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#TechBlog: If the url says 'Twitter', it's 'Twitter'
Tech Blog: If the url says 'Twitter', it's 'Twitter'.
#YoursTrulyJuly #TechBlogger #TechBlog #TechTuesday #TechTip #tech #techie #digital #online #DigitalMarketing #OnlineMarketing #usability #UX #UserExperience #UsabilityFail #uxdesign #WebDesign #DesignThinking #CustomerJourney #ContentMarketing #GoodPractice #Twitter #X
The whole X dilemma apparently comes from Elon Musk purchasing the x.com url back in the day and when buying Twitter he could finally put it to use.
Well then: Why does the url still use ‘twitter’?
If it’s meant to be ‘X’, why does the url say ‘Twitter’?
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#GiveBlood: #MallToAction #1Nation5000Units on April 13th
Give Blood: #MallToAction #1Nation5000Units on April 13th.
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#DonateBlood #DonateBloodSaveALife #DonateBloodSaveLives #SaveALifeDonateBlood #PledgeToDonateBlood #BloodDonation #blood #GiveBlood #SaveLives #BloodDonors #donate #BloodForLife #BloodBank #BloodCenter #BloodDrive #GoodCause #Activism #BeTheChange #DoGood #SocialGood #GivingBack #HelpingOthers #MakeADifference #Motivation #TheWCBS #WestenCapeBloodShortage
[ANNOUNCEMENT] Join us for our largest mall activation yet! SANBS and WCBS are joining forces for an epic event on April 13th! We'll be at 50+ malls nationwide, aiming for 5000 units of blood. Your donation saves lives! Mark your calendars and spread the word. #1Nation5000Units pic.twitter.com/3eBntkAUfz
— The SANBS (@theSANBS) April 2, 2024
1 Day – 1 Nation – 5000 Units of Blood…
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Happy #WorldRatDay 2024!
Happy #WorldRatDay 2024!
🐭 ❤️ #RatsMakeGreatPets
#WorldRatDay #EmotionalSupportAnimal #RattieSitting #RatSitter #RatHotel #pet #rat #rattie #PetRat #FancyRat #RatLove #RatsAreAwesome #CuteRats #RatsAsPets #PetsNotPests #ILoveRats #RatMom #humom #YoursTrulyJuly #AdoptDontShop #RatBodyLanguage #RatBehavior #RatCare
Happy World Rat Day!
Rats make great pets!
On World Rat Day we celebrate how pet rats intuitively know their humans, show empathy, love, care and are always there to uplift the mood.
To remind us what amazing animals they are and how to better understand rats, a lovely little visual guide to read their body language by Lili Chin:
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#UsabilityFail: Wrong shades of grey
Usability Fail: Wrong shades of grey.
#GoodPractice #Tip brought to you by Yours *TrulyJuly*.
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If you want your audience to read your content, start with the basics: Make it readable.
Unlike this example:
I cannot even read the grey font on the slightly lighter background.
My watermark is more prominent than their copy.
You can say what you want about design, if it doesn’t follow function, it fails.
What is the point of fancy looking copy if you can’t read it.
This clearly is a…
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#TechBlog: It's #MyTwitterAnniversary, not #MyXAnniversary
Tech Blog: It's #MyTwitterAnniversary and not #MyXAnniversary.
#YoursTrulyJuly #TechBlogger #tech #techie #digital #online #DigitalMarketing #OnlineMarketing #usability #UX #UserExperience #UsabilityFail #uxdesign #WebDesign #DesignThinking #CustomerJourney #ContentMarketing #GoodPractice #Twitter #TwitterAnniversary #X #GrammarNerd
Logging into Twitter I’m being alerted to check my notification where X informs me:
“It’s your X anniversary! Celebrate with a special post created just for you”
(Yes, with a missing full stop:)
I’m invited to “Celebrate with a post”
Choosing this results in a prewritten post:
“Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary”
Except I didn’t join X. I joined Twitter.
It's…
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#GrammarNerd: Samsung fails 'trade-in' or 'trade in'
Grammar Nerd: Samsung fails 'trade-in' or 'trade in'.
#GrammarNerd #grammar #GrammarFail #BadGrammar #GrammarMatters #spelling #english #vocabulary #vocab #EasyEnglish #EnglishGrammar #EnglishSpelling #EnglishVocabulary #EnglishLanguage #EnglishTips
What’s the difference between ‘trade-in’ and ‘trade in’?
