Twitter for Learning: The Past, Present and Future Twitter turned 9 on 21 March. I’ve been on Twitter since March 2008. After it appeared in No 11 position on the 1st Top 100 Tools for Learning list in 2007, I realised I’d better sign up! And during the last 7 years I’ve seen lots of changes; and of course my own view of Twitter has changed too. In those very early days, it took me a good while to understand what value Twitter had for me, but once I “got it”, it became an exciting place to be. And since then, plenty more forward-thinking learning professionals have recognised the value of Twitter for their own professional learning – with Twitter rising to the top of the Top 100 Tools for Learning in 2008 and staying in that position for the last 6 years. Now, of course Twitter has become mainstream, brands and celebrities have their own Twitter accounts to promote themselves, there are live chats every day on all kinds of topics – with even TV programmes holding their own live chats. “Social media is about Time and Value.
9 Indie Marketplaces to Sell your Designs - Hongkiat These days, it’s easier than ever to share your creations with the world. There are numerous companies out there who make it their mission to help you sell digital products of any kind, including music, videos, ebooks and designs to your audience. Most of them will make sure your premium products will get as many product views as possible, but in return they’ll take a big piece of your revenue pie. Today we’re going to talk about marketplaces where designers can sell the design assets to their fellow designers. Here are 9 such non-exclusive marketplaces that may help you reach new audiences. 1. Sellfy is one of those places that started out as one of the online services to sell digital products and expanded by opening their own digital goods marketplace in November. 2. Iconfinder started out as an icon aggregator and search engine, but has recently morphed into an icon marketplace. 3. 4. 5. Fantero.com is a virtual content marketplace within the design and freelance communities. 6. 7.
10 herramientas gratuitas para Twitter: explora la jungla del social media marketing ¿Qué sería Indiana Jones sin su látigo? Un hombre sudoroso con un sombrero listo para carse en un agujero. Sin sus herramientas Harrison Ford no llegaría a ser el gran arqueólogo que conquistó a medio mundo en los 80… Del mismo modo, cualquier profesional de la comunicación se tiraría de los pelos si intentase hacer manualmente todo lo necesario para optimizar sus perfiles sociales. Así que hemos hecho una super selección de las 10 herramientas gratuitas para Twitter – o que tienen una versión gratis – para simplificar considerablemente tu tiempo en las redes sociales. 1. La plataforma de Twitter te muestra de una manera muy fácil tus notificaciones, mensajes, listas, hashtags y actividad a través de tus múltiples perfiles. 2. La experiencia de la segunda pantalla es uno de los usos más interesantes de Twitter; convierte una actividad solitaria en algo global además de ofrecer oportunidades de marketing reales. 3. 4. El estadounidense medio pasa 3,2 horas al día en las redes sociales.
Hashtags, Twitter Chats and TweetDeck for Education Twitter chats are one of the best ways for educators to connect with other educators, exchange and debate ideas, ask for help and provide assistance, find new resources and take action. The challenge is that Twitter chats can be overwhelming and confusing for educators new to Twitter because they can be fast paced. And it can be hard to work out how to participate when you are new. So we’ve put together this guide to walk you step by step through connecting using hashtags and participating in Twitter chats. For more detailed information on getting started with Twitter refer to The Educators’ Ultimate Twitter Guide – 2014. Intro To Hashtags A hashtag is any word on twitter that starts with the “#” hash (pound) sign. Hash tags make it easier to search and follow the twitter conversations on specific topics. How it works is everyone agrees to use a standard hash tag in their tweets when they tweet about a specific topic. Here are some of the commonly used educational hashtags: 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 1.
how-to-create-and-use-luminosity-masks-in-adobe-photoshop--cms-23549?utm_content=buffer51783&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Creating good, dependable, seamless selections in Adobe Photoshop can be excruciatingly slow and difficult. However, the program has entire tool sets devoted to making this task better, faster, and easier. In this Quick Tip, I'll explore one of the easiest and most useful ways to create selections based on the brightness values of the pixels in the image. This allows very easy editing of the highlights, shadows, and midtones with unprecedented control. These selections then allow for some high-end photo retouching techniques that would be extremely difficult otherwise. This technique also creates selection edges that are completely seamless. The selection techniques here will work on any image, but to follow along with the retouching steps, you will need to download this image. Silverback Gorilla The first selection is of the luminous values of the image. As important as this is, there's no menu or tool to be found to create it. Next, intersect this selection with itself.
