Category Archives: Twitter
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
Twitter follower gives feedback on coverage of tragic event, appreciates interaction
pbpost Were you at or near PBIA last night? Share your photos or videos here: http://bit.ly/c9q66C and http://bit.ly/aL8saJ 12 Nov 2010 from TweetDeck mannerofman @pbpost There are deaths involved. It is entirely inappropriate IMHO to ask the public to post … Continue reading
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Twitter Blackbird Pie: Testing WordPress’ new tweet embed feature
Cool, all I had to do to embed this tweet was paste its URL into my post. Much better than Twitter’s original Blackbird Pie, which was clunky and code-heavy. Foreclosure crisis: Live chat with Palm Beach Post real estate reporter … Continue reading
Bloggers’ Social Media Toolkit: Handpicking a few tweets to display
Last week I wrote about using Twitter.com widgets, the first of a Bloggers’ Social Media Toolkit series. In that post, I explained how Twitter widgets stream a live feed of tweets into your blog post, according to your search terms. … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Cool tools, Social media, Twitter
Bloggers’ Social Media Toolkit: Twitter.com widgets
Twitter is like a digital version of the police scanners we have scattered around the newsroom: constantly chirping and sometimes with a lot of static, but sprinkled throughout with interesting and useful stuff. Bloggers, in particular, can take advantage of … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Cool tools, Social media, Twitter
The good and bad things people say about The Post on social media, and how we deal with it
Last Friday afternoon, before our story ran about Palm Beach County officials’ car allowances, we posted a tease to our Facebook wall encouraging people to buy the Sunday paper to read the article. Our Facebook post got a lot of … Continue reading
Filed under Facebook, Social media, Twitter
Social media news roundup: Facebook, Twitter becoming more and more mainstream
For its coverage of the fifth anniversary last week of Hurricane Katrina, ABCNews.com streamed live and partnered with Facebook to allow users to comment in real time. Check out the 30-second clip below to see how it looked online. The … Continue reading
Filed under Facebook, Social media, Twitter
Twitter tips from a ‘Swirl Girl’ in Napa Valley’s wine country
Today’s post is by guest blogger Libby Volgyes, who contributes to the Swirl Girls wine column in The Palm Beach Post and maintains the @SwirlGirls Twitter account. This summer I made my annual pilgrimage to Napa Wine Country. While I … Continue reading
Filed under Social media, Twitter
Social media roundup: Trends in news consumption, how-to tips, a notable hyperlocal start-up
A roundup of recent social media and online journalism news and items of note: ✓ Facebook recently launched a “Media” page that includes a lot of how-to information specifically for journalists. It’s a handy resource that gives a broad overview … Continue reading
Filed under Facebook, Social media, Twitter
