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#DigiBlogChat December 5 2023 Tech Trends

December 2, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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The topic for #DigiBlogChat on December 5, 2023 is Tech Trends: what type of role and skills do you need to plan for? with questions by @LazBlazter and answers from all of you! So tell us how you’re preparing for the future and how tech trends will be involved!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

No matter which tech trends you’re following, we’ve got you covered–and we’d love to see you!

Here are the questions:

Q1. How many new job roles can you think of today that were not a thing ten years ago? #digiblogchat

Q2. For your sector of work, voluntary or paid, what do you find is the single biggest challenge for you in terms of progressing at pace with your competition or how issues are evolving? #digiblogchat

Q3. What new technologies are you exploring right now? #digiblogchat

Q4. What are the barriers to progress for you personally and for your organization more generally? #digiblogchat

Q5. Which technology do you feel has the most potential to be a game changer and why? #digiblogchat

Q6.  What are the primary new skills that you want to learn for yourself? #digiblogchat

Q7.  Which new and emerging skills are your employers going to market for right now? #digiblogchat 

Q8. Where do you look for information on what to learn and do you get assistance from your employer? #digiblogchat

Q9. How do you validate the quality of your skillset? #digiblogchat 

Q10. How do you feel about automation and machine learning in terms of the role you deliver? #digiblogchat

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#DigiBlogChat November 28 2023 Entertainment

November 27, 2023 By Leave a Comment

The #DigiBlogChat Topic on November 28, 2023: Entertainment | Image by Pexels from Pixabay

The topic for #DigiBlogChat on November 28, 2023 is Entertainment with questions by Loni of @JorgensonLocker and all of you! So tell us how you entertain yourselves for a fun hour. And maybe #digiblogchat is one of the ways you entertain yourself, too!

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

No matter how you like to entertain yourself during the holidays (or the rest of the year), we’d love to see you!

Here are the questions:

Q1. Which do you prefer in your downtime: reading, watching TV/movies, or listening to music?  #digiblogchat

Q2. Do you have a go-to TV show you’ve rewatched over and over? What is it? #digiblogchat

Q3. What are your top 5 movies of all time? #digiblogchat

Q4. If you could invite 5 celebrities to dinner, who would they be? #digiblogchat

Q5. Tell us about your favorite author or book? #digiblogchat

Q6. Who is your favorite musician and why? #digiblogchat

Q7. Do you have a favorite concert you’ve been to? Which was it and why’d you like it? #digiblogchat

Q8. What are you currently binge watching? #digiblogchat

Q9. Fill us in: what little-known artist/author/show are you loving right now? #digiblogchat

Q10. What is your favorite music lyric or saying from a TV show/movie you constantly quote? #digiblogchat

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#Digiblogchat November 21 2023 Holiday Traditions

November 19, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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#DigiBlogChat topic November 21, 2023: Holiday Traditions| Image Sabrina Ripke from Pixabay

The topic for #DigiBlogChat on November 21, 2023: Holiday Traditions with all of you! So bring your favorite ideas and holiday recipes for a fun hour.

Join us on Twitter each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time for #DigiBlogChat. My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

No matter whether your holiday traditions are conventional or unconventional, we’d love to see you!

Here are the questions:

Q1. How do you like your holiday potatoes (jackets, roasted, boiled, mashed, etc.)? #digiblogchat

Q2. What’s your favorite easy recipe–and it could be one that just includes boiling water! #digiblogchat

Q3. Share an adult beverage recipe with us! #digiblogchat

Q4. Is there a traditional dessert that you’d like to tell us about? #digiblogchat

Q5. Tell us about your favorite holiday main dish? #digiblogchat

Q6. What does your family expect from you during the holidays? For instance, do you have a job to do, such as putting up the lights? #digiblogchat

Q7. What mocktail recipes have you wanted to try, but haven’t yet? #digiblogchat

Q8. What’s the wackiest thing your family has done over the holidays? #digiblogchat

Q9. Name a side dish that you could have year round? #digiblogchat

Q10.  How has technology and AI changed the way you celebrate the holidays? #digiblogchat

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#Digiblogchat November 14 Workplace Gratitude

November 9, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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#DigiBlogChat Video Clips and Marketing November 7

November 6, 2023 By Leave a Comment

#DigiBlogChat Video Clips and Marketing November 7 | Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

We’re talking about Video Clips and Marketing this Tuesday! Do join us on Twitter (now “X”) on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 1:00 pm Pacific Standard Time for #Digiblogchat! 

