Social media might be a great tool for communication, but we all know someone who is a chronic over-sharer.

There's nothing worse than having your timelines full of someone else's verbal diarrhoea (and if the person in question is you, it's a sure-fire way to get yourself unfollowed).

So how many times should you be posting to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+?

This post on the Buffer blog highlights the importance of striking "the balance between informative and annoying".

While it doesn't exactly deliver a cut-and-dried answer, it does offer recommendations from a range of sources – including Buffer's own strategy for social sharing.

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