches include Reddit Comments, Quora, Hacker News Comments, Stack Overflow, Product Hunt, Trustpilot, and Google Forum Search. Enter a term, choose a platform, and open its search. Mastodon results depend on the instance searched.
Who it suits
Social Mention suits anyone looking for discussions, reviews, comparisons, customer experiences, industry analysis, or guest posts about a topic or brand. It also supports searches for real-time microblog conversation.
What it does well
- Free web-based social search engine
- Covers six content categories
- Lists many blog and microblog destinations
- Includes image, video, bookmark, and comment sources
- Supports searches across major social networks
What to know first
- Searches open on the selected platform
- Mastodon results depend on the searched instance
- Coverage is organized as links to source searches
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free social media search engine | Free |
As socialmention.net lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Social Mention gathers many destination searches for tracking topics and brands across web and social content. Its broad source list is useful, while decentralized Mastodon coverage varies by instance.
Facts from Social Mention's own pages
- Blog sources
- Its blog search page lists Google Blog Search, Medium, Substack, WordPress.com, Tumblr, Hacker News, DEV Community, and Hashnode. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Bookmark sources
- The home page lists Pocket, Pinboard, Reddit, Hacker News, Diigo, and Mix for bookmark searches. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Comment sources
- The home page lists Reddit Comments, Quora, Hacker News Comments, Stack Overflow, Product Hunt, Trustpilot, and Google Forum Search. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · socialmention.net, 20 Sept 2026
- Images
- The home page lists Google Images, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, DeviantArt, and Giphy as image search platforms. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The blog search page describes finding product reviews, comparison articles, industry analysis, customer experience posts, and guest posts that mention a brand. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Microblog sources
- Its microblog search page lists Twitter/X, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, LinkedIn, and Reddit. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The microblog page says Mastodon search results depend on the instance searched because the network is decentralized. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Publisher identity
- The site identifies itself as SocialMention.net and displays a 2026 copyright notice. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SocialMention.net lets users search for mentions of a person, brand, or topic across blogs, microblogs, images, videos, bookmarks, and comments. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time mention monitoring
- The microblog page says users can search Twitter/X, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, and other microblogs for what people are saying in real time. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Search flow
- The blog and microblog pages say users enter a search term and then click a platform to open the search there. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Search sources
- The site groups searches into six content types: blogs, microblogs, images, videos, bookmarks, and comments. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Social network coverage
- Twitter/X,Mastodon,Bluesky,Threads,LinkedIn,Reddit,Instagram,Pinterest,Flickr,YouTube,TikTok,Vimeo,Twitch,Rumble,Dailymotion · socialmention.net, 20 Sept 2026
- Video sources
- The home page lists YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, Twitch, Rumble, and Dailymotion as video search platforms. · socialmention.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Web monitoring
- Yes · socialmention.net, 20 Sept 2026
Where Social Mention stands on Freedom251
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