A ‘trade-in’ is a noun.
To ‘trade in’ is a verb.
Clearly Samsung is in need of some grammar lessons and hasn’t done its homework:
Spot the grammar mistake: It is ‘to trade in your current device’, without a hyphen, as clearly, it is used as a verb.
In an erratic way Samsung swaps ‘trade-in’ with ‘trade in’ randomly at liberty instead of…
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Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon!
Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon!
#LunarNewYear #HappyLunarNewYear #YearOfTheDragon #ChineseNewYear #HappyChineseNewYear #ChineseZodiac2024 #DragonYear
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2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon, beginning on February 10th, 2024 (Chinese New Year) and concluding on January 28th, 2025 (Chinese New Year’s Eve).
Past years of the Dragon include 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012.
People born in Dragon years usually possess natural courage, tenacity, and intelligence, often displaying enthusiasm and…
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#TechTip: How to hide HTML Code
Tech Tip: How to hide HTML Code
#TechTip brought to you by Yours *TrulyJuly*.
#TechTuesday #online #digital #internet #Hack #Trick #Tech #Tip #HowTo #usability #UX #UserExperience #TechBlogger #YoursTrulyJuly #techie #techtrick #techhack #techsupport #tipsandtricks #HTML #code #CommentTag
In case you want to hide online content rather than deleting it right away off your website:
In the code editor, simply add the comment tag to the section of your webpage you want to hide:
Start hiding the content with the opening tag: < ! – –
Stop hiding the content with the closing tag: – – >
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A blessed 2024! Happy #20PlentyMore ☺
A blessed 2024! Happy #20PlentyMore!
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#HappyNewYear #HNY2024 #20Plenty #20PlentyForAll #20PlentyMoreForAll #JoyFromAfrica #StayPositive #Motivation #MondayMotivation #MotivationMonday #HappyHolidays
We’ve had Happy #20SHINETEEN, Happy #20Plenty, Happy #20PlentyNew and in 2024 we celebrate Happy #20PlentyMore!
Happy New Year 2024! Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to.
Wish you a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2024 with #20PlentyMoreForAll!
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#GoBokke: Happy Bokke Day!
#GoBokke: Happy Bokke Day!
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#GoBokkies #Springboks #Springbokke #RWC2023 #RWC23 #StrongerTogether #BokFriday #SpringbokDay #GoForGold #RugbyWorldCup2023 #SpringbokFever #Rugby #SouthAfrica #Champions
Enoy this ‘Bokke Day’, declared a public holiday in celebration of the Springboks’ triumphant Rugby World Cup victory.
Happy Bokke Day 2023
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#GoBokke: Cheeky holiday for Springboks’ Rugby World Cup win
#GoBokke: Cheeky holiday for Springboks’ Rugby World Cup win.
#GoBokkies #Springboks #RWC2023 #StrongerTogether
In celebration of the Springboks’ momentous achievement South Africa declares Friday the 15th of December 2023 as a public holiday.
A cheeky one, as the 16th of December is already a public holiday for the Day of Reconciliation, but this year it falls on a Saturday, which means South Africans would miss out on a day off. Allowing the 15th of December 2023 as a public holiday, gives back this…
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#TechBlog: Twitter is clearly in it for the money with repetitive X linking to subscribe
#TechBlog: Twitter is clearly in it for the money with repetitive X linking to subscribe.
#Twitter #ElonMusk #overcharging #BlockElon
When I see a repetition of design, in my mind pops: A glitch in the matrix!
Twitter presents us with two X:
One slightly bigger X directing to ‘Home’ at the top, and
One slightly smaller x further down linking to ‘Subscribe’.
And then there are more X, but those are just the ones we always used to use to close a window.
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#TechBlog: Twitter is clearly in it for the money with subscription ads everywhere
#TechBlog: Twitter is clearly in it for the money with subscription ads everywhere.
#Twitter #ElonMusk #overcharging #BlockElon
My new Twitter Home look:
Coercion into paying for a subscription everywhere, including FOMO inducing clickbait about making money.
Twitter is clearly in it for the money – subscription ads everywhere
It’s also the harsh black from that X rebranding which looks so in your face daunting I expect the button to say ‘Order coffin now’ instead of ‘Subscribe today’.
After the steep price increase for…
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#CapeTownClimateWeek 2023 18th to 22nd September
#GoGreen: Cape Town Climate Week 18 to 22 September 2023.
