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trshltna-blog · 1 year

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Social Media, Memes and….*sighs*, Malaysian Politics

Before I begin, I’d like to address that I am not particularly fond of Malaysian politics, but will try to explain this week’s topic through the mind of someone who regularly uses Social Media, just not for politics.

Generally, social media has been a primary source for politics in terms of sharing information and announcing unexpected political happenings. In Malaysia, it is known that most politicians are on social media applications such as Twitter and Instagram. With the platform presented to them, they’re able to advocate for their standing party and have the freedom to say what they want to say. Comparing traditional media and the media we consume now, it is certain how much social media has a one up the game for politics. News gets spread faster, and not only politicians are involved, but generally the people of the country who voted. Even those who didn’t vote, get the participate.

All thanks to the freedom of social media, and yes, this is where memes come in.

Let’s go back in time shall we? To the year 2020…

When everything Covid-19 related happened around the world and in Malaysia, Malaysia was also going through a political crisis where there was a sudden switch in the cabinet. There was an immediate meeting of leaders that was held on the 23rd February 2020, about 3 weeks before national lockdown. Crazy, right? Everything else was happening and these people decided to make even more controversies within the country. Then again, I was only 18, an avid user on Twitter whilst scrolling thru my feed of constant tweets about the changes happening. Leaders from several factions of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) were called to Sheraton Hotel, Petaling Jaya, which somehow, lead to Tun Mahathir Mohamad resigning as the Prime Minister, and then forming a whole new government under Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Zainuddin 2020). This whole situation was then known as the “Sheraton Move”, where they planned to topple the PH government. To sum all that up, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin ended up being the Prime Minister, with the 3rd ever government we have in Malaysia (IISS 2020)…

…only to step down the following year on the 16th of August 2021 becoming the caretaker Prime Minister, with Ismail Sabri Yakoob replacing him as our Prime Minister, for now.

Okay, I’m going to stop here, it’s getting confusing, but you get the gist. Malaysian politics are a full on mess.

While I have to admit I only knew the full story today because of this week’s topic blog, memes have helped me somewhat understood the situation and honestly made the whole thing lighter and more engaging. Personally, I do think memes are this generation’s way of coping with almost anything, considering the fact that we’ve been told that we’re unserious and unaware. But, I don’t think that’s the case. With social media, the birth of memes were born. What better way to convey the slight snooze-fest of politics with none other than.. fun loving memes? Relating to last week’s post, our generation loves visuals, and memes just sums up all that. A whole situation or message being conveyed in 1 fulfilling meme. Quite entertaining if I do say so myself.

With that, I do believe that memes and politics somehow do go hand in hand together, especially in this decade. Jokes aside and all, considering memes are joke-filled, memes grab the attention of most social media users. People like me who aren’t really aware, get attracted to these memes posted only to be curious about the context behind it. For me, that works, and I’m sure it works for other people as well. One can put it in a way as if memes are a head start before a plane takes off, thus the plane being any types of news. In this case, political news.

Take this meme below, for example. I saw this about a year ago circulating on Twitter and was really confused at first on what was going on. From there I made the initiative to search up what all this was about, and it seemed like it was just Dr. Mahathir and his tricks, as usual.

Okay enough of that, it’s in the past now.

As I’m typing this out, GE15 candidates have been announced so do vote if you can! For the betterment of Malaysia and many more political memes to come 🇲🇾

#mda20009 #week5 #politicalengagement

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lyvanebusiness · 2 years

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10 Tips For Growing Your Following on Instagram

Instagram has become a hub where brands meet their potential clients, connect with them and turn them to raving followers of their brands. However, many brands struggle to reach their desired number of followers on the gram, so they buy fast Instagram followers.

As effective as buying followers is in the short term, you’ll need more than that to remain relevant in the long run. Really, it takes time and patience to grow your account organically. But, the more your followers grow, the more opportunities and visibility your brand gets.

If you’d like to grow your Instagram following and are looking for effective tips, you’re in the right place. In this article, you’ll be reading 10 effective ways to land your desired number of followers on Instagram within a short while. Are you ready? Let’s get into it immediately.

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1. Post Consistently

Your consistency will make all the difference. Post consistently and you’ll see results. Post occasionally and you’ll likely not see any growth.