11 herramientas gratuitas para medir tus estadísticas en Twitter ¿Gastarte un dineral en herramientas que luego no sabes utilizar? Hoy me he propuesto recopilarte 11 herramientas que pueden serte muy útiles en tu día a día a la hora de monitorizar, te recomiendo que las pruebes y que te quedes con aquella que te facilite los datos que necesitas y la información que vayas a utilizar. Socialbro Es una de las herramientas más potentes. Tiene estadísticas de lo más completas para que puedas analizar paso a paso tu campaña de Twitter o a tu competencia. Además, ahora acaba de incorporar nuevas funcionalidades. Twtrland Es la herramienta perfecta para identificar los factores de influencia de determinados perfiles. Para darte de alta es tan fácil como registrarte y directamente te encuentras en el dashboard. TweetStats Es de las más sencillas de utilizar. Con ella, básicamente puedes ver tus patrones de comportamiento. Twitonomy Foller.me TweetReach Esta plataforma es muy sencilla de usar. Twitter Counter Topsy Tweepi FollowerWonk Mention Mapp
Personal Learning Networks for Educators: 10 Tips By Dr. Mark Wagner I often begin my workshop on personal learning networks (PLN) for educators by asking these questions: Who is in your learning network? Who do you learn from on a regular basis? Who do you turn to for your own professional development? Some educators are lucky enough to learn from their coworkers or colleagues at their site. I usually ask these questions at conferences, which are frequently only annual events – and rare treats for many educators. Learning to Network and Networking to Learn 1. 2. 3. 4. Networking Tools and Anecdotes The four tips above are the core activities of building a personal learning network, and they can be applied using various tools to connect with others online. 5. 6. 7. 8. Final Thoughts These final two tips will help keep your initial frustrations in perspective, and help you avoid the temptation to focus on unimportant metrics as you grow your network. 9. 10. Note: I’ve also been writing about this topic for some time.
Fun branding project makes YouTube kid-friendly | Branding Over the past few years, YouTube has easily become one of the most recognisable brands across the world. Packed full of shows, short films, clips and cartoons, the website has garnered a lot of fans, including kids. Recently, New York-based studio Hello Monday teamed up with YouTube to help create a safe video environment that parents can trust – YouTube Kids. Discover 21 outstanding uses of colour in branding "Inspired by our own childhood best friends, invisible pals, and favorite toys, we created an animated character sidekick that guides each child through the app, and grows along with them," they explain. Promotion Drawing from the original aesthetic of the mother brand, YouTube Kids is full of fun and allows children and parents to find the perfect content for them. Liked this? Have you entered your best branding to the Brand Impact Awards yet? Words: Sammy Maine Sammy Maine is staff writer at Creative Bloq.
Métricas de Twitter que no debes ignorar Mantener un ojo (¡o dos!) en las métricas de Twitter es tarea esencial de todos los profesionales que trabajamos en social media para, de esta manera, invertir tiempo y dinero en las acciones más exitosas. Las marcas deben ser conscientes de lo que funciona y de lo que no; necesitan saber si están generando engagement con sus seguidores, clientes… y qué hacer cuando las cosas no dan los resultados esperados. Con la cantidad de datos que nos aportan las redes sociales, no hay excusa para ignorar lo que es más rentable y lo que nos ayuda a justificar nuestros esfuerzos en determinadas áreas. Si bien hay algunos indicadores que no pueden ser medidos a través de herramientas, hay unos cuantos que no debes ignorar. No tiene sentido invertir en redes sociales si no estás dispuesto a medir los resultados. Tus clientes (y tu jefe) te están presionando para saber si tus esfuerzos en marketing están surtiendo efecto. El tiempo es algo crucial cuando hablamos de social media. >>Productividad >>Clics