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Start planning your social media content for 2025 with this handy list — it covers monthly themes, major international and U.S. holidays, and fun ‘national celebration’ dates. I’ve been fortunate that we've closed down for the last week of the year for the last eight years that I’ve been at Buffer. We kicked off this…

Discover 15 reliable places to find music for YouTube videos, from free options to premium services. Plus, learn music licensing basics to protect your channel. I’ve been fortunate that we've closed down for the last week of the year for the last eight years that I’ve been at Buffer. We kicked off this at the…

In this report, we look at data on 11 social media platforms available in Buffer to determine social network usage trends. I’ve been fortunate that we've closed down for the last week of the year for the last eight years that I’ve been at Buffer. We kicked off this at the end of 2016 and…

URL shorteners save precious character space. But not all tools are created equal. Compare 12 top options for different use cases, including free tools. I’ve been fortunate that we've closed down for the last week of the year for the last eight years that I’ve been at Buffer. We kicked off this at the end…

Discover everything Buffer shipped in 2024 to help you create, schedule, and manage social media. From new tools like kanban boards to support for Threads and Bluesky, explore the updates designed to make content creation easier for you. I’ve been fortunate that we've closed down for the last week of the year for the last…

From Beyoncé going country to Reddit going public, social media had no shortage of events to talk about (and meme about, for that matter).  I’ve been fortunate that we've closed down for the last week of the year for the last eight years that I’ve been at Buffer. We kicked off this at the end…

At the beginning of 2024, we were unsure what would come out of this year. The previous year had been such a whirlwind with the rise of decentralized social and the addition of AI features that creators, brands, and platforms had all started to redefine how they would operate. It I’ve been fortunate that we've…

Learn how to generate AI images and schedule them across social platforms using Buffer and Apple’s Image Playground. Discover tips for creative AI image generation and when to use AI-generated visuals strategically. I’ve been fortunate that we've closed down for the last week of the year for the last eight years that I’ve been at…

Every year since 2016 we’ve closed Buffer for a week at the end of the year. It’s like a reset, except across the whole company. I’ve been fortunate that we've closed down for the last week of the year for the last eight years that I’ve been at Buffer. We kicked off this at the…

“Ah, there it is,” the adult Ralphie intones in the opening scene of the holiday staple A Christmas Story. “My old house. How could I ever forget it?” Narrator Jean Shepherd, the author whose stories inspired the film, imbues the lines with innocent warmth. Matched with the sumptuous version of “Deck the Halls” that opens…