Does a tiny box yield tiny thoughts?
That Twitter composition box. The small field allows for only 280 characters. Is that restricting?
How to view mostly love on Twitter
If you ever need an injection of positiveness, try this Twitter trick that’ll show tweets with the word “love” from people you follow.
Twitter usernames are still limited to under 15 characters
Twitter let me sign up using the name @christiannnotebook but then automatically shortened it to @christiannoteb2 without me knowing during the signup process.
Comment on EVERYBODY’s tweets for 24 hours
I love giving and receiving comments so much. It makes me miss people having blogs. I love checking my RSS reader to see if anyone has new blog posts. But these days, my RSS reader is much more quiet. Instead, these days conversations online happen on Facebook and Twitter. I find Facebook to be the …
Idea: an AI tool that recommends tweets based on your recent blog posts
Every time you make a blog post, an AI tool could automatically give you five related tweets from people you follow on Twitter.
Is it possible to think too much about your audience?
When considering your audience on Twitter, there are two main considerations: Don’t annoy your readers. Attract readers by being focused. Let’s start with the first point: 1. Don’t annoy your readers Do you ever think about what your Twitter followers would think of your tweets? I’m guessing many people do. Yeah, yeah, there are many …
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Where did you reach your 10,000th step today?
If you wear a Fitbit (or Apple Watch), it’s fun tracking where you reached your 10,000th step of the day. The default daily goal on all Fitbit devices is 10,000 steps. Upon crossing that goal, your Fitbit will vibrate in celebration. Take that moment to observe where you are walking. Pause, take a photo, and …
Twitter CEO says the important stat is reply rate, not follower count
I love this quote from the CEO of Twitter on the number of followers a person has: “I don’t think that’s the number you should be focused on. I think what is more important is the number of meaningful conversations you’re having on the platform. How many times do you receive a reply?” Too often …
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I’m now managing the @TribuneAgency Twitter account
Yesterday I started to manage the @TribuneAgency account again. This is the Twitter account for Tribune Content Agency. We are the branch of Tribune Publishing that syndicates and licenses content from all over the place. I created the Twitter account in 2013. I ran it for a couple years, then some of my coworkers ran …
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Tribune Publishing new logo, replacing the old tronc logo
The first time most Tribune Publishing employees (myself included) saw our new logo was on our Cisco phone display this morning. As a designer, I enjoy that my first experience with our brand was in 8-bit grayscale. For the Tribune employees who check their email on the way into the office, their first experience of …
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