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Quick toolbox for new social media tools, apps, tips, technology of interest to bloggers, content producers, storytellers, marketing & PR pros. Emphasis on practical not techhy, usable not confusable! ;-)
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CopyPasteCharacter

CopyPasteCharacter | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

CopyPasteCharacter is a super-simple web page that displays all of the extended special characters, grouped into families, that you have at your disposal, while offering one-click copy into memory (as if you did Ctrl + C) for immediate pasting into any app. 100% free.

 

My comment: Extremely useful tool for finding and using extended characters inside any text or app. Highly recommended. Try it out now: http://copypastecharacter.com/...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Instant access, copy and use of special icons online: CopyPasteCharacter

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, October 29, 2016 1:23 AM

Instant access, copy and use of special icons online: CopyPasteCharacter

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Full free audio & video recording of Skype, Hangouts, GotoWebinar and more: Callnote

Full free audio & video recording of Skype, Hangouts, GotoWebinar and more: Callnote | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Callnote is a free downloadable software for both Mac and PC which allows you to record Skype, Google Hangouts, GotoMeeting/GoToWebinar and WebEx events, including the capability to record what is shown on the screen, or the video part(s) of a call. 


Free version. Only limitation is a maximum of 30 recordings per month and no video editing abilities.


Pro version $9.95/year (after 14-day trial!) 


My comment: The best tool to record any online call, event or webinar whether you are on Windows or the Mac. The free version does already everything you may have dreamt of, but these guys deserve full support and I strongly suggest to give them a heads up by buying the incredibly low-priced Pro version.  Download it now: Windows - http://callnote.kandasoft.com/callnote-install-3.5.0.exeMachttp://callnote.kandasoft.com/callnote-install-3.5.0.pkg

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Robin Good shares an excellent tool called Callnote - a free downloadable software for both Mac and PC which allows you to record Skype, Google Hangouts, GotoMeeting/GoToWebinar and WebEx events. Easy to use, recommended reading.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, August 10, 2016 9:19 AM

Robin Good shares an excellent tool called Callnote - a free downloadable software for both Mac and PC which allows you to record Skype, Google Hangouts, GotoMeeting/GoToWebinar and WebEx events. Easy to use, recommended reading.

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Stencil | The fastest way to double your social engagement.

Stencil | The fastest way to double your social engagement. | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Robin Good writes:


Stencil is a web app (formerly known as Shareasimage) which makes it as easy as possible the creation of visual posts, picture quotes, visual promos and and ads for your website or your social media.


The tool allows you to tap into over 600,000 images and 200,000 clip art icons, plus it provides over 40 ready-made design templates that you can fully edit and personalize.


Each and every layout can be easily exported to one of 34 pre-set social media layouts perfectly respecting ideal image and sizes for different platforms. A dedicated Chrome browser extension allows you to easily select any text on a page and to instantly transform it into a visual post to publish.


Free version available (max 10 images per month). Paid version: $9/month. Unlimited images. 


My comment: Born out of one of my favorite tool for creating visual posts (Shareasimage), I have only positive words to describe Stencil. Easy, immediate, simple and truly cost-effective.  


Try it out now: http://getstencil.com...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Ridiculously simple image creation for social media marketers, bloggers and small businesses.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, August 7, 2016 2:39 AM

Ridiculously simple image creation for social media marketers, bloggers and small businesses.

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Making an animated GIF is easier than you think with these apps

Making an animated GIF is easier than you think with these apps | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it
Want to create a GIF? These animated, silent loops have become an emotional currency on the web, allowing people to react in ways words just don’t allow. But if you can’t find the perfect GIF for your current feeling, why not create one yourself? Whether you know the exact clip you want to lift from YouTube, or hope to act in a GIF yourself, there are a variety of tools out there for creating the exact GIF you want.

 

Today, we’re going to look at several web apps, desktop applications for both PC and Mac, and mobile applications for both iOS and Android. Let’s dive in....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Great overview of the best and simplest animated GIF tools. Depending what you want to do, you will find everything you need with one of these tools.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, July 29, 2016 11:07 PM

Great overview of the best and simplest animated GIF tools. Depending what you want to do, you will find everything you need with one of these tools.

