Nicola Barratt
@nicolabarratt4.bsky.social
Digital Culture Network's Tech Champion for Social Media. Mostly posting about social media news and updates for anyone working in arts and culture in England. Views my own
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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
This is absolutely sublime 😍
June 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is absolutely sublime 😍
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A nice piece by @nicolabarratt4.bsky.social on the differences between boosted posts and ad campaigns on FB and Insta digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/knowledge/wh... #marketing
What’s the difference between boosted posts and ad campaigns on Facebook and Instagram?
A simple guide to helping you choose the best approach to promote your art or organisation on Meta platforms.
digitalculturenetwork.org.uk
June 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A nice piece by @nicolabarratt4.bsky.social on the differences between boosted posts and ad campaigns on FB and Insta digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/knowledge/wh... #marketing
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With X and TikTok constantly making headlines you may be hearing those dreaded words, "What are we doing about social media?" 🫢
In my latest article, I'll take you through 6 questions to ask yourself before you leave X or any other platform.
digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/knowledge/sh...
In my latest article, I'll take you through 6 questions to ask yourself before you leave X or any other platform.
digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/knowledge/sh...
Should we leave X? 6 questions to ask yourself before leaving any social media platform.
With social media platforms being so changeable, it's worth regularly reviewing your approach to ensure you're in the right place to reach your target audience. This article will guide you through wha...
digitalculturenetwork.org.uk
March 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
With X and TikTok constantly making headlines you may be hearing those dreaded words, "What are we doing about social media?" 🫢
In my latest article, I'll take you through 6 questions to ask yourself before you leave X or any other platform.
digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/knowledge/sh...
In my latest article, I'll take you through 6 questions to ask yourself before you leave X or any other platform.
digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/knowledge/sh...
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📲 Instagram’s @mosseri : Saving posts as drafts does not affect their reach (distribution).
February 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
📲 Instagram’s @mosseri : Saving posts as drafts does not affect their reach (distribution).
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Join our free webinar on 13 February to explore how libraries can embrace digital transformation sustainably.
Learn strategies to reduce tech's environmental impact, see real-world examples, and discover innovative, climate-conscious digital practices: bit.ly/BLClimateWeb...
Learn strategies to reduce tech's environmental impact, see real-world examples, and discover innovative, climate-conscious digital practices: bit.ly/BLClimateWeb...
January 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Join our free webinar on 13 February to explore how libraries can embrace digital transformation sustainably.
Learn strategies to reduce tech's environmental impact, see real-world examples, and discover innovative, climate-conscious digital practices: bit.ly/BLClimateWeb...
Learn strategies to reduce tech's environmental impact, see real-world examples, and discover innovative, climate-conscious digital practices: bit.ly/BLClimateWeb...
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I'm looking forward to an excellent panel at @britishlibrary.bsky.social 's #AIDebates on 'Libraries and AI' on Thursday, with @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social @cawston.bsky.social @tomchatfield.bsky.social @sveinarne.bsky.social and Svein Arne Brygfjeld
thebritishlibrary.seetickets.com/event/librar...
thebritishlibrary.seetickets.com/event/librar...
Libraries and AI: Opportunity or threat? from See Tickets
Buy tickets for Libraries and AI: Opportunity or threat? at British Library from the official retailer, The British Library.
thebritishlibrary.seetickets.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I'm looking forward to an excellent panel at @britishlibrary.bsky.social 's #AIDebates on 'Libraries and AI' on Thursday, with @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social @cawston.bsky.social @tomchatfield.bsky.social @sveinarne.bsky.social and Svein Arne Brygfjeld
thebritishlibrary.seetickets.com/event/librar...
thebritishlibrary.seetickets.com/event/librar...
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Alt text? Don’t worry, Santa’s elves have your back! Writing great alt text is simpler than you think.
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
December 4, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Alt text? Don’t worry, Santa’s elves have your back! Writing great alt text is simpler than you think.
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
I was on the first episode of the Digital Culture Network podcast along with @katyfarrell.bsky.social - we're jokingly referred to by the team as the social media twins. 🎙 Listen to us chatting about social media in the arts and culture sector. digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/knowledge/di...
Digital Culture Podcast episode #1 - Social Media with Katy Farrell and Nicola Barratt
James Akers interviews the Digital Culture Network Tech Champions Katy Farrell and Nicola Barratt who specialise in Social Media.
digitalculturenetwork.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 3:41 PM
I was on the first episode of the Digital Culture Network podcast along with @katyfarrell.bsky.social - we're jokingly referred to by the team as the social media twins. 🎙 Listen to us chatting about social media in the arts and culture sector. digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/knowledge/di...
