Twitter Switches Brand Profile Avatars to Squares to Counter Impersonation
Social Media Today
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Time to update you Twitter avatars on your brand profiles.
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Social Media Today
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Time to update you Twitter avatars on your brand profiles.
Buffer Social
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Get the need-to-know highlights from the social media industry that happened the week of September 25-28. Despite its struggles to retain users, The Verge reports that reads could still catch up to Twitter/X. Twitter removed the feature allowing users to report misleading information.
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Socialized
JULY 26, 2009
Tweets are short at 140 characters, but a Twitter avatar must visually represent a user in just 2304 pixels. Choosing the right avatar can affect the way people see you online. Political dissident : Generally based on the previous avatar types, but modified to show support for a person, political cause, etc.
SocMed Sean
JANUARY 18, 2022
Though, the communities across social media have created many more words to go into their own, online language that has been crafted across the years. If you’re a frequent user on Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok (I mean, who isn’t?) Want to stay in the social media lingo loop? What Does f4f Mean On Social Media?
SocMed Sean
JULY 23, 2018
Maria writes for a variety of blogs and today she shares her thoughts on how a variety of emerging technologies could potentially impact our use of social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Let us look at the few technologies which will shape social media usage in 2018 and beyond. Facial Recognition.
Taylor Marek
JANUARY 5, 2010
Home About Contact Archives Testimonials Speaking Podcast Chat LIVE Social Media Vault My Inner Circle Plugins eBook Hire Me How does Avatar apply to Social Media? Avatar sure isn’t exhausted on my list, I’m still pulling out some social media goodies for you to enjoy!
Social Media Marketing
MARCH 7, 2018
Gone are the days when social media platforms were just a means of socializing and a virtual school reunion. With channels like Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn, the marketing avenues have spread its wing-like anything. This new avatar of social media is called Social Media Marketing.
Sprout Social
JANUARY 3, 2022
To create an effective marketing, sales or social media strategy, you must first have a clear idea of who is consuming your content and why. In this guide, we’ll show you how to better understand your target audience by creating buyer personas built on social media data. And their social media game is tight.
Taylor Marek
JANUARY 5, 2010
Avatar sure isn’t exhausted on my list, I’m still pulling out some social media goodies for you to enjoy! Here are a couple more… The first post I wrote on my review of Avatar has been getting some good views lately, when the idea struck me to expand upon it. You Have An Avatar. Comment below.
Taylor Marek
JANUARY 5, 2010
Avatar sure isn’t exhausted on my list, I’m still pulling out some social media goodies for you to enjoy! Here are a couple more… The first post I wrote on my review of Avatar has been getting some good views lately, when the idea struck me to expand upon it. You Have An Avatar. Comment below.
Waxing UnLyrical
MARCH 18, 2013
For those of us who’ve been using Twitter for a while, we sometimes forget that there are new adopters of the network every day. Trying to figure out Twitter back in the day was bad enough; can you imagine what it’s like these days? So here are 18 tweetable Twitter tips for newbies (check out that alliteration!).
Sprout Social
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
In a nutshell, your social media bio is your brand’s most basic elevator pitch—a snapshot of what you do, who you are and how you meet customers’ needs. While he died before the turn of the 20th century (so the timing’s a little off), he could have easily been describing the perfect social media bio. Grow your audience.
Taylor Marek
DECEMBER 22, 2009
Home About Contact Archives Testimonials Speaking Podcast Chat LIVE Social Media Vault My Inner Circle Plugins eBook Hire Me A Personal Review of Avatar December 22, 2009 by Taylor Marek I went with a group of friends to see Avatar last night. Avatar began. The Story The story of Avatar goes as follows.
Waxing UnLyrical
JULY 5, 2013
But one answer in particular made me look twice: I’ve obscured the person’s name and avatar for reasons you will understand shortly. When Social Media Freed the Inadvertent Bigot is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn When Social Media Freed the Inadvertent Bigot.
