Category Archives: Twitter
Loyal, longtime readers praise The Palm Beach Post on Twitter, Facebook
On a recent Thursday I was catching up on our messages from The Post’s Twitter followers. Many of the direct messages we receive are responses to our auto-follow note that asks new followers whether they are locals. That morning, I … Continue reading
Filed under Community engagement, Facebook, Social media, Twitter
Twitter tips: bit.ly’s Chrome extension, real-time collaboration with Beluga, finding followers
Quick Twitter posting Could this be better than TweetDeck for posting? I know I’m late to this party, but I recently started using Chrome and discovered the browser’s bit.ly extension. It makes tweeting a bit.ly-shortened link even faster and easier … Continue reading
Filed under Social media, Twitter
Social media news roundup: New Palm Beach Post tweeters, Facebook search changes, more
With the addition of The Palm Beach Post’s new Tallahasse bureau reporter John Kennedy, who tweets as @JKennedyReport, plus new tweeters Dara Kam (@dkpbpost) and our Step by Step fitness blogging team (@pbpstepbystep), there are now 39 Twitter accounts associated … Continue reading
Filed under Facebook, Social media, Twitter
Twitter tips and links: Find followers, track trends and more
The past couple of weeks, I’ve come across some new-to-me sites to help track tweets and trends, find Twitter followers and more. Snapbird: Search your own or others’ Twitter histories via keyword or phrase. Tweetreach: How far did your tweet … Continue reading
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Live-tweeting the news: Spotlight on Post courts reporter Susan Spencer-Wendel
UPDATE 7/5/11: Susan has won first place in the 2011 Florida Society of News Editors’ Journalism Contest for Use of Social Media in Breaking News! Congratulations Susan! Susan Spencer-Wendel, courts reporter for The Palm Beach Post for more than a … Continue reading
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Social media news roundup: New Post Twitter account, Google gets more social and more
Fit for the Twitterverse: The Post’s Step by Step blogging team is now on Twitter! Follow @pbpstepbystep and get health and fitness updates from Ken Bohannon, Keely Gideon-Taylor, Jeff Ostrowski, Jane Smith and Michelle Quigley. They’re just getting started, and … Continue reading
Filed under Facebook, Social media, Twitter
Human response disarms negative online commenters, tweeters
Nasty comments, emails and tweets have become such a part of life, there probably isn’t a day that goes by that at least one of our reporters doesn’t get virtually slimed. Online civility is hard to come by. In an … Continue reading
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Post sports tweeters share their thoughts, tips
Post sports reporters Brian Biggane, Jeff Greer, Matt Porter and Edgar Thompson – who are among our newsroom’s most influential tweeters – recently shared their Twitter thoughts and tips along with Assistant Sports Editor John Bisognano during an informal Q&A … Continue reading
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Tone in social media for news organizations
A disclaimer: Although I write often on this blog about my work at The Palm Beach Post, this is a personal blog and the opinions I express are my own, not my employer’s. In a shift that’s still relatively new … Continue reading
Filed under Facebook, Social media, Twitter
Social Media Toolkit: CoveritLive improves live chats, live blogging
Here’s a social media tool that’s not just for bloggers. There was a time not long ago that we used Twitter to send out constant, short bursts during ongoing news events. But while Twitter remains useful for many things, The … Continue reading
Filed under Cool tools, Social media, Twitter