Instagram is filled with different competing brands and if you want to stand out, you have to be the best. One thing that’ll help you achieve this status is a consistent posting schedule.

The fastest way to register negative reactions from your followers is by posting haphazardly. Your brand will be seen as an unserious one and no one will take you seriously.

There is no general number of times to post and you need to study your audience to get the best posting time. However, you must post at least once in two days for your audience to tag and recommend you to others.

Meanwhile, you can easily buy fast Instagram followers to boost your engagements on each post uploaded. This way, you have a large number of actual people waiting to read and boost your interactions.

2. Optimize your Instagram Account

Your Instagram profile is made up of three major components. They include:

The username

The bio

The profile picture

These are the first three things that attract a visitor to your page and convince them to follow your account. when selecting a username, ensure it works well with your brand and its services.

Also, if you have a customer base outside the platform, you want to keep the name similar to what your audience knows for easy access. Lastly, ensure the name is something that can be easily remembered by any user.

Your account bio is a short, catchy statement of about 150 words that your visitor will read. Ultimately, your bio should describe what your business represents and end with a call to action. The bio is short, but it’s one of the most convincing statements that could make a visitor stick to your page, especially when written well.

3. Work With Other Relevant Brands

No man exists alone, and collaborating with other brands will help you grow your reach and followers on Instagram. Although these brands may be your competitors, you can still gain a lot from partnering with them

By collaborating, you get the opportunity to reach their audiences and tell your brand story.

There are several ways to collaborate.

Reposting content from your partners’ pages

Tagging their accounts on your page

Making live videos together

Organizing conditional giveaways and sponsorship

It’s the little things that matter and you’ll be surprised at the massive results these will bring your brand.

4. Advertise Your Account on Other Sites

Instagram isn’t the only social space out there. So, why not bring followers from your other platforms to your Instagram page?

Sign up on other media apps and consistently post content for your audience there as well. Overtime, invite this new audience to join your Instagram followers. This is one of the best Instagram marketing strategies and many successful brands are already using it.

Always put your Instagram handle on these other platforms as a call to action. Also, Include buttons leading to your Instagram page on your website if you have one. By doing this, you’re getting more people outside Instagram to look at what your brand is posting on Instagram.

5. Stick to What Your Customers Love

On Instagram, one of the numerous ways brands keeps their followers growing is by posting relevant content. There are different classes and age groups on the gram, and your account currently holds a larger percentage of one class.

Get to know your target audience, their demographic and age group. Then, try to post content that is relevant to their needs.

Thanks to Instagram Insights and other third-party tools, you can easily see and evaluate the content that has the largest number of engagements. Use this information to create what your audiences like. Try something new once in a while, but make it valuable.

6. Interact With Your Audience

How well do you interact with your audience? Yes, you post content. But do you reply when they speak back?

Many Instagram brands fail to recognize the importance of interacting with their followers as a way of attracting more people. With an Instagram account, you can grow a network of ‘fanmilies’ that’ll always represent your interest. But this happens only when you interact with your followers.

Let your followers know there’s someone behind that account by interacting with them

7. Use Relevant Hashtags

It’s safe to say that hashtags have been saving brands’ lives since sliced bread. Hashtags are powerful tools that you need to add to each post because they help increase your visibility.

Many Instagram users, when searching for a particular content, prefer to search for them using hashtags. According to statistics online, the love hashtag has over 1.8 billion posts on it. when you include this in your posts as well, it pops up during searches.

However, a thumb rule to using hashtags is ensuring they are relevant and still in use. You don’t want your posts to sink in the sea of hashtags.

8. Advertise on Your Account

Do you have more than one account on Instagram? Use them to grow one another. For example, post about account B on account A and get account A followers to follow account B. And vice versa.

One way to make this more effective is to add some freebies here and there. The love of freebies will propel your audience to do what you ask. If you do it right, you’ll get many followers in no time.

9. Use Geotags For More Discovery

Asides from hashtags, Instagram offers users an opportunity to include geotags in their posts. This helps your post appear on top in searches relating to your local community.

You can also put geotags on your stories and feed. To make your stories better, add a dash of Instagram stickers with your geotag to the stories. You’ll be surprised at the attention you’ll get from your immediate community.

10. Use Instagram Reels

Everyone on the gram loves Instagram reels. It is one of the newest features on the gram. Reels allow you to upload short fun videos on the gram.