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Orkney Library are now officially in our Arts & Culture Starter Pack, alongside a bunch of other places that joined Bluesky recently 🤝
Check out the many museums, galleries, archives and libraries already posting here, and follow them all in a single click!
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
Check out the many museums, galleries, archives and libraries already posting here, and follow them all in a single click!
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
November 29, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Orkney Library are now officially in our Arts & Culture Starter Pack, alongside a bunch of other places that joined Bluesky recently 🤝
Check out the many museums, galleries, archives and libraries already posting here, and follow them all in a single click!
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
Check out the many museums, galleries, archives and libraries already posting here, and follow them all in a single click!
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
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A #FollowFriday.
If your feed needs more fun
@themerl.bsky.social and @orkneylibrary.bsky.social are here.
If your feed needs more fun
@themerl.bsky.social and @orkneylibrary.bsky.social are here.
November 29, 2024 at 10:17 AM
A #FollowFriday.
If your feed needs more fun
@themerl.bsky.social and @orkneylibrary.bsky.social are here.
If your feed needs more fun
@themerl.bsky.social and @orkneylibrary.bsky.social are here.
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Have been looking at how brand posts are performing here vs other platforms. This comparison of the same post by @cpsc.gov shared across Threads, Bluesky, and Twitter is interesting.
November 26, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Have been looking at how brand posts are performing here vs other platforms. This comparison of the same post by @cpsc.gov shared across Threads, Bluesky, and Twitter is interesting.
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Are you a social media manager running an account for an organization or high-profile individual? Or do you own a website and want a simpler username?
On Bluesky, you can verify your account by setting your website as your username.
We just refreshed our how-to guide:
On Bluesky, you can verify your account by setting your website as your username.
We just refreshed our how-to guide:
How to verify your Bluesky account - Bluesky
Here's how to verify your Bluesky account by setting your website as your username.
bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Are you a social media manager running an account for an organization or high-profile individual? Or do you own a website and want a simpler username?
On Bluesky, you can verify your account by setting your website as your username.
We just refreshed our how-to guide:
On Bluesky, you can verify your account by setting your website as your username.
We just refreshed our how-to guide:
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Meta’s family of apps is converting 1% of its 3.24bn users to creating a Threads account each month. Bluesky has built a community of 22 million from scratch. When you put it that way, the picture looks different.
Yes, Threads is growing larger and faster than anything else, but that doesn’t mean it’s winning. Bluesky is turning heads www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/2...
Threads says 35 million users signed up in November
Bluesky currently has about 22 million accounts.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Meta’s family of apps is converting 1% of its 3.24bn users to creating a Threads account each month. Bluesky has built a community of 22 million from scratch. When you put it that way, the picture looks different.
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A selection of starter packs for folks looking for libraries and library workers:
📚 📜
📚 📜
Library Bluesky Starter Packs
Discover Bluesky starter packs matching "Library" - Find curated lists of interesting accounts and communities to follow
blueskystarterpack.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:39 PM
A selection of starter packs for folks looking for libraries and library workers:
📚 📜
📚 📜
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Arts marketing BlueSky, assemble!
I've created a Starter Pack for those working in arts marketing, whether in theatre, music, museums, art, opera, dance, or beyond.
Drop a 👋 if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/6fcDxVA
I've created a Starter Pack for those working in arts marketing, whether in theatre, music, museums, art, opera, dance, or beyond.
Drop a 👋 if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/6fcDxVA
November 20, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Arts marketing BlueSky, assemble!
I've created a Starter Pack for those working in arts marketing, whether in theatre, music, museums, art, opera, dance, or beyond.
Drop a 👋 if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/6fcDxVA
I've created a Starter Pack for those working in arts marketing, whether in theatre, music, museums, art, opera, dance, or beyond.
Drop a 👋 if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/6fcDxVA
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more users are joining
and the hog grows longer
and the hog grows longer
November 21, 2024 at 12:51 PM
more users are joining
and the hog grows longer
and the hog grows longer
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Am looking for your Bluesky success stories.
Has your charity:
- grown lots of followers fast?
- connected with new peers or communities or decision markers?
- had a viral success?
- had greater engagement than the other place?
Or is the jury still out?
Keen to hear how it is going so far.
Has your charity:
- grown lots of followers fast?
- connected with new peers or communities or decision markers?
- had a viral success?
- had greater engagement than the other place?