Join us each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 10pm CST (most of W. Europe), 9pm + WEST (UK + Portugal), 4pm ET (Eastern). My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Here are the questions:

Q1. Why do short video clips on Tik Tok or Instagram influence users to engage with content? #Digiblogchat 

Q2. What types of video content are the most engaging for users, e.g. product or action segments? #Digiblogchat

Q3. How can a business embed branding in video clips, should it be part of the content or in the links? #Digiblogchat 

Q4. What are best practices for optimizing video  content, taking account of formats etc, and does it vary between Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and X? #Digiblogchat 

Q5. How do search engine and platform algorithms impact ranking and visibility of video content over other content? #Digiblogchat 

Q6. What would you consider good ethical considerations for producers of video clips and is that affected by variations in platform policy and guidance? #Digiblogchat 

Q7. In what ways have live streaming and story platforms like Snapchat and Instagram changed the dynamic for video content producers? #Digiblogchat 

Q8. How do user-generated video clips challenge professional content creators? #Digiblogchat 

Q9. Is #AI capability on new smart devices, e.g. like cell phones, a game changer and should this refocus intellectual property considerations? #Digiblogchat 

Q10. Where does storytelling fit in terms of the short video clip, is it still significant and worth creating? #Digiblogchat 

 

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#Digiblogchat Terrifying Halloween Characters of Twitter/X 10/31

October 30, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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Terrifying Halloween characters of Twitter/X 10/31 Tuesday | Image by Larisa Koshkina from Pixabay

We’re talking about the Terrifying Halloween characters of Twitter/X this Tuesday! Do join us on Twitter (now “X”) on Tuesday, October 31st at 1:00 pm Pacific for #Digiblogchat! 

Join us each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. PDT, 10pm CEST (most of W. Europe), 9pm BST + WEST (UK + Portugal), 4pm EDT (Eastern). My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Here are the questions:

Q1. What kinds of ghosts have you seen on Twitter, who just hang around and never say “Boo!”? #digiblogchat 

Q2. How afraid are you of zombies stealing your content and claiming it as their own? #digiblogchat

Q3. What do you think of monsters who insert themselves into your conversations without any warning? #digiblogchat

Q4. When you’re up late and on Twitter/X, have the werewolves ever threatened you and what did you do? #digiblogchat

Q5. How often and why have you blocked mean trolls who spout misinformation? #digiblogchat 

Q6. What did you do when you came across someone so wrapped up in themselves that they could be a mummy? #digiblogchat 

Q7. Has any evil clown ever tried to lure you down a dark alley with the promise of free candy on a suspicious link? #digiblogchat 

Q8. Have you uncovered any mask-wearing fiend who tried to purposely upset you and what did you do? #digiblogchat 

Q9. How did you feel if someone ghosted you here on Twitter/X? #digiblogchat 

Q10. What’s your best advice on how to handle creepy Halloween characters on Twitter? #digiblogchat 

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#Digiblogchat Creativity and Connecting the Dots October 3

September 29, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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Topic: Creativity and Connecting the Dots! | Image by Roman Solar from Pixabay

We’re talking about Creativity and Connecting the Dots this Tuesday! Do join us on Twitter (now “X”) on Tuesday, October 3rd at 1:00 pm Pacific for #Digiblogchat! 

Join us each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. PDT, 10pm CEST (most of W. Europe), 9pm BST + WEST (UK + Portugal), 4pm EDT (Eastern). My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Here are the questions:

Q1. Have you ever combined two radically different topics to create an article or blog post? What happened? #digiblogchat 

Q2. What do you think would happen to your creative ability if you tried a different hobby? #digiblogchat 

Q3. What did you learn today that surprised you? #digiblogchat 

Q4. What is your hidden talent that you could never put on a resume? #digiblogchat

Q5. Does using AI such as ChatGPT make you more or less creative? #digiblogchat 

Q6. Tell us about a time you used collaboration and how did that make you more creative? #digiblogchat 

Q7. Have you ever had to “connect the dots” unwillingly and what was the result? #digiblogchat 

Q8. Do you believe that creativity is a skill that can be improved upon? Or are you born with it? Do tell! #digiblogchat 

Q9. What do you do when you feel like your creativity is in a slump? #digiblogchat 

Q10. What is the most creative thing you’ve ever done? #digiblogchat 

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#Digiblogchat Humor September 26

September 26, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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#Digiblogchat Humor September 26 | Image by Anja from Pixabay

We’re talking about Humor this Tuesday! Do join us on Twitter (now “X”) on Tuesday, September 26th at 1:00 pm Pacific for #Digiblogchat! @RandyLyleClark crafted today’s questions.

