Scheduling Facebook updates

Doris emailed me the other day asking for a simple way to schedule status updates to her Facebook wall.

Facebook doesn’t provide a means for scheduling posts, so the simplest way to post stuff upfront to Facebook is by using a 3rd party service such as Sendible or HooSuite.

Sendible is more of a marketing tool that reduces the burden around managing multiple profiles by allowing you to post to several social network accounts from a single interface. That said, they also offer a free version that, among other features, allows you to schedule your updates to Facebook, Google Buzz, MySpace and Twitter. Note that you can not only post to your Facebook wall but also to any group you belong to or administer.

HootSuite is more of a super Twitter client that allows you to schedule your posts at Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and Ping.fm.

Can you guys recommend similar tools ? Feel free to join the discussion by posting a comment.