Here’s a recap of our fave tweets from this week’s informative and insightful chat. We’d love to hear from you! Please feel free to comment below and share your two cents on these questions.
Did you miss today's #TwitterSmarter "after" chat livestream with members of my team? You can watch the replay here: https://t.co/XfPpSlhpbY pic.twitter.com/p1GDQpRXdu
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
Please welcome our guest @AdeldMeyer. Topic: Twitter Features Worth Knowing About! #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/aXi2YWwpM6
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
We invited our friends from Hootsuite to come on the chat and kick it off by answering one pressing question about Twitter marketing.
Ask @hootsuite: What are the best ways to use Twitter video? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/cjynvpQYdK
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
1|4 You can use video a number of ways. One example is to send a reply! Even #VideoReplyDay is a thing ? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/CDEL6rD9v4
— Hootsuite (@hootsuite) 19 October 2017
2|4 Sending a video reply allows you to be extra personal as well as expand past the character limit of Twitter! #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/SiQCSN2zst
— Hootsuite (@hootsuite) 19 October 2017
3|4 You can also share teasers or educate via video. A quick informational video can get your audience excited! #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/nanUeCSBIu
— Hootsuite (@hootsuite) 19 October 2017
4|4 Interested in learning more about Twitter video marketing? Take a look at our guide here: https://t.co/FimmTD6JxI #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/mExTGq3sD0
— Hootsuite (@hootsuite) 19 October 2017
Q1: What’s the most underutilized Twitter features at the moment? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/PaMa4tjJcA
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A1: Night mode and Media Studio! #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A1: Soooo many people don't even know night mode exists, it is awesome. Do you use it? #twittersmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A1: Night mode is super useful for that evening Twitter browsing in bed and is available for desktop too! #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
I see a lot of you say Moments – Check this one I made for today! Twitter Features to Know #twittersmarterhttps://t.co/DZZXcV8hyf
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
Here is a snapshot of Night Mode – find it under your profile drop down menu #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/rLrDoXSyQA
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) 19 October 2017
A1: Twitter video, moments, lists and night mode. We are here to talk about this and empower you to take action. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/7TK9Veuea5
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A1: Twitter Lists still aren't being utilized as much as they could be. I've found them to be very beneficial! #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) October 19, 2017
A1 Pinning tweets #twittersmarter
— Toby Metcalf (@Toby_Metcalf) October 19, 2017
A1: I think #twittermoment is underutilized. It is not best explained / coherent to the avarage #twitter user #twittersmarter
— Benny Gelbendorf (@BGelbendorf) 19 October 2017
A1. Definitely Twitter Lists and Moments as well. Great ways to curate content and keep track of top engagers! #TwitterSmarter
— Louise Upchurch (@Loulou_Uberkirk) 19 October 2017
A1. #Video and the advanced #search function. You can easily track topics and hashtags relevant to your #brand. #TwitterSmarter
— SourceMedia (@SourceMediaCo) 19 October 2017
a1 Understanding & utilizing the Benefits of Twitter Cards on a site. #twittersmarter
— Debi Norton (@BRAVOMedia1) 19 October 2017
A1: I feel like Polls came in real hot and now are slowly fading away – they should not be fading away! Moments also! #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/4tRpIS2Xg8
— Katelyn Brower ? (@BrowerKDnB) October 19, 2017
A1. I know you’re expecting me to say lists but I would add polls to the mix! Quick interactions. #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/zOFUslQ25c
— Su Doyle (@sudoyle) 19 October 2017
A1) Probably lists! You can create your own lists or subscribe to lists created by others. Viewing a list timeline will show you a stream of Tweets from only the accounts on that list. #TwitterSmarter
— James Mann ♉️ (@jamesmann23) October 19, 2017
