New article for Times Higher on how to get your library / museum / charity etc to become ex-X

I very much think it’s time we got out organisations off Twitter / X, and I’m delighted to say there’s a real movement happening in that direction.

Since I wrote this blogpost about how to get your organisation off X and a shorter LinkledIn version which has had a lot of repostings, absolutely loads of people have got in touch from across librarianship and beyond, to say they’ve put the 5 suggested steps into practice and are getting off the platform.

I particularly loved this reposting from Angela Hursh, author of the Super Library Marketing blog:

“Here’s what happened when I stopped posting to Twitter:

✔ Traffic to my website remained the same.
✔I felt less stressed with one less platform to maintain!
✔I regretted nothing.
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— Angela Hursh

In order to try and reach an audience beyond my usual networks, I’ve re-written the piece for the Times Higher, and it sits somewhere between the two versions above in length. If you’ve not already read one of the others, have a look and see if you can start the process of becoming ex-X.

Click the pic to view the article on the Times Higher website

If you’re interested you can read my previous piece for the Times Higher on how departments and orgs can get better at using Instagram, here.

Universities need to get better at using Instagram – here’s how

I wrote an article for the Times Higher all about University use of Instagram. I think Insta is absolutely the most important social media in Higher Education at the moment now Twitter has become unusable, and this article sets out why that is and what to do about it.

It contains some stats, some useful links, and above all guidance on how to use it well!

The article is free to read - click the image or the link above go to the post on Times Higher Education site

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If you’re interested you can find details of my Instagram for University Departments and Professional Services here.