Join us each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. PDT, 10pm CEST (most of W. Europe), 9pm BST + WEST (UK + Portugal), 4pm EDT (Eastern). My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Here are the questions:

Q1. When could humor be used in marketing? #digiblogchat 

Q2. What are some examples of humor being used effectively in marketing? #digiblogchat 

Q3. What kind of humor should be avoided in the marketplace? #digiblogchat 

Q4. Can you think of examples of humor being poorly used in a marketing campaign? #digiblogchat

Q5. Have you used humor in your marketing? if so, please share. #digiblogchat 

Q6. How can humor be used in a presentation? #digiblogchat 

Q7. What are some ideas on how you could use humor in your content? #digiblogchat 

Q8. How can humor be used in a Twitter chat, such as #DigiBlogChat? 

Q9. Share a GIF you think is funny. #digiblogchat 

Q10. Finish the sentence, “This summer was so hot that _________.” #digiblogchat

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#Digiblogchat Tech Failures September 19

September 16, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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We’re talking about Tech Failures Tuesday! Do join us on Twitter (now “X”) on Tuesday, September 19th at 1:00 pm Pacific for #Digiblogchat! 

Join us each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. PDT, 10pm CEST (most of W. Europe), 9pm BST + WEST (UK + Portugal), 4pm EDT (Eastern). My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Here are the questions:

Q1. Can you recall a time when a tech failure affected you and your work? What happened? #digiblogchat 

Q2. What are some common tech failures you’ve experienced in the world of social media? #digiblogchat 

Q3. Have you ever been part of a project where a failure caused the entire project to be delayed? Do tell! #digiblogchat 

Q4. What are some ways that tech failures can be prevented and how important is a recovery plan? #digiblogchat 

Q5. Can you give an example of a high-profile technology failure that affected millions and what happened to the company involved? #digiblogchat 

Q6. What role does human error play in tech failures and what can be done to prevent such failures? #digiblogchat 

Q7. How does the increase in complexity of modern systems contribute to tech failures? #digiblogchat 

Q8. Which emerging technologies are more at risk of failure and how could these failures be prevented? #digiblogchat 

Q9. Have you seen instances where a company’s response to a failure was outstanding? What happened? 

Q10. How can a company rebuild trust after a data breach? #digiblogchat

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#DigiBlogChat September 12: X and X Pro

September 10, 2023 By Leave a Comment
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We’re chatting about X and X Pro on #DigiBlogChat | Image by StockSnap from Pixabay

We’re talking about X and X Pro (previously called Tweetdeck) Tuesday! Do join us on Twitter (now “X”) on Tuesday, September 12th at 1:00 pm Pacific for #Digiblogchat! X and X Pro, what do we need now that API access is limited? with @LazBlazter! 

TweetDeck, now called X Pro, allows users to view and customize multiple feeds that update in real time. The platform was acquired by Twitter in 2011 after it became one of the most popular ways for people to access the site. via CNBC.

Tweetdeck now requires a subscription and costs $84 a year. Those users who pay for the subscription will automatically receive a blue checkmark.

Join us each Tuesday from 1:00 through 2:00 p.m. PDT, 10pm CEST (most of W. Europe), 9pm BST + WEST (UK + Portugal), 4pm EDT (Eastern). My partner for these chats is @LazBlazter.  If you need to know how to participate, click here: How to Join #DigiBlogChat. P.S. Don’t forget to add the #digiblogchat hashtag!

Here are the questions:

Q1. What apps did you rely on that have had access to the X (Twitter) API removed? #digiblogchat 

Q2. Have you identified any effective replacements that are free of charges? #digiblogchat 

Q3. Why is the Blue Tick verification worth the money, does X Pro (Tweetdeck) work like it used to? #digiblogchat 

Q4. Is the @elonmusk vision for X moving at a quick enough pace to retain hardcore users? #digiblogchat 

Q5.What one app that you used for X (Twitter) content do you miss the most and why? #digiblogchat 

Q6.Why does X pricing appear to differentiate between user devices and is this fair? #digiblogchat 

Q7. Will you consider alternatives to X and what will trigger the loss of your loyalty? #digiblogchat 

Q8. What features would you like X Pro (Tweetdeck) to develop? #digiblogchat 

Q9. Which social media app is your favourite alternative to X Pro and why? #digiblogchat 

Q10. Would X benefit more from free access to X Pro or by restoring API access? #digiblogchat

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