Sherrilynne Starkie

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Will private conversations change Twitter?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Social network Twitter has introduced a new feature: Private Conversations and it just might be a game changer. The group function lets users start conversations with their followers and all participants are not required to be following one another to take part. Twitter’s official blog offers few answers.

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How to be smart on Twitter

Sherrilynne Starkie

Twitter has gone mainstream as people, brands and organizations flock to the social network. Maybe there is no real value in Twitter, or at least, no value in the way a brand is using Twitter. Start by taking a good look the Twitter community. This is an indication of how these followers tend to use Twitter.

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Boosting Twitter ads reach

Sherrilynne Starkie

Twitter is taking promoted tweets to 500 million users, many of whom aren’t even logged into the social network, as part of a pilot program announced by Deepak Rao on the Twitter blog. Initially this test will support campaigns driving website clicks or conversions, or video views.

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How many Twitter users actually tweet?

Sherrilynne Starkie

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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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

You may have heard rumours that Twitter is dead and nobody uses it anymore. But, Twitter is alive and well in Canada. Forty-two per cent of us are on Twitter and half of those users are on it daily. Or conversely, to keep their names out of the news. Where are relevant conversations happening on social media?

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

Twitter is alive and well in Canada. Forty-two per cent of us are on Twitter and half of those users are on it daily. Or conversely, to keep their names out of the news. Our campaign research indicated that Facebook and Twitter were the best channels to promote the apartments. Of those, two-thirds use it daily.

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Top Five: Tidal Wave of New Social Media Features

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week's must-know news from the world of social media includes new features and functions from Instagram, Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn and Twitter. Facebook has introduced new tools to its app, Messenger, that make it easier for users to report conversations that violate the network’s community standards. Follow List. Embed List.

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