Using Automator for Social Media

Hi,
I would like to use Automator to schedule social media posts (links/articles) on a daily basis on 4 different platforms. Is this possible?
If you have tried or are using this method, or would like to please get back to me.
Would be a great way to avoid external software permissions and do it all privately and all for FREE.
With reports and metrics. This may require some Apple Script. I am trying to do what Hootsuite does.
I can probably execute 50%, but would need an Apple developer's expertise to seal it all.
Thank you for your time and effort.
Kind regards,
Brigitte.

you don't need automator for this. go to finder preferences->general and check the box to show connected servers on the desktop. then just connect to the remote computers and then drag the mounted volumes from the desktop to your login items in system preferences->accounts->login items. then when you log in the remote computers will be automatically mounted. you can also use a cloud storage solution like Mobileme or DropBox and store the password database file in a central online location.

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