I'm always fascinated with the tools and techniques that are available to take advantage of social media and the Internet's vast resources. Here's one that I had missed up until now: embedding a Tweet (from Twitter) into your blog post.
The inspiration for this trick was the following Tweet from John Richardson, someone I follow on Twitter.
The inspiration for this trick was the following Tweet from John Richardson, someone I follow on Twitter.
Two Cool Social Media Tweaks for Bloggers goals4u.us/Apdvb6 #twitter #platform
— John Richardson (@success2you) May 26, 2012
If you click on the link within his Tweet, you'll get step by step instructions for how to embed a Tweet, just like I did his. I must note, however, that my Twitter page and options look a bit different from what he describes. For example, on my Twitter page, it says "Expand" rather than "Open." But otherwise, it works just fine.
Why would you want to embed a Tweet rather than simply re-Tweet it?
Why would you want to embed a Tweet rather than simply re-Tweet it?
Well, adding it to your blog gives you a point of reference and much more space to share your opinion or analysis of that particular Tweet, such as I'm doing here. It also gives you an instant graphic to make your own post stand out. And, it gives readers of your blog access to that Tweet and its link far into the future, while a re-Tweet gets lost in cyberspace within minutes, if not hours. Have you used this technique? Has it been effective?
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