A1 Advanced Search! It's a goldmine of information and I'm always surprised when people don't even know about it #TwitterSmarter
— LUCYrk (@LUCYrk78) October 19, 2017
Q2: What is the best Twitter features to improve productivity and cut through the Twitter noise? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/t9VBRs0lzQ
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A2: Twitter Lists, Twitter advanced search and Pinned Tweets. #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A2: Did you know that you can save search results and share it or come back to it again. This is helpful in so many ways! #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
Use Twitter advanced search for the following: #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/FN9LNd9doU
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A2: Twitter Lists is the best way to organize your Twitter. You can put together private lists and also curate public ones. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/34UcEF8X4m
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A2: Twitter Lists are great for increasing productivity and cutting through the noise. You get to see the updates you WANT. #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) October 19, 2017
A2: The best tools I have found for cutting through the noise on #Twitter are lists paired with #Tweetdeck #twittersmarter
— Laura Denny (@ldcreativemedia) October 19, 2017
A2: Without my Twitter Lists, I could never manage my feed. #twittersmarter
— YoPedro (@YoPedro) October 19, 2017
A2 Twitter lists are the great sorter-outers. I spend zero time on my main time line, always going to my lists to camp out. #TwitterSmarter
— Jim Katzaman (@JKatzaman) October 19, 2017
A2 Get a @hootsuite dashboard populated with @twitter lists #twittersmarter
— Toby Metcalf (@Toby_Metcalf) October 19, 2017
A2: Twitter advanced search, lists, and the coming soon save for later. #TwitterSmarter
— Jeff Higgins (@ItsJeffHiggins) October 19, 2017
A2. Twitter allows you to turn on the tweets of your favorite people.❤️it. i've 50 favorite people. ❤️ seeing their updates #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/F52JZ373ie
— Ai Zhang, Ph.D ? (@aiaddysonzhang) October 19, 2017
Waving from the airport. Quick hello to you. A2: the hashtag is the best Twitter feature. It lets you find ur community #TwitterSmarter
— Janette Speyer (@JanetteSpeyer) 19 October 2017
A2: If you want to cut through for curation, use lists. If you want your #content to cut through, use hashtags & visuals. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/phMVhGD3QR
— Katelyn Brower ? (@BrowerKDnB) October 19, 2017
A2) Blocked words + following topics/people via lists, not directly following#twittersmarter https://t.co/QSSNUzepZM
— Real Estate Writer (@RealEstateWrtr) October 19, 2017
A2. Search and the advanced search can assist locally and nationally. I have done an international search for leads. #TwitterSmarter
— Dr. Dorrie Cooper (@sittingpretty61) October 19, 2017
A2. Curated lists + TweetDeck. Though I wish I could save searches in TD along w/ mobile + @evernote for saving articles #twittersmarter pic.twitter.com/XiPzad3M3E
— Su Doyle (@sudoyle) 19 October 2017
A2:
1. Lists
2. Lists
3. ListsTurn your Twitter into a CRM
Recognize users by adding them to '____ Experts'#TwitterSmarter https://t.co/MfbtCNFu8i
— Bruce Kennedy (@BruceKennedy1) October 19, 2017
Q3: The last two year’s updates by Twitter – The best and the worst? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/PDFMmZco4L
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A3: The best has to be moments, cyber-bullying and UI updates. Worst – the removal of our fav star into a heart *sob #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A3: Best – Twitter Moments. Worst – the possibility of 280 characters. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/sHJEgkTWvN
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A3:
Best: Nightmode
Worst: Little to no bot supervision or suppression.#TwitterSmarter— Jeff Higgins (@ItsJeffHiggins) October 19, 2017
A3: ✅ Moments. I'm excited to learn more about this feature. ❌Adding more characters. Please give us an "Edit" button! #twittersmarter
— Maria Marchewka (@_MariaMarchewka) 19 October 2017
A3. Best: Videos + Moments.
Worst: Not providing same features cross platforms + Circle photos! #TwitterSmarter— Su Doyle (@sudoyle) 19 October 2017
A3: Can we ever get an update with an "edit" button? #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) October 19, 2017
A3.
