Sherrilynne Starkie

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HMV’s Twitter nightmare

Sherrilynne Starkie

Then last week, as 190 people were in the midst of hearing that they were losing their jobs, the company’s Twitter account was hijacked by disgruntled employees who live tweeted events as they unfolded. One tweet read, “Just overheard our Marketing Director (he’s staying, folks) ask, “How do I shut down the Twitter?” Related articles.

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How Twitter & Facebook are making social media ads more transparent

Sherrilynne Starkie

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. Twitter too, has announced steps to increase the transparency of ads on its platform.

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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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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. So readers, please feel free to let us know if you agree with Grader’s assessment of Ottawa’s Twitter Elite and if not vote on who you think should be included. Search plus your world.

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Infographic: Twitter facts

Sherrilynne Starkie

Twitter is now truely mainstream; it’s not just for the cool kids anymore. Here’s a round up of some recent facts and figures about one of the world’s most popular social networks from the folks at Infographics Archive. Related posts: Managing personal relationships online. Content marketing is king.

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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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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. The reach expansion sums up a year of advertising innovation for Twitter.

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