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18 of the Best Google Chrome Extensions for Social Media Marketers

18 of the Best Google Chrome Extensions for Social Media Marketers | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Yes, this is another list of the best Google Chrome Extensions. You’ve seen it all before, right? Well, we thought we had too. But new extensions are continually emerging that can drastically change the day-to-day habits of social media marketers. Plus, a few classic extensions have undergone impressive upgrades.


Check out this list of 18 of the best Google Chrome extensions for social media marketers, and start saving some valuable time and effort at work.

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Useful list and several tools worth a try.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, June 17, 2016 2:39 AM

Useful list and several tools worth a try.

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9 Life-Saving Tools that Will Systemize Your Business

9 Life-Saving Tools that Will Systemize Your Business | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Overwhelmed by insurmountable tasks, projects, email, clients and social media? 


In this post I share 9 Life-Saving Tools that will systemize your business.  


These tools automate the tasks that were weighing me down.. leaving me to be more productive and focus on what I NEED to work on, by freeing up my time.  They can systemize your business too.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, April 8, 2016 10:48 AM

Donna Moritz shares great efficiency tools and I can vouch for four of them - Slack, LeadPages, Google Docs and Google Calendar.

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33 Free Social Media Marketing Tools for Small Businesses

33 Free Social Media Marketing Tools for Small Businesses | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Small business owners may find it challenging navigating through the fast-paced world of social media. Their resources are valuable and they don’t want to waste any of it.  Here’s a list of free social media tools that will save them both time and money....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Geat list of social marketing tools.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, March 18, 2016 11:06 PM

Geat list of social marketing tools.

Boniface's curator insight, March 19, 2016 5:51 AM

Geat list of social marketing tools.

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12 Tools That'll Keep You Productive Morning, Noon & Night

12 Tools That'll Keep You Productive Morning, Noon & Night | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

So if you want to be more productive throughout the day, you're better off relegating certain activities to certain times, and devoting yourself to doing those activities at those times.

 

And to make sure you get the right things done at the right times of day, you can lean on a plethora of different free or relatively cheap apps and tools. (After all, some things are better together.)

 

Below, I've collected some of the highest-rated and often-recommended productivity apps for each part of the day. Check 'em out, and find your "and."...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Check out these apps and tools for staying productive all day long from Ginny Soskey at HubSpot.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, March 2, 2016 10:05 AM

Check out these apps and tools for staying productive all day long from Ginny Soskey at HubSpot.

Lori Wilk's curator insight, March 2, 2016 1:47 PM

Check out these apps and tools for staying productive all day long from Ginny Soskey at HubSpot.

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8 Essential Time-Saving Tools Every Online Entrepreneur Needs

8 Essential Time-Saving Tools Every Online Entrepreneur Needs | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

So, you soak up productivity tips and look for ways to get more done in less time in order to keep the wheel churning. But what if I told you there was no need?

Because, here’s the part you’re missing: Collecting every shiny new productivity tip out there is practically akin to wasting more time, especially if you don’t implement any of those tips. 

Sometimes, it’s just a matter of having the right tools in your toolbox. Here are are eight essential ones that all entrepreneurs need in their arsenal...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Useful list of tools most social marketers should consider.

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The Essential Tools, Applications, And Extensions You Need To Stay Sane As A Marketer | NewsCred Blog

The Essential Tools, Applications, And Extensions You Need To Stay Sane As A Marketer | NewsCred Blog | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

GAs a marketer, you’re pulled in a million directions at once. Explain this new tool, write next week’s tweets, negotiate a vendor contract, code and send out this email — the possibilities are endless. One second you’re creative and the next analytical. How can you be expected to keep your head above water with changing priorities and each day looking different than the last?