As a brand, reels are a good way to show what you do and attract new audiences to your space. Your reels can be on anything, really. Make it more capturing by adding music, stickers, and other creative effects. Also, ensure they are:

Relatable and self-explanatory

Fun and suspense-filled

Valuable

Relevant

These four keywords are important when creating Instagram reels. With reels insight, you even get a better idea of what to continue posting based on the number of insights generated.

Conclusion

Instagram is a fun place and one of the most effective social media platforms to grow your brand. By growing your brand, it means you have sufficient followers to boost your engagement and convert to customers as well. In this article, you have read 10 effective tips to achieve massive followership on Instagram. It’s time to get practicing. Good luck!

#social media #business #instagram #content creation

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dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram · 2 years

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I know you don't know kpop, so I don't know why I'm saying this to you, but it reminded me of former conversations you've had on here so I wanted to vent here i suppose. But I am a BTS fan and usually I avoid all fan discourse bc it is filled with a lot of anxiety and I don't really like that. Today one of my friends quoted a tweet from another fan who was expressing excitement for another group. And many fans were very against this fan bc the specific group they were supporting is a group who has had very serious scandals. Mostly, this was with one member of the group who participated in sex trafficking in S Korea. I followed this news when it first was reported and determined that the member was very much involved, but now I am horrified to see that a lot of the fans of the group believe that he is innocent and want the group to reunite as 5 (even though it is not possible as that group member is in jail). So, I am understanding of the reaction towards this fan expressing excitement for that group. The other group members have not made any comments on their band mates actions. This leads for many people to either certainly claim that the other members had no involvement or that they 100% knew and are just as guilty just by association. To me because I am not close to this situation, I am unsure on how things transpired and I'm not necessarily sure where the others stand, I can see wanting to believe one or the other but I feel it can be more complicated than that. I am sure that for fans of the group bc it has been a part of their life it is easier to just determine that they had no involvement and for others who are not to just say guilty by association. I know that twitter is not a place that these types of conversations are held in a productive manner, but it makes me sad to see how fans self identifying takes over anything else. For example, i see multiple people replying with "we don't want you here" "leave this fandom" "you Stan criminals" while the other side is focusing on "imagine hating someone for liking anything other than BTS", to me it feels like it is a competition of who has the more "morally right" fanbase and is not addressing anything at all about the harm that was done to women, nor how the other members responses, regardless of their level of knowledge of what their band mate was doing, could have also done harm.

You have made me think a lot about stories that fans may tell and how our worldviews exist within those stories and I know that you cannot really get a full picture from this snippet of text, but I just really needed to express this somewhere. Generally, I am not very good at expressing thoughts or feelings.

Oh anon - first off your decision not to engage with BTS fan discourse sounds very wise. I think you should recognise and value your own wisdom.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts - I think you're very good at expressing them.

As you say I don't follow kpop at all, so I don't know any of those bands. But I think you're absolutely right when you say: "to me it feels like it is a competition of who has the more "morally right" fanbase and is not addressing anything at all about the harm that was done to women".

The most important point is beware people who think like that, operate like that, and try and persuade other people to operate like that. Beware cultures and platforms that encourage it.

I think it's worth naming the two different parts of what was going on. The first is the utterly unserious approach to politics. Stan approaches to politics are deeply toxic, because rather than being centred around the impact of power and the distribution on people's lives, they're centred around standom. You see versions of this all the time (the most obvious at the moment is people who have convinced themselves that Olivia has committed some terrible political sin, but that Harry is amazing. There is literally no serious political position you could take where you could hold that view).

Those people are just using politics to feed the basic machine of their approach to fandom: black and white thinking. The fundamental mindset of standom is that the person I stan (and therefore me) is good and people I don't stan (and therefore other people) are bad. In particular, it's an inability to sit with the idea that you, or someone you identify with, might be anything other than 'good'. It's a logic that will eat up everything in its path, is really fucking dangerous when people are collectively reinforcing the story they're telling, and is antithetical to any curiosity, connection, or understanding.

I understand the urge to get to the bottom of some twitter explosion and be like 'I must know who is actually right and who is actually wrong). I've definitely done it before and it's one of the attractions of the platform. I think it's important to understand that for a lot of people the judging is the important part not the questioning.

