Sherrilynne Starkie

MARCH 8, 2015

In a startling admission by Twitter apparently, one in five users never actually tweet. Twitter has almost 284 million users however nearly 24 million of them never issue updates via the social networking platform, according to data filed by Twitter with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Twitter for companies.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JUNE 16, 2013

Similar to other services like Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, or Pinterest, hashtags on Facebook allow users to add context to a post or indicate that it is part of a larger discussion. This article first appeared on the Thornley Fallis blog. Related articles. Facebook Adopts Twitter’s Golden Child: The Hashtag.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 18, 2013

This week we saw the return from space of Astronaut Chris Hadfield who is now arguably one of the most famous Canadians the world has ever known, thanks to Twitter. Hadfield boasts more than 751,000 Twitter followers, more than half million YouTube views and has a Klout score of 86. Related articles. Astronaut Chris A.

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AUGUST 10, 2013

Twitter for companies. Related articles. Despite continued economic uncertainty, nearly half of B2B marketers plan to increase their marketing spend this year. Source: Ambassador. Related posts: Infographic: colour and logo design. Does Facebook affect your brain? PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Last week he sent his first ever tweet: “Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. The Holy Father is 85 years old, and yet he understands the benefits of using Twitter as a channel to engage with the more than a billion Catholics around the world, especially the young. Twitter’s Biz Stone speaks.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 19, 2013

Related articles. Headline YouTube Facebook Google Social Media Social network Twitter' What the hell is social media? PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Netflix, YouTube account for nearly half of all Internet usage. YouTube Turns Eight As Platform Surpasses More Than 100 Hours Of Video Uploaded Per Minute.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Clement started out on Twitter only after he realised that people were mentioning him there. “I As a defensive mechanism, I thought that I should try to understand Twitter better. He is able to use Twitter to share his enthusiasm for these things, and give people more of sense of who he really is. “It Related articles.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Ottawa’s Twitter top 20 for 2012. Related articles. View more lists from Sherrilynne Starkie. Related posts: Five Ottawa Facebook pages worth checking out. October’s most popular posts. Click here to start to receive my newsletter. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. 17 essential social media guidelines to follow.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

APRIL 20, 2013

AT a recent IABC Ottawa professional development event, speaker Melissa Carroll, the person behind the Montreal Police Service ’s (SPVM) Twitter account during the 2012 student protests against tuition fee increases, explained that social media can really move people. It turns out that Twitter was the perfect channel for the task.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

APRIL 13, 2013

Twitter and Facebook lit up with comments and criticism and this in turn became a news story covered by the mainstream media.Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson weighed in saying that he had suggested Bytown should consult with First Nations groups prior to the launch. This article was originally posted at Thornley Fallis. Related articles.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JANUARY 19, 2013

in response to a Twitter comment, which, given that this refers to Hamilton’s transit system, displayed a lack knowledge of a basic fact of the city’s everyday life. Some city councillors were calling for Dialogue Partners to be fired and voiced their opinions on Twitter: Controversy. Photo: tourismhamilton.com.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MARCH 2, 2013

Some of the stars themselves, notably Ben Affleck , took to Twitter to celebrate and share their own excitement. This article was originally published at Thornley Fallis. Related articles. There were more than 8.9 million tweets about the show (and about the fashion!). According to Facebook , the Oscars scored a 7.17

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Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 4, 2012

A new social media strategy was launched earlier this summer which includes Ottawa police Twitter and Facebook accounts. Since 2009, the UK’s West Midland’s Police have been engaging on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, to v ery good effect. In Ottawa, we have Inspector Uday Jaswal now using Twitter. Related articles.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

domain, held its annual general meeting and symposium in Ottawa, and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone was the closing keynote speaker. He told the crowd made up of Internet geeks, social media enthusiasts and business professionals about how Twitter was born in 2006. Related articles. Twitter Co-Founders Aim for Third Hit.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 25, 2013

The conference blends formal presentations with community/un-conference style sessions on topics ranging from Twitter to LinkedIn, the technical details of self-hosting a blog to the how-tos of personal branding, and online community building to social media in the workplace. Related articles. Social Capital Ottawa.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 31, 2012

Related posts: Twitter’s new galleries. Related articles. Thanks to the team at Zoomingo , a shopping application developer, for the heads up about this cool dicationary app. Gamification of the Ontario election. Build an Android of iPhone app in 5 mins. Click here to start to receive my newsletter. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

It wasn’t until the day after I was aware that it featured my Twitter profile. Related articles. So fleeting. Related posts: Somebody I used to know. The ROI of social media. Reuters, Rogers and social dashboards. Click here to start to receive my newsletter. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Funniest Tweets From the Superbowl.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 4, 2013

Facebook and Twitter were informing the friends and family of victims (often erroneously) of the unfolding disaster in real time — even publicly naming names of victims long before anything could be officially confirmed. “The As events rolled out on that fateful night, Twitter told the story of the disaster in real time.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 12, 2013

