I’m really excited to have been asked to participate in a HootUp at Hootsuite later this month. This one, called #ProfHootUp is specifically aimed at professors and post-secondary instructors who are using Twitter in the classroom. I’ll be doing a […]
It’s no secret that Twitter is my favourite. Well, other than Instagram, but Instagram is newer on the scene. I’ve been active on Twitter since mid-2008, and I have spent the last three years carefully curating content via Twitter every […]
Well, I must say, I think I’m hooked. Last week, I wrote a post about Meerkat and Periscope, two new apps that are getting a lot of attention right now. They are social networks that allow you to live-stream video […]
Given how many twitter accounts I’m usually running at any given time, I’m always on the lookout for new tools that help to make my life easier, and my tweets better. It’s a well-established fact that including an image in […]
The social media world was rocked this past week with the announcement that Twitter CEO, Dick Costelo, was stepping down, and @Jack (one of the three original founders of Twitter) was taking his place. I’ve been on Twitter for 7 […]
It’s a pretty well established fact that tweets that contain images get exponentially more engagement. According to a blog post on Buffer, tweets containing images earn 150 percent more retweets and 18 percent more clicks. So, a great way to extend the life of […]
Twitter has always been at the top of my list of favourite social media tools for business. Twitter, unlike Facebook, offers unlimited connection. First off, Twitter is an open network so your followers don’t have to ask for permission to […]
Twitter recently introduced a new tool, and it’s called Twitter Cards. Twitter Cards attach a kind of signature to each of the tweets that come from your blog, making them more attractive, more clickable, and including more information on them (whether […]
It’s no secret I love Twitter. Unlike Facebook, Twitter is free range. There’s nobody moderating what I see or don’t see, except for me, and I love that. The other thing I love about Twitter is that, as a network, […]
I should start off this post with a quick administrative note. I’ve been posting to this blog 2-3 times a week for the last, oh, 7 years or so, and this month, I’m shaking it up a little. I’m doing […]