Was momentarily excited to see my first follower on Google Maps 🤔
Yes, it's what you think.
Will Maps ever be interesting from a social perspective?
#GoogleMaps #Discussion
Yes, it's what you think.
Will Maps ever be interesting from a social perspective?
#GoogleMaps #Discussion
Why is Twitter so crap at local?
If you've ever clicked on the location a Tweet was made from, for example Germany/Cologne, you'll know that what you get is not realtime and not comprehensive.
I'm not going to spout on about how easy this would be to fix, it would likely be a ton of work.
But should Twitter decide to make improvements how do you think it should work?
I'd suggest that it should be implemented in a similar way to how Instagram does locations.
places/Country/City/Neighbourhood/Business
Where any part of the URL would show current Tweets for that place: be it at the country, city or neighbourhood level.
What do you think?
#Twitter #Discussion
If you've ever clicked on the location a Tweet was made from, for example Germany/Cologne, you'll know that what you get is not realtime and not comprehensive.
I'm not going to spout on about how easy this would be to fix, it would likely be a ton of work.
But should Twitter decide to make improvements how do you think it should work?
I'd suggest that it should be implemented in a similar way to how Instagram does locations.
places/Country/City/Neighbourhood/Business
Where any part of the URL would show current Tweets for that place: be it at the country, city or neighbourhood level.
What do you think?
#Twitter #Discussion
STRATEGY
The most overused and least understood word in the digital space.
I discovered this agency while walking around @MyBelgischesViertel which I am launching today.
I looked up their website and discovered their Twitter handle, which is pretty new and was not visible enough for me to have previously found for inclusion on the list of Cologne agencies I have built for @EnglishCologne
I'll say hello on Twitter, see if they respond. See if they follow the list maybe, or if they are just crap at social media.
#Strategy #Discussion
The most overused and least understood word in the digital space.
I discovered this agency while walking around @MyBelgischesViertel which I am launching today.
I looked up their website and discovered their Twitter handle, which is pretty new and was not visible enough for me to have previously found for inclusion on the list of Cologne agencies I have built for @EnglishCologne
I'll say hello on Twitter, see if they respond. See if they follow the list maybe, or if they are just crap at social media.
#Strategy #Discussion
Twitter starts offering users the ability to earn revenue by selling tickets to their Spaces
I see this as a feature suitable only for the Twitter elite.
Or am I wrong?
#Twitter #Feature #Discussion
I see this as a feature suitable only for the Twitter elite.
Or am I wrong?
#Twitter #Feature #Discussion
I've made a video about how Telegram comments are REPLIES in a CONNECTED GROUP.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/AzT9o0KstAo
These are I think the most illuminating screenshots from the video. From left to right: the channel post, eight comments, eight replies in the connected group.
This might be the easiest way to see and understand that there are in fact no such thing as channel comments. Channel comments are a threaded discussion view of REPLIES in the connected group.
Once understood it's a pretty simple comment solution that has some interesting benifits.
#Telegram #Feature #Discussion
Watch here: https://youtu.be/AzT9o0KstAo
These are I think the most illuminating screenshots from the video. From left to right: the channel post, eight comments, eight replies in the connected group.
This might be the easiest way to see and understand that there are in fact no such thing as channel comments. Channel comments are a threaded discussion view of REPLIES in the connected group.
Once understood it's a pretty simple comment solution that has some interesting benifits.
#Telegram #Feature #Discussion
Post PRETTY messages 🙏
Text looks so much better when ugly links don't get in the way.
Don't you think?
#Telegram #Discussion
Text looks so much better when ugly links don't get in the way.
Don't you think?
#Telegram #Discussion
Telegraph
Telegram Tip - Post Pretty Messages
Everyone like "pretty" more than "ugly" and let's face it most long URLs are fugly. Take this exchange for example ... Not only did Fabian not use REPLY, but he dropped a fucking ugly URL into his response. Links can be neatly incorporated by hyperlinking…
Be a better Telegram user.
Employing a couple of handy tips will make you a better Telegram user.
🤓
#Telegram #Discussion
Employing a couple of handy tips will make you a better Telegram user.
🤓
#Telegram #Discussion
Telegraph
Telegram Tip - Stop Shouting
You've joined a Telegram group with a few hundred people in it. Great. Most of the people in the group will likely have the group muted already, but consider the people who don't and may be notified 🔔 by each message sent. Rather than sending a string of…
What is Telegram? - #Telegram #Discussion Lots of people have a view about what Telegram is which maybe correct or incorrect, but views about what Telegram is are more often than not too narrow.