My advice is to try and find people and ways of engaging with fandom that operate a little differently, rather than try and decide what's right in an arena built on the rotten foundations of black and white thinking.

#Oh fandom #I just wish these people would stop pretending to care about politics #something I'm very passionate about and take very seriously

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recruithire · 2 years

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Things You Should Consider When Analyzing Resumes

How well the candidate follows instructions. How well they understand the IndustryExperience and CapabilityExpression and Communication

Generally, how a candidate follows instructions will reveal a lot about their personality as well as how seriously they take the application.

Analyzing resumes can be a challenging task. For example, if a job is high-paying or in high demand, the recruiter might have problems sorting through as many as a hundred to more than thousands of applications. This is even worse when the position has to be filled quickly, leaving little room for the recruiter to go through each application.

As a recruiter, you need to set a format for the CVs based on your hiring position. For example, is there a maximum number of pages of resumes that you are asking for? Is there a particular arrangement that the resume must follow?

Usually, how the candidate follows instructions will go a long way to determine their personality and how seriously they take the application. Setting a format for the applications will remove the unserious applications and ease your job as a recruiter.

Some jobs are highly specialized and require the candidate to adapt to their surroundings quickly. As a recruiter for those kinds of positions, you need to determine if the candidate is that kind of person or not.

You might need to sort resumes based on specific capabilities to recruit for specific roles, such as a management role. For example, you can create your software to filter for particular numbers of years in a similar position or tell the system to give preferential treatment to candidates who have occupied management roles at certain companies within the industry.

How the candidate uses numbers and metrics

Having discussed above how a resume that follows the proper structure can help a candidate pass through the most complex software. However, recruiters can also use the Resume parsing software to analyze the resume for specific numbers and metrics.

With many communication channels and platforms developing nowadays, companies have more opportunities to reach out to their clients and customers. However, companies are also more conscious of how the wrong communication by the company itself or the staff outside the official communication channel can affect its business.

Using RecruitHire's resume's parsing system

Several resume parsing software is available on the web today; however, most people prefer the RecruitHire software.

For one, the RecruitHire system offers an almost unlimited number of resumes for you to parse simultaneously. So whether filtering through a few dozen resumes or hundreds, RecruitHire helps you select the best among them.

The RecruitHire system also allows for Resume Parser Mapping. In resume parser mapping, you can create a map of what you want your ideal candidate to look like. Then, you can enter terms into the software and guarantee that the software will filter or highlight as desired.

As a recruiter, you no longer need to spend time and energy manually separating resumes. Instead, RecruitHire can automate your candidate tracking, job management, and workflows. The software is fast and easy to use as well. It also does not need a knowledge of code to use.

Conclusion

As discussed, recruiting for a work role can be stressful for the recruiter. There is also a risk that the recruiter might recruit the wrong candidate. However, using the tips discussed above for weeding out unqualified candidates and discovering the most qualified ones can help you select the right fit for your work roles.

Recruithire automates the entire process from resume parsing to resume selection, tracking potential candidates, and mapping out the process's structure and terms. As a result, you can sleep easy knowing that your workload has reduced tremendously.

#hiring and recruiting #aplicationtrackingsystem application hiring aplicationtrackingsystem application hiring alert

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lyvanebusiness · 2 years

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10 Tips For Growing Your Following on Instagram

Start Now

1. Post Consistently

Your consistency will make all the difference. Post consistently and you’ll see results. Post occasionally and you’ll likely not see any growth.

Instagram is filled with different competing brands and if you want to stand out, you have to be the best. One thing that’ll help you achieve this status is a consistent posting schedule.

The fastest way to register negative reactions from your followers is by posting haphazardly. Your brand will be seen as an unserious one and no one will take you seriously.

Meanwhile, you can easily buy fast Instagram followers to boost your engagements on each post uploaded. This way, you have a large number of actual people waiting to read and boost your interactions.

2. Optimize your Instagram Account

Your Instagram profile is made up of three major components. They include:

The username

The bio

The profile picture

These are the first three things that attract a visitor to your page and convince them to follow your account. when selecting a username, ensure it works well with your brand and its services.

3. Work With Other Relevant Brands

By collaborating, you get the opportunity to reach their audiences and tell your brand story.

There are several ways to collaborate.

