When you apply for a job on LinkedIn, think about the file name and file format of your resume document - not just its contents.
The social media ecosystem is complex and ever-changing. While channels such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can deliver huge audiences, they also act as 'walled gardens' and place restrictions on both content creation and monetisation. Smart products and brands learn to make best use of social media without becoming overly reliant on it.
When you apply for a job on LinkedIn, think about the file name and file format of your resume document - not just its contents.
Most of your Sponsored Content ad impressions may be served on external sites rather than LinkedIn itself. But why, and how can you tell?
Twitter lets you 'download an archive of your data'. Here's how long Twitter takes to prepare the data export (and what's in it).
Is it possible to write a script in Python that uses the Twitter API to let users back up their Twitter lists? The answer is yes
If an account has 10,000 followers or more, Instagram rounds the figure down to the nearest hundred. Here's how to see an exact follower count.
Sharing a post from one Facebook page to another? In the 'New Facebook' redesign you can no longer tick to 'Include Original Post'
If you have 10,000 followers or more, Twitter rounds your follower count to the nearest one hundred. Here's how to get an exact figure.
One way to increase clickthroughs on Facebook auto-posts is to append each post with a short message saying 'Click below to read full story 👇'
As soon as you adopt a hashtag, you lose control over its usage. Not just over who uses it, but how - including the case they put it in.
How can you set LinkedIn to only show jobs in an exact location rather than within a radius? It's possible, but not as easy as you might think.
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