Mostly people view Telegram as a messaging or chat App, which it of course it is; but it's more than that too. With this discussion I hope to broaden your viewpoint by of Telegram offering some examples and answering your questions.
How Telegram is like WhatsApp?
The mobile App looks simillar to WhatsApp in many ways, in the same way that many messaging Apps will have a similarlly looking user interface. Things that people do on WhatsApp can be done with Telegram.
How Telegram is NOT like WhatsApp - Brand channels
There are lots of things that people can do with Telegram can do which cannot be done with WhatsApp.
For example this message or "post" is the two hundered and seventy second post made to a "Brand Channel" named Social Media Talk, which has the "username" @SocialKnowhow
A brand channel can be viewed like a Facebook page, or a Twitter channel.
A Telegram channel can be viewed with all the channel posts within the Telegram App. But people who don't use Telegram can read public channel posts outside of Telegram. Each post has a post page with a unique URL: channel-name/post-ID
There are also private channels which cannot be viewed outside of being signed into Telegram.
Brand channels are created by an owning account but can be managed by multiple accounts with granular permissions if the channel owner sets that up.
How Telegram is NOT like WhatsApp - Telegram Groups
WhatsApp has a groups feature. A group is a community space where the group members (by default) have write access to; by write access I mean group members can posts "messages" to the group.
Telegram has a groups feature, but on Telegram groups can have many more members and be public or private. So Telegram group featuers make them are more like Facebook groups. Public groups have a public URL / Username like a public channel URL. Groups can be managed by up to fifty admins or moderators.
How Telegram is NOT like WhatsApp - Privacy
WhatsApp uses a phone number to register in a similar way to Telegram. But Telegram does NOT show your phone number to others by default. It does show your phone number to "contacts" by default. Your contacts are generally people who you have shared your contact details with.
With Telegram you can restrict who can see your phone mumber down to no-one.
With Telegram you can choose to add a public username. My public username is @RobertWallis - A public username gives you a public profile and URL. WhatsApp doesn't have public content or public profiles.
If you do not have a public profile on Telegram you can still interact with public content, where your username is not liked to a profile.
Lots more ...
There are lots of other aspects and technical differences, but I hope I've done enough for you to consider taking a first or second look at what Telegram is.
If you are a Telegram user you can comment on this post. I would love to hear your feedback or questions.
Thanks 🙏
Mostly people view Telegram as a messaging or chat App, which it of course it is; but it's more than that too. With this discussion I hope to broaden your viewpoint by of Telegram offering some examples and answering your questions.
How Telegram is like WhatsApp?
The mobile App looks simillar to WhatsApp in many ways, in the same way that many messaging Apps will have a similarlly looking user interface. Things that people do on WhatsApp can be done with Telegram.
How Telegram is NOT like WhatsApp - Brand channels
There are lots of things that people can do with Telegram can do which cannot be done with WhatsApp.
For example this message or "post" is the two hundered and seventy second post made to a "Brand Channel" named Social Media Talk, which has the "username" @SocialKnowhow
A brand channel can be viewed like a Facebook page, or a Twitter channel.
A Telegram channel can be viewed with all the channel posts within the Telegram App. But people who don't use Telegram can read public channel posts outside of Telegram. Each post has a post page with a unique URL: channel-name/post-ID
There are also private channels which cannot be viewed outside of being signed into Telegram.
Brand channels are created by an owning account but can be managed by multiple accounts with granular permissions if the channel owner sets that up.
How Telegram is NOT like WhatsApp - Telegram Groups
WhatsApp has a groups feature. A group is a community space where the group members (by default) have write access to; by write access I mean group members can posts "messages" to the group.
Telegram has a groups feature, but on Telegram groups can have many more members and be public or private. So Telegram group featuers make them are more like Facebook groups. Public groups have a public URL / Username like a public channel URL. Groups can be managed by up to fifty admins or moderators.
How Telegram is NOT like WhatsApp - Privacy
WhatsApp uses a phone number to register in a similar way to Telegram. But Telegram does NOT show your phone number to others by default. It does show your phone number to "contacts" by default. Your contacts are generally people who you have shared your contact details with.
With Telegram you can restrict who can see your phone mumber down to no-one.
With Telegram you can choose to add a public username. My public username is @RobertWallis - A public username gives you a public profile and URL. WhatsApp doesn't have public content or public profiles.
If you do not have a public profile on Telegram you can still interact with public content, where your username is not liked to a profile.
Lots more ...
There are lots of other aspects and technical differences, but I hope I've done enough for you to consider taking a first or second look at what Telegram is.
If you are a Telegram user you can comment on this post. I would love to hear your feedback or questions.
Thanks 🙏