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How does Buffer[0] operate then? Even an open-source alternative to Buffer, Postiz[1], offers Instagram. 0. https://buffer.com https://buffer.com 1. https://g
by theturtletalks 10mo ago
How does Buffer[0] operate then? Even an open-source alternative to Buffer, Postiz[1], offers Instagram.
0. https://buffer.com https://buffer.com
1. https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app
- stogot 10mo agoWasn’t Buffer something else in the past? Did they pivot?
- ricardobeat 10mo agoIt’s been about scheduling social media posts since at least 2012, seems to have grown into a whole content management suite.
- merelysounds 10mo ago> How does Buffer operate then? Buffer documents a number of workflows and limitations in their FAQs. E.g. for a non-professional Instagram account, the user gets a notification to manually share a post via the Instagram app. > you can prepare your post in Buffer, receive a notification on your mobile device when it’s time to post, then tap the notification and copy your post over to the social network to finish posting. source: https://support.buffer.com/article/658-using-notification-publishing https://support.buffer.com/article/658-using-notification-pu...
- theturtletalks 10mo agoPostiz docs show that users can create an app on Facebook and use that key and it will auto post. I guess using POSSE for Instagram forces you to either create a personal app on Facebook which is not easy or make your Instagram account a business account.