Best#Twitter update:
That media
no longer
takes up some of the
140 characters.Phew!#twittersmarter pic.twitter.com/WXAxzFPUxx
— Gabriela Cardoza (@CardozaGab) October 19, 2017
A3) Been neutral on most changes. Looking for breakthroughs. Read they may start bookmarking tweets. That'd be a great move. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/zkLy7mE0ba
— Jeremy Bond (@JeremyDBond) October 19, 2017
A3: Twitter should have let us keep the star for favourites, as well as give us the heart for likes #TwitterSmarter
— MirrorImages (@MirrorImagez_) 19 October 2017
Q4: Feature you love the most or can’t wait to have on Twitter? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/wx7gOZMnSp
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A4: Can’t wait to have #280Characters and I love Twitter lists and Twitter cards the most! #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A4: I believe Twitter is bringing out a bookmarking feature ‘save tweets’ for later reading function -woo! #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
Some want an 'edit tweet' feature.. this will ruin Retweets – can you imagine people going in later adding in stuff? NO! #twittersmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A4: I'd ❤️❤️❤️ an edit feature on Twitter. Please @jack @twitter, we'd ❤️ this. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/eOZWHq0b63
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A4: Editing tweets; adding moments to tweets. You can create a tweet with a moment easily not vice versa #twittersmarter
— Tim @ Stoneham Press (@StonehamPress) 19 October 2017
A4: For me the feature I can't wait to have would be the "edit tweet" button. Typos drive me crazy! #twittersmarter
— Laura Denny (@ldcreativemedia) October 19, 2017
A4: I can't wait to have a save feature instead of digging through liked tweets trying to find one. #TwitterSmarter
— Jeff Higgins (@ItsJeffHiggins) October 19, 2017
A4 I would love to be able to schedule a tweet while writing it #twittersmarter
— Toby Metcalf (@Toby_Metcalf) October 19, 2017
A4: As I said in the last tweet, an option to edit tweets within a certain time frame would be great. ?? #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) October 19, 2017
A4: Troll Button w/ Low Voltage Electric Shock. Kind of like static electricity for standing hair. #twittersmarter
— YoPedro (@YoPedro) October 19, 2017
A4. I hope @TweetDeck can add GIFs. it will be so much easier to use during chats. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/AJxTvZBwOI
— Ai Zhang, Ph.D ? (@aiaddysonzhang) October 19, 2017
A4.
More
anti-spam efforts!Crack down
on auto-tweets & DMs.#twittersmarter pic.twitter.com/PRs8LWHsru— Gabriela Cardoza (@CardozaGab) October 19, 2017
A4: I LOVE the GIF feature! Makes my posts so much more fun & engaging. I think everyone would like to see an edit button. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/y4d1NJblVt
— Katelyn Brower ? (@BrowerKDnB) October 19, 2017
#twittersmarter A4 They need a way for people to show interest in a tweet without the heart/favorite. "Liking" bad news seems wrong.
— Jeavonna (@jchapstk) October 19, 2017
A4 Better, faster and transparent spam / trolls and improper content reporting & "cleaning" of Twitter is my big wish. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/UTFkQcya4U
— Zala Bricelj (@ZalkaB) October 19, 2017
Q5: What feature should every blogger or business owner use? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/L4dMBYq2a8
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A5: 1. Twitter cards!! Install the code on your website to display tweets shared from your content beautifully in Twitter. #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A5: Take time to understand the different card types and use them even in your ads > https://t.co/zMWVgh5W90 #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
Love Twitter polls!! So great to get engagement or do research for your business > https://t.co/F7GvNCYrza #twittersmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A5: Twitter Moments. It's a great way to curate your tweets into a story. Learn about it here: https://t.co/Yl6QYofQkC #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/1ZF6goGm2Y
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
— Tony Stephan (@SirKingofGifs) 19 October 2017
A5: Use the hell out of the space on your bio and the URL!
