Social Media Resources

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Category	Product	Cost	Use Case	Pilot/Example	ACS Bylaw & Practical Considerations
Social Platform	ACS Network	Free	ACS Community Platform - Functionality enables groups and individuals to participate in conversations, collaborate on documents and share information.	ACS Local Section Social Media Directory	ACS Branding Guidelines​
Social Platform	Instagram	Free	Share and comment on photographs; tailored for mobile use/engagement		ACS Branding Guidelines​
Social Platform	Pinterest​	Free	Users can upload, save, sort, and manage images—known as pins—and other media content (e.g., videos) through collections known as pinboards.		ACS Branding Guidelines​
Social Platform	Twitter	Free	Brief communications/ marketing/announcements	ACS Local Section Social Media Directory	ACS Branding Guidelines​
Social Platform	LinkedIn	Free	Groups functionality provides a private community to participate in conversations, and share information.	ACS Local Section Social Media Directory	ACS Branding Guidelines​
Social Platform	Facebook	Free	Groups functionality provides a community to participate in conversations, and share information.	ACS Local Section Social Media Directory	ACS Branding Guidelines​
Social Platform	YouTube	Free	Upload and share videos of group activities, events and seminars; includes commenting features		ACS Branding Guidelines​ Consider gathering consent forms for those included/featured on videos; particularly anyone presenting scientific research
Social Media Management Tool	Buffer	Free & Paid	Schedule posts, track the performance of content, and centralized social media account management
Social Media Management Tool	Google Alerts	Free	Alerts for new Google search results
Social Media Management Tool	HootSuite	Free & Paid	Schedule posts, track the performance of content, and centralized social media account management
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