I’ve been on an endless journey to discover the best tools and tactics to help me be more productive, focused, and thrive day-to-day. At NewsCred, I’m frequently asked what the icons in my toolbar are or what a specific program/extension is, so I figured if these tools can help a few co-workers, hopefully they can help you as well. I’ve included a link to each tool below, a Windows equivalent where appropriate (I’m on a Macbook), and a description of how it can help....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

This is a really useful collection of social media tools and you may find a few that you didn't know before.

Marco Favero's curator insight, February 12, 2016 3:42 AM

aggiungi la tua intuizione ...

Orlando Delgado's curator insight, February 12, 2016 7:50 AM

This is a common and growing problem...

Elizabeth Telson's curator insight, February 13, 2016 9:38 AM

Try one!

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12 Competitor Analysis Tools That Will Improve Your Traffic

12 Competitor Analysis Tools That Will Improve Your Traffic | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it
You can learn a lot from your competitors.


If you’ve ever wondered why your competitors are outranking you, or getting more social love, this article is for you. With the tools mentioned below, you can learn a lot about your competitors.


Here are 12 tools that will help you get more traffic....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Neil Patel shares 12 useful tools for your content marketing toolkit. Recommended reading. 9/10

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, December 5, 2015 2:20 PM

Neil Patel shares 12 useful tools for your content marketing toolkit. Recommended reading. 9/10

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15 Digital Storytelling Tools | Listly List

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Good list of interesting creative video tools. Several new ones and several favorites.

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October 18, 2015 3:37 AM
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Giant List of Free Influencer Marketing & PR Tools

Giant List of Free Influencer Marketing & PR Tools | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

As the digital marketing & SEO industry changes and evolves, so must the tools & techniques in our arsenal. How we form SEO strategies in particular, are radically different from how they took shape in 2010 and will likely be radically different in 2020! Growing disciplines like PR and influencer marketing have become absolutely critical to SEO success in 2015 and beyond. If we want to continue to drive marketing results, digital marketers need to fully embrace these fields and approach link building and outreach with a different mindset, skillset and toolset.


Seer compiled a list of over 40 influencer marketing tools, all of which can be yours for FREE....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Excellent list contains 30+ free tools to improve your influencer marketing and freshen up with PR toolbox for more effective outreach.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, October 18, 2015 1:42 AM

Excellent list contains 30+ free tools to improve your influencer marketing and freshen up with PR toolbox for more effective outreach.

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October 11, 2016 11:02 AM
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Snappa - The Easiest Graphic Design Tool You'll Ever Use

Snappa - The Easiest Graphic Design Tool You'll Ever Use | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Snappa makes it easy to create any type of online graphic. Create & publish images for social media, content marketing, and more!

 

Hundreds of ready made templates

Don't want to design from scratch? No problem! Just choose from our growing collection of beautiful templates to get started in seconds.

 

Everything you need to create stunning graphics

Snappa combines the best visual assets with a fully-featured graphic editor....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Snappa is my favorite new graphics tool. Many great features, free version, easy to use yet lots of powerful features in the Pro version for just $10 a month. Highly recommended! 10/10

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, October 11, 2016 10:51 AM

Snappa is my favorite new graphics tool. Many great features, free version, easy to use yet lots of powerful features in the Pro version for just $10 a month. Highly recommended! 10/10

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Social Media Image Resizing Tool | Landscape by Sprout Social

Social Media Image Resizing Tool | Landscape by Sprout Social | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Landscape is a powerful image resizing tool designed to help social media marketers, content creators and business owners develop a standout presence in an increasingly visual social world.


Our tool offers social media professionals an efficient way to produce multiple image sizes optimized for social media profiles, messages and campaigns - ultimately giving them more time to focus on what matters most: fostering engagement and authentic conversations through social.

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Landscape is a free tool that allows you to resize images at the perfect dimensions across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more. Very useful tool - fast and easy to use.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, August 7, 2016 3:44 AM

Landscape is a free tool that allows you to resize images at the perfect dimensions across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more. Very useful tool - fast and easy to use.