Or is the jury still out?
Keen to hear how it is going so far.
November 21, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Am looking for your Bluesky success stories.
Has your charity:
- grown lots of followers fast?
- connected with new peers or communities or decision markers?
- had a viral success?
- had greater engagement than the other place?
Or is the jury still out?
Keen to hear how it is going so far.
Has your charity:
- grown lots of followers fast?
- connected with new peers or communities or decision markers?
- had a viral success?
- had greater engagement than the other place?
Or is the jury still out?
Keen to hear how it is going so far.
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Theatres starter pack update (bit glitchy today so hope it has worked)
New additions @newdiorama.bsky.social @theytheatre.bsky.social @trontheatre.bsky.social @oxfordplayhouse.bsky.social @malthousetheatre.bsky.social @belgradetheatre.bsky.social @painesplough.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/UYXzVN7
New additions @newdiorama.bsky.social @theytheatre.bsky.social @trontheatre.bsky.social @oxfordplayhouse.bsky.social @malthousetheatre.bsky.social @belgradetheatre.bsky.social @painesplough.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/UYXzVN7
November 20, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Theatres starter pack update (bit glitchy today so hope it has worked)
New additions @newdiorama.bsky.social @theytheatre.bsky.social @trontheatre.bsky.social @oxfordplayhouse.bsky.social @malthousetheatre.bsky.social @belgradetheatre.bsky.social @painesplough.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/UYXzVN7
New additions @newdiorama.bsky.social @theytheatre.bsky.social @trontheatre.bsky.social @oxfordplayhouse.bsky.social @malthousetheatre.bsky.social @belgradetheatre.bsky.social @painesplough.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/UYXzVN7
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Hey! We’ve compiled a starter pack of museums, galleries, archives and libraries in the UK who are right here on Bluesky 🦋 go.bsky.app/9o1sRWp
November 11, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Hey! We’ve compiled a starter pack of museums, galleries, archives and libraries in the UK who are right here on Bluesky 🦋 go.bsky.app/9o1sRWp
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We're going to give Bluesky another go, as we're informed it's less dead these days. To welcome us back, we've lauched a special sale just for you. Get 10% off everything in our online gift shop this week with the code BSKYHAIRPIE vaginamuseumshop.co.uk
Vagina Museum
The Vagina Museum is the world’s first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynaecological anatomy. Located in Bethnal Green.
vaginamuseumshop.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 10:35 AM
We're going to give Bluesky another go, as we're informed it's less dead these days. To welcome us back, we've lauched a special sale just for you. Get 10% off everything in our online gift shop this week with the code BSKYHAIRPIE vaginamuseumshop.co.uk
If you've recently joined Bluesky here's a great list to follow!
New to Bluesky? Love museums? We have you covered!
We're constantly adding new museums, libraries, and arts orgs to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack.
Today, we welcomed the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social, @artukdotorg.bsky.social, and many more :)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
We're constantly adding new museums, libraries, and arts orgs to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack.
Today, we welcomed the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social, @artukdotorg.bsky.social, and many more :)
bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 19, 2024 at 8:41 AM
If you've recently joined Bluesky here's a great list to follow!
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This is free, and pretty simple to do. Organisations should totally do it 👇🏻
• On Bluesky, you own your online identity. If you own a website, you can set that as your username. We highly recommend official organizations / brands to do this — it's one form of self-verification here!
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
October 17, 2024 at 7:15 AM
This is free, and pretty simple to do. Organisations should totally do it 👇🏻
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The skies just got a little more blue... you can now post GIFs!
We're starting with a set list of GIFs from Tenor. You can turn off auto-play in your settings.
Custom uploaded GIFs and video coming soon! 🔜
Share Bluesky with a friend: bsky.app/download 💙
We're starting with a set list of GIFs from Tenor. You can turn off auto-play in your settings.
Custom uploaded GIFs and video coming soon! 🔜
Share Bluesky with a friend: bsky.app/download 💙
Blue Fly GIF
ALT: Blue Fly GIF
media.tenor.com
April 25, 2024 at 7:17 PM
The skies just got a little more blue... you can now post GIFs!
We're starting with a set list of GIFs from Tenor. You can turn off auto-play in your settings.
Custom uploaded GIFs and video coming soon! 🔜
Share Bluesky with a friend: bsky.app/download 💙
We're starting with a set list of GIFs from Tenor. You can turn off auto-play in your settings.
Custom uploaded GIFs and video coming soon! 🔜
Share Bluesky with a friend: bsky.app/download 💙