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Topic

Social Media Marketing

Published

Aug 18, 2026

Schedule smarter. Compare the top social media scheduling tools of 2026, see side-by-side features and pricing, and learn how to choose the right scheduler for your workflow.

Reading time14 minute read

Topic

API

Published

Aug 17, 2026

I had 200 unread articles and no time to read or write about them. Until I vibe-coded a macOS app that summarizes 10 at a time and queues them using the Buffer API.

Reading time6 minute read

Topic

Tools

Published

Aug 17, 2026

The 11 best social media management tools for 2026, tried and tested by a social media marketer + creator from free creator picks to enterprise platforms, with pricing and who each is for.

Reading time25 minute read

Topic

Social Media Marketing

Published

Aug 14, 2026

URL shorteners save precious character space. But not all tools are created equal. Compare 13 top options (including free tools) for different use cases.

Reading time16 minute read

Topic

Tools

Published

Aug 13, 2026

Meta Business Suite and Buffer both help you manage social media, but one is Meta-only while the other covers 12 platforms. Here's the honest breakdown.

Reading time21 minute read

Topic

Tools

Published

Aug 13, 2026

Discover 11 social media engagement tools that help you reply to comments faster, manage DMs, and build stronger audience connections.

Reading time14 minute read

Topic

AI

Published

Aug 12, 2026

Learn how to post on social media from Claude using Buffer.

Reading time7 minute read

Topic

Instagram

Published

Aug 11, 2026

Stop chasing the tail-end of Instagram audio trends here are the latest trending songs on Instagram in August 2026.

Reading time5 minute read

Topic

Tools

Published

Aug 11, 2026

Buffer and Agorapulse both do scheduling, inbox, and reporting. What differs is how much of each you get, and what it costs to get there. Here's how to figure out which tool fits how you work.

Reading time19 minute read

Topic

TikTok

Published

Aug 6, 2026

An up-to-date list of the most viral songs and sounds on TikTok in August 2026 and how to use them to boost your content.

Reading time7 minute read

Topic

Bluesky

Published

Aug 5, 2026

The best times and days to post on Bluesky for engagement and the times best avoided, based on an analysis of over 3 million posts.

Reading time8 minute read

Topic

Case Studies

Published

Aug 5, 2026

From viral photo booth mishaps to hamburger photos that packed a bar, Jeff Simmons shares how his boutique agency manages 23 channels for a dozen clients using Buffer.

Reading time4 minute read

Topic

LinkedIn

Published

Aug 4, 2026

Heres how to schedule posts on LinkedIn and why scheduling can help you grow your audience.

Reading time13 minute read

Topic

AI

Published

Aug 3, 2026

I've tested dozens of AI social media content creation tools to find the ones worth adding to my workflow. These are the 17 that do everything from feeding my thinking to automating busywork.

Reading time24 minute read

Topic

Instagram

Published

Jul 31, 2026

I have over 15,000 followers on Instagram, and I've helped grow Buffer's Instagram account to over 100K. Here are tried-and-tested tactics that genuinely work.

Reading time26 minute read

Topic

AI

Published

Jul 30, 2026

Here's the system I built and the exact prompts I used to make my social strategy more data-informed with my own social data.

Reading time4 minute read

Topic

Open

Published

Jul 28, 2026

Q&A docs are a small hiring practice that has made a big difference for our team. Here's what's in them, how we put them together, and why we recommend them to other hiring managers.

Reading time4 minute read

Topic

AI

Published

Jul 28, 2026

Tried and tested: These AI image generators consistently delivered the best results. Here's a look at how they work.

Reading time19 minute read

Topic

Buffer News

Published

Jul 27, 2026

We're retiring Buffer's legacy REST API on February 1, 2027. After that date, requests to legacy endpoints will no longer return data.

Reading time3 minute read

Topic

YouTube

Published

Jul 24, 2026

Our analysis of millions of YouTube videos reveals the best times to post both long-form videos and shorts and the patterns have shifted.

Reading time16 minute read

Topic

Bluesky

Published

Jul 24, 2026

A step-by-step guide to scheduling Bluesky posts, cross-posting to other platforms like X or Mastodon, and even creating threads.

Reading time8 minute read

Topic

LinkedIn

Published

Jul 22, 2026

We analyzed over 4.8 million posts sent through Buffer to pinpoint the best time and day to post on LinkedIn for maximum engagement.

Reading time13 minute read

Topic

AI

Published

Jul 22, 2026

Take your content from simple to studio quality: Heres a look at some of the best AI video editors available, who theyre best for, and how much they cost.

Reading time16 minute read

Topic

TikTok

Published

Jul 20, 2026

We analyzed 7.1 million TikTok posts to find the best time to post on TikTok in 2026. Here's what the data says plus how to find your own best times.

Reading time14 minute read