Mothers'' Day advice from Twitter. Related posts: HMV’s twitter nightmare. Related articles. Facebook Featured LinkedIn Social Media Twitter YouTube Bing' If you’re like us, it’s hard to keep up. Friendly reminder: Mother's Day is Sunday. While moms are enjoying these and many o.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MARCH 28, 2013

Twitter Blog: Celebrating #Twitter7. " Today is Twitter's 7th birthday, which we observe on the day @jack first tweeted. Since then, we've seen breathtaking velocity in Twitter's growth, which is due entirely to your many uses of it. Related articles. Gartner: Fake social media reviews.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JUNE 15, 2013

Twitter’s Biz Stone speaks. Related articles. Thanks to Darren Barefoot , one of the conference organizers, for this Storify summary of the event. Related posts: Picking up an IABC Silver Leaf Award. Change management: new tricks for old dogs. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Galiano Island, BC. Getting Rid of the Box.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 19, 2013

Top Twitter trends for 2011. Related articles. The goal of the study was to measure visual attention and brand lift for native ads from top brands, including National Geographic, Southern Comfort, and a premium travel brand in comparison to traditional display ads. Infographic by Sharethrough. Related posts: Instagram or Vine?

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JANUARY 16, 2012

Search plus your world can’t be good news for the other social networks such as Facebook and Twitter as it prioritizes G+ content. Twitter did not renew its search agreement with Google last summer, and Facebook content is not indexed in the search engine in consideration of users privacy. Related articles.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 25, 2013

Recently I was shocked by an extremely rude comment left on an article posted by a respected and very successful blogger. This article was originally posted on ThornleyFallis.ca. Related articles. Featured Headline Social Media blog Comment Facebook manners Troll Twitter' Social media goes mainstream.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JANUARY 14, 2012

Path, available for iOS and Android devices, also integrates with Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Tumblr to allow cross-posting to the social networks. The basic layout looks similar to Facebook and Twitter and it features a stream of posts that is generated by users and their Path friends. Related articles.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 2, 2015

A version of this article was originally published on Thornleyfallis.com. How to be smart on Twitter. Related articles. Top 10 Education and Technology Experts to Follow on Twitter. Although they disappear, it’s easy for the recipient to take a screenshot of it, save it and share it anywhere.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

This may or may not be a uselful feature, depending on how each user defines ‘influence’ Reuters has more than 3,000 journalists around the world and many are on Twitter. Related articles. Social Pulse contains a directory that is categorized by topic, which could prove useful for research. Content curation on the rise.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 11, 2013

In addition, approximately half of boomers and a quarter of over 65s use social networking sites, mostly Facebook but some use Twitter too. This article was originally published on Thornley Fallis. Related articles. Nine out of ten zoomers use Google or other search engines and almost 70 per cent actually make purchases online.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JANUARY 24, 2012

Blocking competitors on Twitter: total folly. Related articles. Here’s Clay Shirkey’s explanation of why SOPA affects us all…including folks outside of America. Related posts: No social media policy for half of business es. Social media policies. Click here to start to receive my newsletter. VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JULY 3, 2012

The day is a blend of formal presentations with community/un-conference style sessions on topics ranging from Twitter to LinkedIn , the technical details of self-hosting a blog to the how-tos of personal branding, and online community building to social media in the workplace. Related articles. My social capital in Ottawa.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

APRIL 9, 2012

Once a claim has been filed, users use social media tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google +1 to share the claim with their social network. Related articles. The Debtor List is a free service that provides a searchable, public database where users can submit a claim for debts owed to them.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

Twitter’s Biz Stone speaks. Related articles. There was a record high of 225 entries, and 18 Awards of Excellence and 42 Awards of Merit were awarded. Related posts: Award win for TFC and OREA. Awards for Excellence. Click here to start to receive my newsletter. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. IABC “Trends 2013?

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MARCH 12, 2012

The survey suggests that when people are on Facebook or Twitter many are not particularly passionate about politics. Related articles. Some 22% of say they have decided not to post political comments or links to political material because they were worried it might upset or offend someone. Related posts: The rise of social commerce.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MARCH 11, 2013

Twitter and Facebook immediately exploded with accusations of racism because of the tomahawk’s place in Native American culture. This article originally posted at thornleyfallis.ca. Related articles. Hopefully the franchise’s reputational damage has been limited so it can make a second ‘fresh’ start.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Include also any relevant social media statistics: i.e. number of Facebook friends, Twitter followers, Google PageRank , number of blog subscribers etc. Related articles. A useful media kit will have a short bio about the blogger including some personal information, contact details and the editorial focus. Think long-term.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JUNE 29, 2013

But little by little Twitter and Facebook have taken over the reader duties for me. Related articles. I have had a Reader account for several years now, but hadn’t really ever used it. I did, at one time, make use of an RSS reader called BlogBridge. I liked that it had the ability to search through feeds to find specific content.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 6, 2014

In February, Mayor Watson trended on Twitter with his forthright tweet in support of LGBT rights. Related articles. Mayor Watson is an open and accessible elected representative who genuinely enjoys engaging with residents and media on issues that matter to the community. Related posts: Ottawa Skyhawks turn PR blunder around.

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