Doomscrolling: the act of scrolling through the endless bad news that fills our social media feeds. It’s a bad habit that many of us have. It would be easy enough to say just stop doing it, but with everything happening in the world right now, it’s impossible to completely avoid doomscrolling. Instead, we can fill…
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5 Social media New Years Resolutions for you in 2021
Whether it’s taking up a new skill, or quitting an unhealthy habit, New Years Resolutions are about self-improvement. If you’re not sure what you might commit to in 2021, how about putting some thought into how you can improve your social media accounts? Not sure where to start? I’ve put together a list of 5…
A step by step guide to writing a good Twitter thread
Twitter hasn’t always been known for good storytelling. Things like the smaller character limit meant that Twitter wasn’t really a place you could easily tell stories. You could write the story on a graphic but this wasn’t accessible for screen readers and long posts one after the other were frowned upon. These Twitter ‘storms’ were…
Twitter’s problem with bookmarks (and how to fix it)
Back in 2015, Twitter gave you three options when you saw a tweet that you liked. You could reply to it, retweet it or favourite it. The favourite option was a star which turned yellow when you clicked it. All your ‘favourited’ tweets could then be found in a list in your profile to return…
5 different ways to use Twitter moments
I love Twitter moments. The ability to create your own curated story of tweets to share, or read other curated stories is a great feature on Twitter that I personally think doesn’t get enough attention. If you’ve not used Twitter Moments before, check out Twitter’s own guide on how to create them. Once you know…
The best and worst of Twitter’s desktop redesign
Change isn’t always easy or appreciated, especially when it comes to the layout of your favourite social network. You’ve got things how you like it, you know where everything is and then they go and move everything around! It can be frustrating, especially for those that work in the social media world who have to…
5 ways your small business can join the conversation online
Sometimes it’s easy to forget the ‘social’ side to social media. Many businesses and organisations just use social media to broadcast information and nothing else. To really get the benefits of social media, creating conversation and joining the conversation is a really big part of a successful strategy. If you’re not sure where to start,…
Did you hear the one about Twitter and the joke stealing problem?
Heard the one about the ‘margaritas and the protein shake’? Me too, just a few times…
Passing funny tweets off as your own has become a regular occurrence on the social media platform.
Social Media Do’s and Don’ts for Small Businesses
Are you responsible for managing the social media for your business? Worried about making mistakes or not sure where to start? To help you out, I’ve pulled together some of the main do’s and don’t’s for managing social media channels. Use the below as a quick and easy checklist to make sure you’re making the…
What companies can learn from Twitter about staff morale
Staff morale is incredibly important in any company. If staff enjoy their jobs then they’re going to be more productive, more creative and there will be less chance of them leaving. High turnover can be costly. So how can you create a great working environment for your staff? I suggest looking to Twitter for inspiration….