#ClimateActionNow #Petition #GoodCause #Activism #CapeTownClimateWeek #CapeTownClimateWeek2023 #PathwaysForSystemChange #MarchForSystemChange #CleanEnergy #GreenEnergy #RenewableEnergy #SustainableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateChange #Environment #ecofriendly #CircularEconomy #ZeroWaste #SaveThePlanet #nature #green #BeTheChange #ProtectOurEnvironment #ExtinctionRebellion #StopPollution #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJusticeNow #ActNow #FixOurTrains
⭐️ Have you registered for a Cape Town Climate Week event yet?
🔗For more information, the full programme, and registration forms visit https://t.co/zHQ9Ahdr3v#CapeTownClimateWeek2023 pic.twitter.com/YyO3w227Ba
— AFRICAN CLIMATE ALLIANCE (@AfrClimAlliance) September 14, 2023
Cape Town Climate Week 2023: Fostering Dialogue, Collaboration, and Dynamic Action Towards a Just and Sustainable…
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#TravelBlog #SANationalParksWeek 2023: 16 to 24 September
#SANationalParksWeek 2023: 16 to 24 September.
#TravelTip brought to you by Yours *TrulyJuly*.
#ItsMySouthAfrica #TravelWiseMzansi #SouthAfrica #MeetSouthAfrica #CapeTown #LoveCapeTown #CapeTownForFree #WesternCape #SANParks #KnowYourParks #LiveYourWild #TravelBlog #YoursTrulyJuly #MahalaWeek #NatureAwaitsYou #RethinkingTourism #ResponsibleTourism #ResponsibleTravel #PlacesToSee #TravelInspiration #HoodUplift #ILoveMyHood #PowerOfTravel #travel #tourism #destination #journey #wanderlust #vacation #holiday #lifestyle #hiking #beach #sea #mountain #fynbos #outdoors #optoutside #getoutside #naturelover #nature #wildlife #wildflowers
Today Minister Creecy launches #SANationalParksWeek @SANParks @SANParksKNP pic.twitter.com/gzg3EdqWfU
— Environmentza (@environmentza) September 15, 2023
The 18th annual South African National Parks Week runs from 16th to 24th September 2023.
SANParks General Manager: Media, PR & Stakeholder Relations, Rey Thakhuli said, “under the established theme ‘Know Your National Parks’ the weeklong…
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#TechNews: WordPress automatically shares posts to Mastodon
Tech News: WordPress automatically shares posts to Mastodon.
#Tech #News brought to you by Yours *TrulyJuly*.
#WordPress #JetpackSocial #Mastodon #Twitter #TechNews #CyberTips #online #digital #HowTo #usability #UX #UserExperience #TechBlogger #TechBlog #YoursTrulyJuly #techie #techtrick #techhack #tipsandtricks #TechTip #GoodDesign #UXdesign #DigitalMarketing #OnlineMarketing #ContentMarketing #ContentIsKing #QualityOverQuantity #VAC #ValueAddedContent
Jetpack Social now allows you to auto-share your WordPress content to Mastodon.
Mastodon is one of the Twitter alternatives, and although the tech world seems to agree Mastodon is not going to replace Twitter, it always gains in numbers when Twitter messes up.
Now there is another channel Mastodon takes over where Twitter disappointed:
Twitter auto-sharing stopped due to API pricing increase…
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#DarkPatterns: LinkedIn lures with more when there isn't any
Dark Patterns: LinkedIn lures with more when there isn't any.
#GoodPractice #Tip brought to you by Yours *TrulyJuly*.
#YoursTrulyJuly #TechTuesday #TechBlogger #TechTip #tech #techie #digital #online #DigitalMarketing #OnlineMarketing #usability #UX #UserExperience #uxdesign #WebDesign #DesignThinking #CustomerJourney #ContentMarketing #UsabilityFail #FOMO #MonopolyIsBad #DarkPatterns #LinkedIn #BetterDigitalWorld #JOMO
I recommend LinkedIn, as it’s a great professional networking platform for jobs and business.
But also LinkedIn has its flaws, especially since it was taken over by Microsoft:
LinkedIn ‘0 Activity’ but prompts to ‘Show all activity’.
While the statement “This person hasn’t posted yet” with the added explanation: “Recent post this person shares will be displayed here.” should be enough…
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