The term social media platform is often used to mean the same thing as “social media network” or “social media channel”. However, a social media platform is technically the software behind a social network, including its API, backend, and markup language. The phrase “social media management platform”, meanwhile, refers to a set of software tools that help SMMs organize their social media accounts.
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