Make Twitter Non-Personalized Again

Make Twitter Non-Personalized Again

Many of you have probably heard about Twitter’s new privacy policy which was sold to you the same way these things always are: “to bring you a more personalized experience”. Obviously, this meant that more of your data is getting analyzed and sold to the highest bidder. I immediately encouraged my followers to opt-out of it, and since then also the great folks at EFF have written a guide on how to do so.

But what many Twitter users don’t know is that there are other ways that Twitter is already (and by default) doing to “enhance” your timeline. This is how you can opt-out from the rest of those settings:

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Reddit Privacy Settings Guide (updated 2021)

Reddit Privacy Settings Guide (updated 2021)

Compared to other social networks, Reddit is a bit more barebones in terms of features and therefore also in terms of privacy settings. Here’s a handy list of the things you can do to harden your Reddit account.

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How to Create a New YouTube Channel for Your Business [+ Proven Checklist]

How to Create a New YouTube Channel for Your Business [+ Proven Checklist]

Internet is full of guides on how to create a YouTube channel, but none of them helped me when our company had reached the point where we realized that one YouTube channel simply wasn’t enough. Whether you’re in the process of creating the first channel for your business, or maybe in similar situation that we were, it doesn’t matter, as this checklist will be suitable for you nevertheless.

(This guide was updated in December 2020 to reflect the changes in YouTube Studio. All links should be fixed now.)

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Twitter Influencers: How I got +850 % Impressions & What I Learned

Twitter Influencers: How I got +850 % Impressions & What I Learned

Social media marketers are silly. At the same they keep preaching (and bragging) loudly how fast things and trends change in social media landscape, but on the other hand, they’ve been declaring that “this is The Year of the Influencer” at least four years in a row now. However, very often even professionals seem to forget (or outright not know) that not all influencers have to be persons.

Especially on channels like Twitter and Instagram, accounts that are e.g. parodies (like in my case) or content curators, can have massive follower bases. These are my findings from a tweet that gained +850% more impressions and prompted almost +1000% more profile visits than my average 140-characters do.

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How to Write the Best Headline – A Definitive Guide

How to Write the Best Headline – A Definitive Guide

“Content is king”, said Bill Gates in 1996. That incredibly foresighted statement still lives on today, but a sad fact is that no one will read your copy – no matter how unique and great the content is – if your headline blows. Traffic can vary up to 500% between headlines for the same content. That’s why every digital marketing agency has published at least one blog post telling how to write a killer headline. The problem is, if you’ve read one of those posts, you’ve pretty much read them all.  99% of time there’s always same few “tips & tricks” mentioned.

That’s why I decided to compile this guide for you!

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2015 – The Year of the Emoji

2015 – The Year of the Emoji

Didn’t see that one coming. Or the fact that I would be writing about, *sigh*, emojis. Those funny yellow faces were cool maybe 10-15 years ago, when they were popularized by MSN Messenger. Sure they’ve been plaguing our text communications more recently too, mainly because of smartphones and IM platforms, but for some reason, a lot has been happening in the emoji-front in 2015. Let’s take a look:

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4 Billion of Us Are Still Offline, Will Free Internet Change That?

4 Billion of Us Are Still Offline, Will Free Internet Change That?

One week and 46 years ago, the Internet was born. Or to be precise, its predecessor (or an earlier manifestation) the ARPANET delivered its first message, on 29 October 1969. Due to the creation of The World Wide Web two decades later, the Internet became the backbone interconnecting first the selected few and then eventually billions of people around the world. Although the amount of Internet users has grown staggering 806% since December 2000, shockingly still only 45% of global population has access to the Internet. So how do we get the rest 55% online? One answer to this is free Internet. Utopian? Not necessarily, since it’s actually closer than most of us think.

World Internet Stats
Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

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Why I Wont Buy Solu

Why I Wont Buy Solu

“There will be people who resist Solu, there will be people who disagree with what we’re doing.”
-Kristoffer Lawson, CEO & Founder of Solu Machines

I’m one of them. Among all this hype and praise, it’s about time to explain the naysayers perspective.

As a disclaimer: I’m a Finn and a tech enthusiast. Therefore like one would expect,  I was instantly intrigued and excited about Solu when I first heard of them. I didn’t see the launch event, so my feelings are completely based on their Kickstarter page. This is why I wont buy Solu.

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Coloud Hoop Earbuds Review – Bang for the Buck with Unique Design

Coloud Hoop Earbuds Review – Bang for the Buck with Unique Design

I’m the kind of guy who was born with earlobes unsuitable for the headphone industry. Earphones would fall right off, and even in-ear variants had difficulties staying in place (Ultimate Ears 600vi’s Comply foam tips getting closest to reliable fit). So when I saw the first photos of Coloud Hoop’s intriguing design, I knew I had to try them out.

Check out the updates from the bottom of this post!

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