the tech post
This blog is about technology, software and social media. It's aimed as much towards 'normal' people as the tech savvy. The author is Tony Gallacher.
Tag Archives: Twitter
What’s Embedding a Tweet?
When you embed a tweet you add it to the code of a web page. It’s very similar to including a YouTube video in your page. When you view the … Continue reading
Why You’re Wrong About Google+
Google Plus is a great social media tool. Many people seem to have written it off but here are a couple of reasons why it’s worth paying attention to. One … Continue reading
Social Media Scheduler Buffer Could Save your Sanity
Buffer lets you schedule Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn posts. You add messages for each to a list (or buffer) and the service will automatically send them, spread throughout the day. The best time … Continue reading
Use Boxcar as a Notification Bolt on for ifttt
I wrote a Tech Post about the Boxcar notification app, a few days ago, you can read that post here. And one about the website ifttt, that links your social media services, you … Continue reading
Iffft Gets your Social Media Sites Talking
Ifttt.com is a website that makes your social media services work together. Ifttt rhymes with ‘lift’ and stands for If This Then That. When an event happens in one service, ifttt … Continue reading
Boxcar’s Configurable Push Notifications
Boxcar is a notification app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It connects with Twitter, Facebook and email accounts, among other services. It gives you different sound alerts, to … Continue reading
Squatting or ‘who’s been sitting in *my* Twitter handle?’
One of the annoying and – if you ask me – anti-social aspects of the web is the concept of squatting. If you can’t get the Twitter handle you want, … Continue reading
Linking Facebook Pages to Twitter
Why on earth would I want to create a Facebook ‘Page,’ I already have a personal Facebook account? Aside from the obvious reasons such as; you are in a band, … Continue reading
Do you have social media exhaustion?
Keeping up with social media has become a bit like that old Disney cartoon where Bugs Bunny plays all the positions during a baseball game. It feels as though you … Continue reading
Was London 2012 the First Socialympics?
I’m really excited about a talk I’m organising called “Was London 2012 the First Socialympics? for Social Media Week Glasgow. It’s on 25th September 2012 at Glasgow Science Centre. Prof. … Continue reading →