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Me in a Nutshell

Me in a Nutshell | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Robin Good writes:


Meinanutshell is a web app which allows you to create a dynamic personal profile page by continuosly gathering key information and images from your preferred social media accounts and composing them onto a customizable one-page layout.100% free.


My comment: "I haven't seen anything as simple as Meinanutshell to create a good-looking personal profile page that can be also customized."


Recommended.


Try it out now: https://www.meinanutshell.com/

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, August 7, 2016 2:26 AM

Create a beautiful website that pulls all your social media together in one place. Connect your social media to create a dynamic online presence that tells your amazing story. Cool tool!

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6 Social Media Templates to Save You Hours of Work

6 Social Media Templates to Save You Hours of Work | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it
Whether it’s your first time running social media for a company, or you’re just looking to boost your online profile, social media templates will save you valuable time and effort. And we’ve created six to help you on every leg of your journey—from planning and message scheduling, to publishing and results tracking.
Jeff Domansky's insight:

Cool time-saving templates.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, June 17, 2016 2:45 AM
Cool time-saving templates.
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13 Tools That You Need to Learn Before Going ‘All In’ with Social Media

13 Tools That You Need to Learn Before Going ‘All In’ with Social Media | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

In the past, I’ve discussed a variety of ways for businesses to improve their reach through social media. From step-by-step marketing guides to advertising-based posts, I have done it all.

This time around, I want to discuss 13 tools that can make or break your social media marketing strategy. With the right tools on your side, the sky’s the limit. Without these, however, you will be facing an uphill battle.

Here are 13 tools you need to learn before going “all in” with your social media strategy...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Neil Patel shares 13 essential social media tools for your social marketing toolkit.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, June 5, 2016 11:31 PM

Neil Patel shares 13 essential social media tools for your social marketing toolkit.

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New video interview app Qanda wants your questions AND your answers (Online Journalism Blog)

New video interview app Qanda wants your questions AND your answers (Online Journalism Blog) | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

The openness of social networks like Twitter or the ability to find an expert on LinkedIn, might make you think that this is territory already covered. But how much do we really openly share our own ideas?


Unless you are hanging around New York and run into a photographer called Brandon (Humans Of New York), you are unlikely to be asked the questions that get you talking about your own ideas and knowledge in depth.


Can Qanda be the app to get people asking those questions?


The use of mobile video in responses aligns with the rising trend in young people watching and sharing content from mobile devices.It’s also well established in journalism circles as one of the best approaches in interviews to get real, meaningful responses....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

New video interview app Qanda wants your questions AND your answers. A post from the blog Online Journalism Blog worth reading.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, March 28, 2016 10:34 AM

New video interview app Qanda wants your questions AND your answers. A post from the blog Online Journalism Blog worth reading.

Aaron Tuel's curator insight, March 28, 2016 1:49 PM

New video interview app Qanda wants your questions AND your answers. A post from the blog Online Journalism Blog worth reading.

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10 Tools For Discovering Content Your Followers Will Love To Share

10 Tools For Discovering Content Your Followers Will Love To Share | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Compelling content will attract the right people to you, allowing you to build an audience of current and potential customers. More than that, posting great content on social is the the first step to higher engagement rates and a larger audience.

The question is, how do you find amazing content to share? Well your own awesome stuff is a great start, but if you live by the 80/20 rule, you might need to look at other sources as well. And for this, you’ll need a system that is time saving and easy to include to your daily routine.

Let’s take a look at some of the top tools that guarantee to save you time in curating the right content for social....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Curating content? Here's a list of 10 popular tools you can use to discover new content.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, March 17, 2016 10:45 PM

Curating content? Here's a list of 10 popular tools you can use to discover new content.

Andrea Rossi's curator insight, March 18, 2016 2:34 AM

Curating content? Here's a list of 10 popular tools you can use to discover new content.

Dielle Web e Grafica's curator insight, March 18, 2016 10:22 AM

Curating content? Here's a list of 10 popular tools you can use to discover new content.

