Jan 7Social media managers have feelings tooFor a while now, I’ve been wanting to share some experiences of managing large, public social media channels during the pandemic. There’s a lot to say, and I’ve not really been able to find the time or — to be quite honest — the motivation to put some words down. …Social Media7 min read
May 29, 2020This Week #42: Week beginning Monday 25 MayThis week I have mostly been angry. Vision deficiencies This is a pretty handy new dev tool in Chrome (other browsers are available). It allows you to emulate vision deficiencies to help you get a better idea of how some people might view your website. …Twitter5 min read
May 22, 2020This Week #41: Week beginning Monday 18 MayHow are you today? It’s been another week alright, and I hope yours has been as good as it could have been. Here are some things I’ve enjoyed or spent time thinking about this week. Facebook Shops This will have been something in the works for a while, but the timing absolutely…Social Media5 min read
May 15, 2020This Week #40: Week beginning Monday 11 MayWell, it’s been a little while. Shit got real for a while; there was some illness (not me), there was some home schooling, there was lots of actual work. And writing these weekly notes felt like a step too far, so I took a break. …Social Media4 min read
Apr 10, 2020This Week #39: Week beginning Monday 6 AprilI took a week off from writing my notes last week because I simply didn’t have the space in my head to think about this stuff, really. I’m a bit sad about not continuing the weekly streak but I am mostly glad that I put a bit of rest and…Social Media4 min read
Mar 27, 2020This Week #38: Week beginning Monday 23 MarchIt’s Thursday evening again. As I’ve done for what feels like millennia now, I pick up my laptop, knock out a header image and dive into the (admittedly rather sparse) “This Week Content” folder in my inbox. A Twitter focus this week. WWF and social distancing I really liked this from the WWF. Relevant…Social Media4 min read
Mar 20, 2020This Week #37: Week beginning Monday 16 MarchHello. I’m interspersing some news with otters, and a game of “that’s not an otter, it’s a capybara”. Good luck. No prizes, but we need some distraction. I found five minutes to reflect on where we are People need information. The most vulnerable of those we look after need communications and services they can rely on. Be that face to…Social Media4 min read
Mar 13, 2020This Week #36: Week beginning Monday 9 MarchI hope you’re doing ok, given everything that’s happening in the world right now. Work for me is fascinating — if not somewhat manic — right now. There is a lot happening, and so this week’s notes are going to be light touch. …Social Media3 min read
Mar 6, 2020This Week #35: Week beginning Monday 2 MarchIt’s just gone 22:30 on a Thursday night. I’m just home; I have eaten a burger, texted my Mum, been out and have drunk at least four pints with two different and equally great people, have been talking about the coronavirus all day, and also had to prepare two children…Social Media7 min read
Feb 28, 2020This Week #34: Week beginning Monday 24 FebruaryWhat have I come across this week that’s given me pause for thought? Let’s see. Yorkshire Tea Everyone’s written about the tea company winning Twitter this past week. It was indeed very good, and I don’t think there’s much more to say on it, apart from the fact that people need to…Social Media4 min read