TWKS provides visiting lecturers for innovative teacher training on the Goldsmiths, University of London, English PGCE course

Monday, November 14, 2011 in andrew davis, Best Posts, Schools/Courses, Social Media, The Power of Digital, Twitter

On Friday 4th November, our very own Dowshan Humzah and Andrew Davis were Visiting Lecturers on the potential of digital and social media in the classroom to students taking the English PGCE…

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Customising Your URL (Tip 7)

Friday, June 3, 2011 in 101 Tips Series, Twitter

Level – Beginner
Who - Twitter users and useful for anyone with a URL wanting to share.
Tip – On twitter when you are sharing a link a very useful tip is how to create your own customised short URL. Also as twitter it a 140 characters max then your…

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Creating Lists On Twitter (Tip 5)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in 101 Tips Series, Best Posts, Twitter

Level- Beginner
Who- Twitter users for business purposes or personal
Tip- Using twitter can be a great source of information for a chosen career or industry. For example, following people who you aspire to work with or build a relationship with. The best way of grouping these individuals or organisations…

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We Are Either A Local Or Global Business! (Tip: 1)

Friday, April 22, 2011 in 101 Tips Series, Facebook, Marketing, Twitter

Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Who:

  • Individuals (who like a bargain)
  • Local businesses
  • Events company

Tip: We are entering a world where we are either a local or global business. Local can be defined as a business that can only make money at one specific point i.e., the Starbucks on…

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How Twitter can help YOU

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in Social Media, Twitter



I am going to be honest and say that before I met Andrew Davis it hadn’t occurred to me once about using the social media site. I thought it was something ‘celebs’ did to brag about what they were up to, and for fans to…

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