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5 Best Tools for Content Curation – The Experts’ View | Talkwalker

5 Best Tools for Content Curation – The Experts’ View | Talkwalker | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

We’ve all heard the phrase “content is king” but constantly finding interesting new content to put on our websites or share on social media is often much easier said than done. As much as we may know that we need to share a variety of content to keep things interesting, with so much content covering similar topics finding those nuggets of content gold can be time consuming.

After all who’s to say which is the BEST content marketing strategy or the BEST way to write a blog? But all is not lost, content curation tools abound to help you on your voyage to uncover the best content for your audience – those articles, blogs and tweets that will get the online public flocking to your website, social channel or blog. Here is a list of 5 of the best content curation tools with recommendations from some industry experts to help you become a one stop shop for great content....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Five content curation tools for content marketers.

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Top 52 Social Media Platforms Every Marketer Should Know

Top 52 Social Media Platforms Every Marketer Should Know | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Whether you’re using social media to build awareness for your business, to drive leads to your sales force or anything else in between, it’s important to be familiar with all of the social media platforms at your disposal.

With that in mind, below is a list of the top 52 social media platforms. They’re broken into 3 categories — social media platforms that help you network (like LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.); social media platforms that help you promote (like YouTube, blogs, etc.); and social media platforms that help you share (like Buffer, Hootsuite, etc.).

Ready? Here goes....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Comprehensive, all-in-one list of social media platforms.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, February 12, 2016 11:20 PM

Comprehensive, all-in-one list of social media platforms.

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Want More Effective Content Promotion? Choose From These 15 Tools

Want More Effective Content Promotion? Choose From These 15 Tools | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Content promotion takes a lot of time.

In many cases, it takes longer than it does to create the content itself.

This means efficiency is key.

And to achieve efficiency, as well as consistent results from your promotion efforts, you need tools.

Tools help automate boring, repetitive tasks and give you insight into the relevant data by helping you analyze it.

Tools are what this post is all about.

I’ve put together a list of 15 tools that can help you promote content more effectively....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Excellent list of blogging promotion tools from Neil Patel including Nimble, Yesware, Banana Tag and much more. highly recommended for bloggers, marketers and content marketing pros. 9.5/10

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, January 13, 2016 11:43 PM

Excellent list of blogging promotion tools from Neil Patel including Nimble, Yesware, Banana Tag and much more. highly recommended for bloggers, marketers and content marketing pros. 9.5/10

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The 15 Best Tools for Creating Content as a Team

The 15 Best Tools for Creating Content as a Team | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it
But I’m going to assume that you have at least a decent grasp of how to manage your team and content strategy.

Instead, I want to focus on the second main point – tools.

I’m going to share with you 15 tools that can help you create better content as a team, while minimizing the chance of mistakes.

You definitely won’t need all of them, but you’ll probably want to use at least one from each of the four main classes of tools. 
Jeff Domansky's insight:

Neil Patel suggests 15 content collaboration tools worth a look. Several may be new to you.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, November 22, 2015 4:33 PM

Neil Patel suggests 15 content collaboration tools worth a look. Several may be new to you.

Marco Favero's curator insight, November 23, 2015 8:04 AM

aggiungere la vostra comprensione ...

Chris Christian's curator insight, November 24, 2015 1:40 AM

best team, best tools; best team, better tools.better content no brainer

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5 New Social Media Tools That You Should Know About | Cision

5 New Social Media Tools That You Should Know About | Cision | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

If there is one thing that is constant about social media platforms (besides their URLs), it is that they change fast. There are some recently released social media tools that communication and marketing professionals may find very helpful…or at least find good to know about.


In this post I want to take a look at some new tools that are available for the more prominent social media platforms and give an idea of how they can be helpful for PR professionals and marketers....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

There's one constant across all social media tools: change. Learn what's new and how communication and marketing professionals can make use of these 5 tools.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, November 1, 2015 11:52 AM

There's one constant across all social media tools: change. Learn what's new and how communication and marketing professionals can make use of these 5 tools.

Maxime Antoni's curator insight, November 2, 2015 1:53 AM

"Hashtagging on Facebook should be as important now as it is on Instagram and Twitter."