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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! ;-)
Curated by Jeff Domansky
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The Story of Storyblocks, A Letter From Our Founder - Storyblocks Blog

The Story of Storyblocks, A Letter From Our Founder - Storyblocks Blog | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it
In 2009, I started a stock media company with a single vision: to provide premium creative content that everyone could afford. This idea grew into VideoBlocks, followed by the launch of GraphicStock and AudioBlocks. Now, we’re adding millions of photos to our new image Marketplace and it’s time to bring our expanding libraries together as Storyblocks.
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Storyblocks is an improved one-stop-shop for high quality stock media at a fraction of the cost, with millions of images, videos, audio clips, and more! A favorite tool, modestly priced and highly recommended. 9.5/10

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, September 18, 2017 10:48 AM

Formerly Graphic Stock, newly-renamed and upgraded, Storyblocks is an improved one-stop-shop for high quality stock media at a fraction of the cost, with millions of images, videos, audio clips, and more! A favorite tool, modestly priced and highly recommended. 9.5/10

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10 web design freebies to add to your arsenal

10 web design freebies to add to your arsenal | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it
Designing for the web, you must keep up-to-date with the latest trends and tools. For trends, it’s fairly easy to know what’s going on, but it can be hard to keep up with the latest tools. Let’s look at ten web design tools you can add to your toolbox.
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10 really useful web design tools and they're free.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, April 26, 2017 9:25 AM

10 really useful web design tools and they're free.

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50 Beautiful Color Combinations (And How to Apply Them to Your Designs)

50 Beautiful Color Combinations (And How to Apply Them to Your Designs) | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

One of the keys to making your design come alive is choosing just the right color combination.

 

Whether you’re attempting to evoke the feelings associated with a breathtaking landscape, a romantic sunset or a dynamic scene bursting with color, it takes a trained eye to bring together the perfect hues to drive your message home.

 

To save you some time and effort in your search for the ideal color combination, we’ve created a list of beautiful color schemes you can use in any of your projects.

 

These color presets are already available for you within Visme, so you can easily apply them to any of your own designs by simply clicking on the color combination of your choice, as seen below....

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An original selection of 50 color combinations you can use in your infographic and presentation design. Excellent resource, highly recommended! 9.5/10

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, October 14, 2016 10:09 AM

An original selection of 50 color combinations you can use in your infographic and presentation design. Excellent resource, highly recommended! 9.5/10

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15 vibrant color scheme apps that make design simple - The Creative Edge

15 vibrant color scheme apps that make design simple - The Creative Edge | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

There’s no reason for your designs to look drab – especially when it comes to color. A quick glance online and you’ll find a stockpile of color scheme apps ready to help you learn, play and perfect your next palette.From clever Hex code games to comprehensive color wheels, here are 15 of our favorite free color scheme apps to take your designs to the next level....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Excellent color resources for design, blogging and marketing. Recommended viewing!  10/10

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, January 10, 2016 10:12 AM

Excellent color resources for design, blogging and marketing. Recommended viewing!  10/10

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Email Signature Design Tips: the Edge of Creativity and Reputation

Email Signature Design Tips: the Edge of Creativity and Reputation | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

If you are not a design clinched person, email signature can easily give you an elegant hint of style without huge efforts.


Now, you decided that “Regards, Dave” isn’t working for you, or for your business any more.


Here are some tips you’ll need to consider while making an email signature that works....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Email signature design is as important as the color of your tie, choose one wisely.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, October 12, 2015 2:58 AM

Email signature design is as important as the color of your tie, choose one wisely.

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6 Surprising Ways to Make Awesome Facebook Covers

6 Surprising Ways to Make Awesome Facebook Covers | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Your cover photo is the most important real estate on your Facebook page.It's the first thing people see when they visit your page.


So you HAVE TO make it awesome!


Personally, I change my Facebook cover photo every couple months because of this. I get bored looking at the same thing day after day.


It’s like I'm always wearing the same T-shirt... and only Mark Zuckerberg can get away with that! :)


In this post, I show you 6 ways to create awesome Facebook covers. These are probably tools & tactics you haven't heard of before, so pay attention!...

