Sherrilynne Starkie

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How Twitter & Facebook are making social media ads more transparent

Sherrilynne Starkie

Its pure propaganda published online with the deliberate purpose of spreading misinformation. Hot the heels of having been compelled to answer questions from a Senate committee hearing on Russian interference in the US election, Twitter and Facebook have both introduced new ‘transparency’ policies, features and functions.

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Ottawa’s Twitter top 20 for 2012

Sherrilynne Starkie

Sherrilynne’s Ottawa Twitter top 20 lists used to feature on this blog monthly. This list was compiled using Twitter Grader. The list is published through Listly which means a significant difference from past lists. Ottawa’s Twitter top 20 March 2010. How to Find Your People on Twitter.

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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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February 2012: Ottawa’s Twitter top 20

Sherrilynne Starkie

After a brief absence (December and January) the Ottawa Twitter top 20 makes its return. I started doing these tables over a year ago to illustrate how being popular (Grader) on Twitter doesn’t necessarily mean you have influence (TweetLevel). Perhaps people are just getting better at using Twitter to build influence?

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March 2012: Ottawa’s Twitter top 20

Sherrilynne Starkie

The tables below are meant to illustrate how being popular (Grader) on Twitter doesn’t necessarily mean you have influence (TweetLevel). Here’s how the Twitter top 20 is compiled: Only real humans are included (no brands, no publishers etc). Twitter Popularity ( Grader ). Twitter Influence ( TweetLevel ).

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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. Twitter says that users can create groups in just a few taps and when someone is added to a group, he or she will receive a notification. Some see transparency as being one of the key defining attributes of Twitter.

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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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