Waxing UnLyrical
MARCH 31, 2011
My Twitter experience began over three years ago with an anonymous account. As time went on, and I started working in the social media industry, I was faced with a conundrum. So I created a more professional Twitter account, with the intention of making a grand announcement one day. Berget , and also by Social Media, Esq.™.
Direct Marketing Observations
MAY 22, 2012
The beauty of social media isn’t in the online connections. No the beauty of social media is in it’s potential. Basically where social takes off and takes on magical tones is when we get to associate a name with a physical face and voice and not an avatar. That’s the money shot.
Pam Moore
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
One of the most overlooked aspects of social business and social media is the power of the personal brand. Unfortunately, many marketers and business leaders wrongly assume that personal branding is only for those looking to be “famous” or become some type of online or social marketing “guru.” How about called you?
Unmetric
AUGUST 13, 2019
To help spark some ideas for your Ganesh Chaturthi posts on social media, we’ve picked out the top 17 most engaging pieces of content from 2018. We found that brands posted content featuring images of Ganesh avatars, contests, greeting-based videos, and product-related posts. See the latest Ganesh Chaturthi posts. Max Fashion.
Rebekah Radice
MAY 16, 2017
When was the last time you updated your social media bio? That’s why I’ve put together a 4-step process to help you create a bio for every social network. This is All You Need to Write the BEST Social Media Bio. Is your profile picture consistent across all social profiles? STEP 1: Bio Audit.
Unmetric
APRIL 2, 2019
At Unmetric, we do something called the #UnmetricBrandStars on Twitter and Facebook. Each day, we trawl through brand posts and feature the most engaging post by a brand on our social handles. While these posts are well-received on Facebook , only a small number of people engage on Twitter. Why is BTS so famous?
Almost Savvy
JULY 11, 2009
To me, Twitter is about building relationships. Like all social media tools, there is no one right way to use Twitter. Like all social media tools, there is no one right way to use Twitter. Way to take the “social right out of social media. We’re just not a good fit.
Convince & Convert
DECEMBER 26, 2013
In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about Twitter’s new Nearby feature that will give users the option of seeing tweets from other users in the vicinity. I see two scenarios where Twitter Nearby could be useful. Today, of course, Twitter will enable you to target by city.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 17, 2017
For several years, I’ve been using Reader Avatars (also called Reader Profiles or Personas) on my blogs – and I’ve found them very effective and helpful. To create your first reader avatar, you’ll need to spend some time thinking and writing about a type of reader that you’re either attempting to reach or who is already reading your blog.
Pam Moore
APRIL 29, 2019
Social Media is About Humans Connecting to and Growing With Other Humans. Underneath all of the bits, bytes, and likes we can't forget why we like social media in the first place. Social networks connect human beings. Did these social inspiration metrics hit home for you? Hopefully you do too!?
Ignite Social Media
JULY 25, 2016
Bitmojis are now available for “snapping”, the Twitter verification process opens up to all users and Facebook IQ releases insights into the differences between Facebook and Instagram Users. All in this week’s Social You Should Know. Twitter Verification Opens Up to All Users. You too can get verified on Twitter …well, maybe.
Convince & Convert
JULY 25, 2012
Injecting a real face and personality into your personal Twitter account is intrinsic, and most people don’t give it a second thought. But when it comes to imbuing corporate Twitter accounts with a similar measure of personality and humanity, we often fall down on the job. 5 Ways to Humanize Your Brand on Twitter.
Pam Moore
AUGUST 16, 2018
Executing your social media strategy is similar in that it's easy to skip to the easy parts…the posting on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter etc. It's even easier for many marketers to sit on Twitter half the day and chat with colleagues near and far. Register for the Social Media Training Webinar NOW.
Webbiquity SMM
MAY 30, 2010
From social media cartoons and contextual advertising gone wrong to dysfunctional agency-client relationships and the best (and worst) online ads, here are some of the most amusing, creative and remarkable blog posts and videos of 2009. Social Media. Top 30 Social Media Jokes, Clips and Cartoons! Tweet This!