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Aaron Lee shows how to create awesome Facebook covers that make a great first impression. Very useful!

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, June 21, 2015 2:20 AM

Aaron Lee shows how to create awesome Facebook covers that make a great first impression. Very useful!

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Pattern Library

Pattern Library | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Patterns for the people, by the people.

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Blogging,, designing or creating landing pages and other web content? Download and use any background pattern for free. Terrific resource though search is limited.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, July 13, 2017 2:37 AM

Blogging, designing or creating landing pages and other web content? Download and use any background pattern for free. Terrific resource though search is limited.

GwynethJones's curator insight, September 23, 2018 7:17 PM

Pattern Library via @ThePRCoach
"Patterns for the people, by the people." Graphics for the WIN!

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10 Useful Tools to Craft Beautiful Graphics for Social Media

10 Useful Tools to Craft Beautiful Graphics for Social Media | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Visuals are the currency of sharing on social media. Text-only updates can only convey so much and get so far. Here are 3 stats that prove the worth of creating graphics.

First, 66% of all social media posts are or include images.

Second, forget native visual platforms, like Instagram and Pinterest, that allow photo sharing. In 2013, Facebook became the largest photo sharing website, with its users uploading 350 million photos every day.

Third, use of images was rated as the most important social media optimization tactic, in a 2014 survey by Adobe and Software Advice.

And, it’s not just limited to social media…Content with relevant visuals also gets 94% more views than content without. Even social media platforms now focus on images in their redesigns....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Neil Patel shares 10 graphics tools for bloggers, web designers and marketers, Included are: Pablo, Canva, Skitch, Easel.ly, Piktograph, Over, Pattern Library, Pictaculous and more. Highly recommended. 9/10

Yael Even-Levy, PhD (Second Life: JoelleYalin)'s curator insight, November 1, 2016 3:22 AM
A superb list of graphic tools and useful stats.
Tentronix NZ's curator insight, November 1, 2016 9:02 AM
nice tools to have in your arsenal if you are a Digital marketer.
Tash's curator insight, November 4, 2016 5:48 AM
Isn't true that an imag speaks a thousand words ?
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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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29 Free Online Design Tools for Creating Stunning Visual Content for the Web

29 Free Online Design Tools for Creating Stunning Visual Content for the Web | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

Who doesn't love free stuff?

If I can find a free tool to do something I'd otherwise have to pay for in my marketing, I'm going to try the free one first. As long as I can achieve the same quality result from the free tool, there's no need to waste budget. 


And in my quest to find alternatives to fancy computer programs, I've come across a lot of free tools that help take my marketing up a notch. In particular, I've adopted a ton of free tools for creating visual content that don't cost my team a dime. From templates to browser extensions to online photo editors, keep reading to see some great, free web design tools to use.

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Very useful list of web design tools and resources for blogging, marketing and other web purposes.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, November 23, 2015 9:17 PM

Very useful list of web design tools and resources for blogging, marketing and other web purposes.

Armande Ouattara's curator insight, November 24, 2015 3:30 AM

Great list!

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The Grid: Web design fueled by Artificial Intelligence

The Grid: Web design fueled by Artificial Intelligence | Top Social Media Tools | Scoop.it

This is not another do-it-yourself website builder. The Grid harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to take everything you throw at it - videos, images, text, urls and more - and automatically shape them into a custom website unique to you. As your needs grow, it evolves with you, effortlessly adapting to your needs. Want to add e-commerce? Social feeds? A different layout? The Grid just takes care of it. This is not a website builder. This is your personal AI web developer. Its first masterpiece is the website you're looking at right now. Its next one could be yours....

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Impressed with this new web design tool. Recommended viewing! 10/10

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, October 11, 2015 2:28 AM

Impressed with this new web design tool. Recommended viewing! 10/10

Ulises La Roca's comment, October 11, 2015 9:25 AM
el poder de la inteligencia artificial para tomar todo lo que quiera lanzar en él.
Diana Jonas-Dwyer's curator insight, October 11, 2015 8:48 PM

Artificial intelligence builds your website.