by Mary Thomas | May 8, 2014 | Twitter
I have been recently been asked for a beginner’s guide to getting started with Twitter. 1. You can look at what anybody is saying on Twitter without having to sign up for an account. For example have a look at my profile www.twitter.com/concisetraining 2. It is...
by Mary Thomas | Apr 24, 2014 | Twitter
Have you noticed the latest changes to Twitter? As many of you know, I use and recommend HootSuite to monitor my Twitter conversations and schedule tweets, but the latest changes to Twitter are interesting and worth knowing about. If you login to www.twitter.com you...
by Mary Thomas | Jun 26, 2013 | Facebook, Google+, Marketing, Social Media, Twitter
Hashtags have been used for ages on Twitter updates and Google+ updates and now they can be included on Facebook status updates. A quick beginners guide to hashtags…. What are Hashtags? Hashtags are a way of including a keyword within your status update. They...
by Mary Thomas | May 29, 2013 | Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Marketing, Social Media, Twitter
Last week I was asked to recommend tools to monitor Social Media for trending topics and mentions. True to my recent tweet that any question you get asked should form the content of a blog entry…… This really divides into three topics – monitoring...
by Mary Thomas | Mar 20, 2013 | Twitter
Twitter Chat Have you taken part in a Tweet chat yet? I haven’t had a chance to get involved in one for a few months. Since I enjoyed them when I was involved before, I was delighted when I heard about #oxhour which takes place on a Wednesday evening from 8pm...
by Mary Thomas | Jan 24, 2013 | Social Media, Twitter
The new Twitter header image on the profiles has been rolled out to everybody now. What does this mean for you? When people look at your profile on Twitter, your profile picture and bio will be displayed in the centre of a box. For example, in this profile, the FT...