Reposting content from your partners’ pages

Tagging their accounts on your page

Making live videos together

Organizing conditional giveaways and sponsorship

It’s the little things that matter and you’ll be surprised at the massive results these will bring your brand.

4. Advertise Your Account on Other Sites

Instagram isn’t the only social space out there. So, why not bring followers from your other platforms to your Instagram page?

5. Stick to What Your Customers Love

Get to know your target audience, their demographic and age group. Then, try to post content that is relevant to their needs.

6. Interact With Your Audience

How well do you interact with your audience? Yes, you post content. But do you reply when they speak back?

Let your followers know there’s someone behind that account by interacting with them

7. Use Relevant Hashtags

It’s safe to say that hashtags have been saving brands’ lives since sliced bread. Hashtags are powerful tools that you need to add to each post because they help increase your visibility.

However, a thumb rule to using hashtags is ensuring they are relevant and still in use. You don’t want your posts to sink in the sea of hashtags.

8. Advertise on Your Account

Do you have more than one account on Instagram? Use them to grow one another. For example, post about account B on account A and get account A followers to follow account B. And vice versa.

9. Use Geotags For More Discovery

Asides from hashtags, Instagram offers users an opportunity to include geotags in their posts. This helps your post appear on top in searches relating to your local community.

10. Use Instagram Reels

Everyone on the gram loves Instagram reels. It is one of the newest features on the gram. Reels allow you to upload short fun videos on the gram.

Relatable and self-explanatory

Fun and suspense-filled

Valuable

Relevant

These four keywords are important when creating Instagram reels. With reels insight, you even get a better idea of what to continue posting based on the number of insights generated.

Conclusion

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lyvanebusiness · 2 years

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10 Tips For Growing Your Following on Instagram

Start Now

1. Post Consistently

Your consistency will make all the difference. Post consistently and you’ll see results. Post occasionally and you’ll likely not see any growth.

Instagram is filled with different competing brands and if you want to stand out, you have to be the best. One thing that’ll help you achieve this status is a consistent posting schedule.

The fastest way to register negative reactions from your followers is by posting haphazardly. Your brand will be seen as an unserious one and no one will take you seriously.

Meanwhile, you can easily buy fast Instagram followers to boost your engagements on each post uploaded. This way, you have a large number of actual people waiting to read and boost your interactions.

2. Optimize your Instagram Account

Your Instagram profile is made up of three major components. They include:

The username

The bio

The profile picture

These are the first three things that attract a visitor to your page and convince them to follow your account. when selecting a username, ensure it works well with your brand and its services.

3. Work With Other Relevant Brands

By collaborating, you get the opportunity to reach their audiences and tell your brand story.

There are several ways to collaborate.

Reposting content from your partners’ pages

Tagging their accounts on your page

Making live videos together

Organizing conditional giveaways and sponsorship

It’s the little things that matter and you’ll be surprised at the massive results these will bring your brand.

4. Advertise Your Account on Other Sites

Instagram isn’t the only social space out there. So, why not bring followers from your other platforms to your Instagram page?

5. Stick to What Your Customers Love

Get to know your target audience, their demographic and age group. Then, try to post content that is relevant to their needs.

6. Interact With Your Audience

How well do you interact with your audience? Yes, you post content. But do you reply when they speak back?

Let your followers know there’s someone behind that account by interacting with them

7. Use Relevant Hashtags

It’s safe to say that hashtags have been saving brands’ lives since sliced bread. Hashtags are powerful tools that you need to add to each post because they help increase your visibility.

However, a thumb rule to using hashtags is ensuring they are relevant and still in use. You don’t want your posts to sink in the sea of hashtags.

8. Advertise on Your Account

Do you have more than one account on Instagram? Use them to grow one another. For example, post about account B on account A and get account A followers to follow account B. And vice versa.

9. Use Geotags For More Discovery

Asides from hashtags, Instagram offers users an opportunity to include geotags in their posts. This helps your post appear on top in searches relating to your local community.

10. Use Instagram Reels

Everyone on the gram loves Instagram reels. It is one of the newest features on the gram. Reels allow you to upload short fun videos on the gram.

Relatable and self-explanatory

Fun and suspense-filled

Valuable

Relevant

These four keywords are important when creating Instagram reels. With reels insight, you even get a better idea of what to continue posting based on the number of insights generated.

Conclusion

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