Socialized
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
LinkedIn and Twitter announced last night that LinkedIn will now be integrating Twitter updates with LinkedIn user accounts. LinkedIn tweeted early this morning “Learn how you can link your LinkedIn and Twitter accts together! link]. @LinkedIn even changed its Twitter avatar to mark the occasion.
Convince & Convert
APRIL 3, 2013
Social Media Controversies Addressed, Fresh Each Week. In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about thousands of Facebook and Twitter users temporarily changing their avatars in support of marriage equality , currently being debated by the United States Supreme Court.
Taylor Marek
JUNE 28, 2010
Home About Contact Archives Testimonials Speaking Podcast Chat LIVE Social Media Vault My Inner Circle Plugins eBook Hire Me Social Media Cheat Sheet June 28, 2010 by Taylor Marek Have you ever wanted a cheat sheet when it comes to utilizing Social Media for your business? Click here to cancel reply.
Socialized
JULY 23, 2009
In response to the madness of Twitter Follow Friday, I’m going to try something new that I call my “Fab Five to Follow Post.” Instead of tweeting dozens of random Twitter IDs with no context or explanation, I’ve decided to pick five of my favorite Twitter people and explain why I follow them, and why you might want to as well.
Waxing UnLyrical
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Completely.
Sprout Social
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
It makes sense that over 33% of respondents to our recent Twitter poll said they use Instagram stories over five times a week. — Sprout Social (@SproutSocial) October 19, 2022. In fact, 76% of engaged social media users say it’s important for companies to post about their employees. Introduce your team.
Socialmedia.biz
JUNE 8, 2018
For instance, internet users create new social media accounts every day. You cannot underestimate the power and impact of social media in the business world today. Previously, people used social media platforms to chat, create friendships, share files, and perform other social activities.
Almost Savvy
AUGUST 17, 2010
In fact, the shop is even leveraging social networking tools. I know this because I saw the big “Follow Us on Twitter sign on the cash register. And, now that they’ve armed me with the news that they’re using Twitter, I went online after my last visit to share my thoughts about their level of customer service.
Laurel Papworth
OCTOBER 16, 2016
Hey there, teachers and school type people, tomorrow (Tuesday 19th October) I’m running some webinars with TTEDSC and NBN on how Schools can us Social Media Marketing Strategies. Session for Staff managing social profiles, pages & groups (Eg. WRITING A SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY. Facebook or elsewhere).
Pam Moore
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Take a listen to the 168th episode of the Social Zoom Factor Podcast to learn the What, How and Why You Need to Use Buyer Personas and an Audience First Marketing Approach to Grow Your Business! What is a customer avatar. You need a structured plan to be successful using social media. What is a buyer persona.
Almost Savvy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
How you set-up and manage your Twitter account has a huge impact on how many people decide to follow you (translation: follow = subscribe and have the chance to read what you post). It is all public and searchable by anyone, not limited to those who follow you or only those who use Twitter. I’m very happy to oblige.
Ignite Social Media
JANUARY 8, 2018
How many social channels do you know about? The main ones like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest? If you’re in the United States that might be the extent of your social channel knowledge but what about other countries? Russia’s social media and social networking service that allows for similar interactions to Facebook.
Taylor Marek
OCTOBER 26, 2009
Home About Contact Archives Testimonials Speaking Podcast Chat LIVE Social Media Vault My Inner Circle Plugins eBook Hire Me Need Social Media Coaching? What does this have to do with Social Media? Then I attended New Media Expo 2008. SOCIAL MEDIA! What about Social Media?
Convince & Convert
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.
Pam Moore
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Have you ever thought about the quality of the human connections you make via social media? It’s easy to get lost in a sea of avatars and data insights. Marketers must use the data and social media insights to connect in a more human way. 5 easy ways to use data and social insights to humanize your brand.
Pam Moore
JUNE 24, 2020
Take a listen to the 168th episode of the Social Zoom Factor Podcast to learn the What, How and Why You Need to Use Buyer Personas and an Audience First Marketing Approach to Grow Your Business! What is a customer avatar. You need a structured plan to be successful using social media. What is a buyer persona.
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