It's the first impression your customers or audience gets of you #TwitterSmarter— Jeff Higgins (@ItsJeffHiggins) October 19, 2017
A5: Pin a tweet to your profile if you haven't already! It's valuable real estate you should utilize. #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) October 19, 2017
A5.
First of all, Tweet consistently & engage.
List
Video
Moments#TwitterSmarter https://t.co/s7RujBIGuk— Ai Zhang, Ph.D ? (@aiaddysonzhang) October 19, 2017
A5. A scheduling application as well as the advanced #search function to find other #influencers. #TwitterSmarter
— SourceMedia (@SourceMediaCo) 19 October 2017
A5 Twitter lists are still underused. When I recommend their use in strategy reports clients often don't know about them. #TwitterSmarter
— Cathy Wassell (@CathyWassell) October 19, 2017
a5 Hashtags Utilized To Support Content – Smart Tweeting. #twittersmarter #twitter
— Debi Norton (@BRAVOMedia1) 19 October 2017
A5.
Just one?
Lists
Polls
Analytics
Chats
Moments
Advance Search
Video
GIFs
Pinned Tweets
Hashtags
Ads
Scheduling tools#twittersmarter https://t.co/DmXrP7n3t9— Gabriela Cardoza (@CardozaGab) October 19, 2017
A5: Every business owner should use Twitter as a social listening tool. https://t.co/h42uRxHjan #TwitterSmarter
— Flying Cork (@flyingcorkpgh) 19 October 2017
A5: I think every #blogger and #BusinessMan should create own brand #Hashtags . #twittersmarter
— Benny Gelbendorf (@BGelbendorf) 19 October 2017
Q6: What features are worth mastering? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/Z5yozoBmIO
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A6: Twitter analytics and Twitter Moments. #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A6: Twitter moments can be used to showcase your business, trends, specials, expertise and even creativity. #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A6: Twitter analytics will tell you what is working and what is not. Use the info to tweet like a pro!! #twittersmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A6: Twitter customer support functions are also super useful > https://t.co/mb1yEPeOIr #TwitterSmarter
— Adel de Meyer (@AdeldMeyer) October 19, 2017
A6: Take time to do Twitter videos. It's SOOOO easy. Reply to one of your tweets on your phone with a video. #TwitterSmarter #VideoReplyDay https://t.co/ibvmD2FoCM
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A6: Twitter lists, moments, analytics, advanced search, video. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/ibvmD2FoCM
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A6: You can now access metrics about your Twitter videos. Yay!! #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/ibvmD2FoCM
— Madalyn Sklar ? (@MadalynSklar) October 19, 2017
A6: ALL THE FEATURES! #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/llEakF6rku
— Katelyn Brower ? (@BrowerKDnB) October 19, 2017
A6: DM'ing someone back instead of using auto DM ?#TwitterSmarter
— Jeff Higgins (@ItsJeffHiggins) October 19, 2017
A6: Use analytics to see which content resonates with your audience the most. This shows what you should post more! #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) October 19, 2017
A6.
Polls
Analytics
Search
Moments
List
How to craft tweets
Bio
How to engage on Twitter #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/sWqVAGz7q6— Ai Zhang, Ph.D ? (@aiaddysonzhang) October 19, 2017
A6 It's not a feature, but using Twitter in general. Not broadcasting, spamming, but engaging, building community, helping #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/rFpsIeeFlB
— Zala Bricelj (@ZalkaB) October 19, 2017
A6: #twitterchat #twittersmarter pic.twitter.com/tT4zbtVCc8
— Benny Gelbendorf (@BGelbendorf) 19 October 2017
A6. All of them, but a well-written tweet with happening video will soar you high like so many boss types here today! ??? #TwitterSmarter
— Dr. Dorrie Cooper (@sittingpretty61) October 19, 2017
A6) Conversion Trackinghttps://t.co/NxOm5eEBD7#twittersmarter https://t.co/JvWnxDXPNS
— Real Estate Writer (@RealEstateWrtr) October 19, 2017
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