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The most annoying and hated word/phrases of the year | Ragan.com

The most annoying and hated word/phrases of the year | Ragan.com | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
'Fiscal cliff' and 'whatever' top the lists. Don't roll your eyes. I'm just sayin' that these words are, like, so yesterday. Or maybe not. YOLO.

 

Political observers may have been ambivalent about Tuesday night's House of Representatives vote to halt mandatory tax increases for all but the United States' highest earners, extend unemployment benefits, and fend off other potentially damaging, self-imposed economic consequences.

 

Language lovers, however, had to be delighted, because it meant they were one step closer to never again hearing the phrase "fiscal cliff." That term topped Lake Superior State University's annual list of banished words....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Let's banish these banal buzzwords forever...

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Twitter Background Design How-To and Best Practices

Twitter Background Design How-To and Best Practices | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
Check out this overview of best practices to stand out from the crowd with your Twitter theme and follow the tutorial to create your own profile from scratch.

 

With Twitter quickly becoming the hottest site to be seen on, everyone wants to stand out from the crowd. There has already been a range of quality designs showcased on various sites, which has shown an emergence of trends such as the ‘sidebar’. Let’s take a look at some of the best practices around Twitter background design and get to work creating our own.

 

We all recognise the default blue Twitter background right? It’s not a bad design, it’s clean and trendy but it doesn’t stand out when the majority of Twitter users also have the same look. Furthermore, if you’re keen to achieve more followers, removing this background would probably help out by showing that you’re an active user, or if you’re tweeting on behalf of your company or service, it helps prove that you’re not a spammer.

 

Generally speaking, there are three main approaches when it comes to creating your Twitter background (other than a boring solid colour!):

 

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Via Martin Gysler
John van den Brink's comment, May 17, 2012 1:11 PM
Thank you Martin.
Martin Gysler's comment, May 17, 2012 3:22 PM
You're welcome John, I'm glad you like it!