How long should my post be? Social media presents many choices and decisions that need to be considered prior to posting. Each platform (Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn for our purposes) has a sweet spot for maximum sharing and impact. Let's take a look at the allowable limit per post for each platform. 1. Twitter limit 140 characters per tweet The fun-sized treat. Short, sweet and to Continue reading
13 November 2012 
Social media post length? Use the proper size for the win.
November 13, 2012 By 6 Comments
8 October 2012 
How to Create Stories with Storify
October 8, 2012 By 11 Comments
Once upon a time, you spent a lot of time thinking about what to tweet out into the universe in 140 characters. These brilliantly written wisps of humor and intellect mixed artfully with the perfect amount of sarcasm are tossed into the wind like autumn leaves with the average shelf life of tweet being about three hours. (stats from my friends at Bit.ly) That's a very brief window of time for Continue reading
10 August 2012 
Twitter Tips for Newbies
August 10, 2012 By 5 Comments
This article is for people who are just starting out on Twitter. These tips were created especially for newbies. Sure, there are millions of people on Twitter already but there are new people joining every day. Twitter is fantastic but it takes a bit of practice to get it right. I don't even want to tell you how long it took me to get my first tweet correct! It was funny and thankfully I had a Continue reading
28 November 2011 
Ponderings: My 50,000th Tweet
November 28, 2011 By 17 Comments
I hope you will excuse the break in format this week but I gave my friends a week off from answering my questions for the holiday. I'd like to take this pondering time to reflect of tweeting my 50,000th tweet this week and what I have learned in the past year or so. I initially started tweeting so I could share photos to The Daily Shoot which only accepted tweeted photos. It took quite a few Continue reading
26 September 2011 
Ponderings: Sleep and Social Media
September 26, 2011 By 17 Comments
Every once in a while I get a comment like this one from my friend Bruce Sallan, "Do you ever sleep, Peg?" Of course I do! But this got me thinking about sleep habits and social media. Has social media consumption affected our sleep patterns and the number of hours that social media enthusiasts are sleeping? From an online article by Laura Blue for Time Health: "Studies show that people who Continue reading
