Why That Tweet Isn’t Displaying in Your Blog Post and What You Can Do About It

Tweet of the week displays tweet URL instead of actual tweet

I noticed the problem when one of my posts wasn’t displaying the tweet I embedded in the post.

Instead, the post was showing the tweet URL.

Hmmm, I wondered.

What happened? Did I add an extra character to the URL? Continue reading Why That Tweet Isn’t Displaying in Your Blog Post and What You Can Do About It

Letters of Peace: One Handwritten Letter at a Time

woman reading a handwritten letter

On my flight to Philadelphia for the 2016 WordCamp US conference, I put away my smartphone and laptop, pulled out the airline monthly magazine from the pouch on the seatback, and settled in to read.

Within the first few pages of the magazine, I found a full-page reproduction of a handwritten letter that quickly catapulted me back to my teen years.

Continue reading Letters of Peace: One Handwritten Letter at a Time

Takeaways from 5 Newsroom Tips for Better Website Content: WordCamp US 2016

Andrea Zoeller

In her 5 Newsroom Tips for Better Website Content presentation at 2016 WordCamp US last weekend, Andrea Zoellner shared examples from the newsroom to help content creators craft better content for their websites.

Here are my notes from her talk: Continue reading Takeaways from 5 Newsroom Tips for Better Website Content: WordCamp US 2016