Social Media

Posts about social media platforms, how to use them and techniques for getting the best results.

When A Trump Troll Is Outed Members Public

Talking of trolling, the New Yorker published an interesting piece by Adrian Chen, looking at what happened when a pro-Trump Reddit-dwelling troll was suddenly brought into the glare of publicity when his Gif went viral — and his true identity was established. [https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
anonymity

What Makes A Troll A Troll? Members Public

Research shows that two factors predict trolling behavior.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
community

Instagram's key feature: search Members Public

The Buffer blog has published a really useful post looking at how to make the most of Instagram, by using its search function [https://medium.com/@buffer/how-to-use-instagram-search-to-grow-your-instagram-account-21d683bd3de4] . One particular piece of advice often missed comes from photographer Allen Harper: > Some hashtags are vastly more popular than others; however,

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Instagram

Death knocks aren't the problem - it's the digital onslaught. Members Public

Dominic Ponsford takes up the digital doorstepping point [https://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2017/05/need-conversation-ethics-digital-doorstepping.html] , and misses the point [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/why-death-knocks-are-a-difficult-but-essential-part-of-the-job-for-journalists/] : > I would argue that when you are writing a story about someone’s death or serious injury it would be disrespectful not

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
death knocks

To Understand Today's Politics, Let Go Of Digital Snobbery Members Public

The last couple of years of campaigning – especially the last UK general election, the Scottish referendum with its “cyber-nats”, the Brexit vote and the Trump election – have made it plain to many that there’s a new set of elements at work in the public discourse – and they’re digitally-driven.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
digital journalism

Do people read what they share and like on Facebook? Members Public

Chartbeat have been diving deep on the data [http://blog.chartbeat.com/2017/04/11/do-people-actually-read-what-they-share-on-social-channels/] and the answer is… > While there is a small positive correlation between shares and total engagement, the relationship between the two is quite weak. For stories that attracted 1000 shares on Facebook, the

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Facebook

Facebook rolling out text statuses with coloured backgrounds to the web Members Public

This afternoon, I took a little light mockery from a friend [https://twitter.com/ilicco] for posting a Facebook update that looks like this: He had assumed I was algorithm-gaming by posting my update as an image, not text. But I wasn’t. Instead, while making the post, I’d

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
emotion
A panel on fake news at City, University of London

Fake News - and how to fix it: a journalism debate at City University, London Members Public

Liveblogged notes from the “Fake News” event at City University, co-organised by The Media Society and the Student Publication Association. Prone to error, inaccuracy, horrible typos and screaming crimes against grammar and syntax. Post will be improved over the next 48 hours. Jonathan Hewett, our chair, isn’t keen on

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
City St George’s