Category Archives: Tips

Photo Tagging and more with Twitter

Twitter announced today on their blog that they will start to roll out a couple of new features. 1.) Tagging Photos 2.) Adding up to 4 photos in one Tweet In the world of visual content this is a move that … Continue reading

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Do we expect more than this?

A tweet from my friend @karimkanji caught my eye yesterday and at first glance I was a little surprised. I’ve seen these posts before and I’ve used it myself to elicit responses for advice. I’ve talked to people who have … Continue reading

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Superbowl Social – dumbing down the message

The following came from a press release from a couple of years back; “Drinking and driving remains the number one criminal cause of death in Canada. In Ontario, approximately one−quarter of all road fatalities are alcohol related. Over 16,000 people … Continue reading

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Want more engagement? Give more to look at!

I’ve been fascinated with the metrics and breakdowns of what makes a Tweet successful for a long time.  To know how to tweet is one thing but to understand time of day, time zone, number of hashtags to use, where … Continue reading

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How to make Twitter EXPLODE!

Holy crap…you want to see Twitter explode in negative feedback?  Try making a Tweet like this… OK…so this is an ignorant piece of work that no one should give the time of day to and should just be ignored right? … Continue reading

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Dealing with criticism

No one likes to hear criticism.  I have never met anyone who is eager to be critiqued and quartered on something they have done that didn’t meet with full approval and rave reviews.  Authors, actors, poets, prognosticators and zealots all … Continue reading

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Are you killing your own information on Twitter?

Everyday I see lots of great information on Twitter shared by some really amazing people, accounts and agencies. Some of this information is through running streams, while some comes through lists and more is found from just basic search parameters. … Continue reading

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Hashtag Tip

Oh you wonderful and amazing little icon. From your humble beginnings you were introduced to us as the frame for Tic Tac Toe.   Then you were known as the number sign.  Along came touch tone telephone’s and you became … Continue reading

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Little Black Rain Cloud

Sometimes you just see something that is so awesome the only thing you can do is stare in awe and commence a slow, deliberate golf clap while the greatness just overcomes you. I have just had one of those moments. … Continue reading

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Responding to crime reports on Social Media

So I’m trying to figure out a sports analogy to describe the two examples below… split the uprights/shanked the conversion (NFL and CFL in full swing) through the five hole / hit the crossbar (Hockey is back baby) hit one … Continue reading

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