Kill (most of) your adjectives
Mark Twain said: ‘When you catch an adjective, kill it.’ Those are words to live by for journalists and communications people everywhere. At best, an adjective can clutter up a news story. At worst, it can make you…
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So, what exactly is happening at Twitter? Good question… is Elon paying for celebrities to be verified? What is Stephen King saying? Is…
Date 2 May 2023
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What’s the one thing everyone who posts on social media needs – apart from a crack team of content creators? That’s right, it’s here at…
Date 25 April 2023
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Your audience will probably be online at different times of the day, so try posting at different times of the day. Schedule posts for…
Date 29 March 2023
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How to write a good tweet
There are certain conventions and styles for tweets: The conversational style, as in “What I had for breakfast” etc., fragmented and makes use of abbreviations. The official, or substantive, style, written in complete…
Sharing research on Twitter
Twitter is essentially a micro-blogging site allowing the quick sharing of news, views, and information. Whatever you want to say must fit into 280 characters. As a researcher the main purpose in using Twitter is to…
Build your Twitter network
Twitter relies on you sharing content to your network – people and organisations you follow. In turn you want to gain followers, build your network, and increase the opportunities for your research to be seen by a…