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A Blog is a Better Social Media Hub Than Twitter

Socialized

WordPress.org is open source, and free. A great application that offers nearly all of the functionality of a blog is Tumblr. I have a Tumblr page, often referred to as a tumble log, called Social Kapital , that I use for posting things I want to share but which are not related to the subjects I cover in my regular blog.

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How To Start A Blog For Your Small Business

Buffer Social

Tumblr — While Tumblr may be known as a social media platform, the user-friendly interface is perfect for writing blog posts. Best of all, Tumblr is free. Ghost Open-Source is a free version of the site, while the more advanced Ghost Pro starts at $9 per month.

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21 Content Marketing Tools to Use in 2014

Writtent Blog

In a nutshell, it’s a hub for creating socially-relevant content for multiple channels, from Tumblr to WordPress, and keeping everything organized and measured along the way. For a sneak peek into how we approach our keyword research process from start to finish at Writtent, I recommend Keyword Strategy the Right Way. Blog Post Ideas.

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What does the future of decentralized social media mean for marketers?

Sprout Social

Below is a quick overview of some of the most popular decentralized social media networks: Mastodon Founded in 2016, Mastodon is the largest open-source, microblogging platform in the world with over three million users. Minds Minds is another open-source network that aims to give users control of their experience on social media.

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The Audacity of Free: The Products and Services Edition

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The person who tweeted at me last week about this was especially into open source for her own reasons, so all of the sudden, this meant that I should have given her a freebie. Free is a strategy or a tactic, a business decision. And then they justify it by saying “well I’m a big fan of the open source movement!&#

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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. GIMP , an open-source image editor, is one such alternative. ScreenToGif This unique, free, open-source GIF creation tool allows you to record your screen and make a GIF from all or a piece of it.

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