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Can I Use This Photo on Social Media? Understanding Image Copyright

Hootsuite

From Attribution Noncommercial-No Derivative Works licenses to “fair use,” there’s a lot to unpack. Just so it’s clear – I have/would never give permission for use of my son’s photo to promote any agenda of this vile man or that disgusting party. What is fair use? What is Creative Commons?

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Google Penalizes Copyright Infringers: Are You At Risk?

ProBlogger

Recently Google announced on its official blog that it will start penalizing sites that are accused of copyright infringement. The announcement may reduce the content theft around the web, since now it is clear that if a site continuously violates copyright laws, it will lose search rankings and possibly even be removed from Google’s index.

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How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

If using quotes can pose ethical (if not legal) issues, you might think the simplest solution is to avoid them altogether. But quotes are really powerful, and you’re missing out if you’ve never used them. Quoting someone else allows you to: Add more credibility to your articles and make your arguments stronger.

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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

As tomorrow is an historic day – The Australian and other news.com sites move behind the paywall – what WILL we pay for, what SHOULD we pay for and what OTHER revenues streams are being missed by News.com refusal to build online communities around their content? a week for a digital-only pass to the site and apps.

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

Quoting someone else is a good way to add a little bit of credibility to your articles and to make them more interesting and informative to your readers as well – to be able to add to an article that you’ve written something like, “I’m not the only one who thinks this; so does this person, who said, …” and then to use their quote.

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

Quoting someone else is a good way to add a little bit of credibility to your articles and to make them more interesting and informative to your readers as well – to be able to add to an article that you’ve written something like, “I’m not the only one who thinks this; so does this person, who said, …” and then to use their quote.

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How to make a GIF (Photoshop, iPhone, Android & more)

Sprout Social

Using GIFs to explain facts or liven up statistics can be a vital component of your overall social strategy. In this article, we’ll explain how to make a GIF in a number of ways, including with Photoshop and iPhone. And we’ll show you how to use your GIFs on social networks from your PC or phone.

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