The #TwitterSmarter Chat Turns 8

We had a fun celebration in Spaces.

Madalyn Sklar
July 30, 2023

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Hi Friend,

Wow! I can hardly believe it. This week marked the 8th anniversary of the #TwitterSmarter chat. For our celebration in Spaces, I shared the origin story and some pretty remarkable stats from the very first chat. We also discussed Twitter’s name change to X. If you missed the live Space, be sure to check out the replay.

Now here’s this week’s roundup.

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Highlights From Madalyn's Twitter Feed

Madalyn points to a sign she is holding which reads #TwitterSmarter

It’s been a very busy week at Twitter. I have lots to report. Let's dive in...

Arguably, the biggest news was the X-ing of the Twitter bird - literally. But I'm not rushing to make any major changes.

Alex Valaitis wrote an interesting thread about why Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter to X was a good move.

Dhariana Lozano and I tried out a livestream version of our Twitter profile reviews. Let me know what you think!

Verified users are getting more video options.

Audio and video calling options are in the works. Would you use it?

The Latest From Madalyn

Twitter, X, Now What?

#TwitterSmarter Community Chat Recap. We discussed Twitter's rebrand to X and what that means for users. We also celebrated the 8-year anniversary of this incredible chat.

graphic for the All Things Audio podcast

There is no podcast version of All Things Audio this week. Click here to listen to the Spaces replay. Guest co-host Morgan Evetts and I talked about Twitter, the new X, Spaces, and more.

Upcoming Twitter Spaces

You can easily access my upcoming audio conversations as well as the past ones via Spaces Dashboard. Tap on this link to get started. At the top right, you’ll see a green button that says “Set Up Alert.” This is a brand new feature that will send an email notification whenever I go live. Below that you'll see the ones I host, co-host, and spoke in. You can listen to replays of past conversations and also add upcoming ones to your calendar.

Before I Go…

If you try out BIGVU, be sure to tag me in your videos. I’d love to see what you create.

Thank you for taking the time to read my newsletter. 😊

Keep rockin’,
Madalyn