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11 ways to maximize engagement on your tweets

Apr05
by on April 5, 2015 at 5:06 am
Posted In: Around the Web, How-To's, image size, Social Media

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This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. For gaining more engagement, clicks, retweets, and replies, Twitter images work. It’s why we created Pablo—a simple way to create social media images in under 30-seconds—and it’s why we love sharing all the tips we can about creating great visuals for social media. Our own research has helped us see the value of Twitter images as being eminently click-worthy and shareworthy. There are a whole host of different ways to add these engaging images to your tweets. I’d love to round up a list of 10 favorite ways that we’ve tried with Twitter visuals (plus…

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Can Google un-break Google Glass?

Apr04
by on April 4, 2015 at 8:04 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Google, google glass, google glass 2, Insider

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Nick Scholz is a Global Product Marketing Manager for Novell, currently covering the GroupWise, Vibe, and Open Enterprise Server product lines. When Google quietly stopped selling Google Glass back in January, this came as no shock to the world. Word to the wise: if your company ever has to release a guide on how not to creep people out when using your wearable product, there might be a fundamental flaw in the device. Yet in the midst of this discontinuation, it’s been well-reported that Google Glass 2 is currently in development, and that they are targeting the enterprise through the…

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The research and science behind finding your best profile picture

Apr04
by on April 4, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, How-To's, Insider, Social Media

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This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. One of the first things I do when I join a new social network is to upload a profile picture. But which profile picture should I choose? Is there a best one? Profile pictures have always been a bit of a gray area for me inasmuch as I post a picture I think looks good without knowing its actual effect on my audience. Is there such thing as a perfect, best profile picture? Interestingly, there’s been some rather great research about the different elements of profile pictures that have the biggest impact on an audience.…

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Build to learn: Why you should make things no one will ever use

Apr04
by on April 4, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Insider

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This post originally appeared on the Crew blog. If you’ve ever built something for other people you’ll know the buzz that comes from having real users. There’s nothing quite like knowing you made something from scratch that helped or entertained another person. Once you’ve made something used by other people it might seem like it doesn’t make sense to go backwards and make things just for yourself. Except for one very good reason: to help you learn. Build to learn Building small, self-contained projects is a great way to learn and expand on your skills. When you learn by building…

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