Tips on the different channels
Here you will find links to news sites, tips and guides for some of the largest channels in social media.
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Image sizes
Many social media channels frequently change their recommended sizes for e.g. profile pictures, cover photos and feed images. Here you will find a guide updated in 2024:
Guide on social media image sizes through meltwater.com
New features
Stay on top of the latest new features, algorithm changes and similar through Facebook’s newsroom and blog:
General tips and guides
Through Facebook’s general help centre, you can find answers to the most common questions:
Security
Here you can report hacked or fake accounts:
Report hacked or fake Facebook accounts
Protect your account – read about two-step authentication etcetera:
Using the Facebook brand and logotype
If you want to produce material containing Facebook’s logotype, it is important that you first read through the applicable guidelines:
Meta Brand Resource Center for guidelines and logotypes
New features
Stay on top of the latest new features, updates and method tips through the blog and the information centre:
General tips and guides
Through Instagram’s general help centre, you can find answers to the most common questions:
Security
Through the Instagram Privacy and Safety Center, you can read about how to report an account, block persons, handle unlawful use and keep your account safe:
Using the Instagram brand and logotype
If you want to produce material containing Instagram’s logotype, it is important that you first read through the applicable guidelines:
Meta Brand Resource Center for guidelines and logotypes
New features
Stay on top of the latest new features, algorithm changes and similar through LinkedIn’s newsroom and blog:
General tips and guides
Through the LinkedIn help centre, you can find answers to the most common questions regarding both private accounts and business accounts:
Create a company page:
How to get started on your LinkedIn company page
Sponsored content:
How to create sponsored content on LinkedIn
Security
Tips and advice concerning account security and privacy, including two-step authentication:
Using the LinkedIn brand and logotype
If you want to produce material containing LinkedIn’s logotype, it is important that you first read through the applicable guidelines:
LinkedIn Brand Resources for guidelines and logotypes
Vacancy announcements on LinkedIn
When advertising vacancies, your primary contact is to be your organisation’s HR office. They can provide guidance and book suitable channels, such as LinkedIn
X (former Twitter)
New features
Stay on top of the latest new features, tips and advice through the Twitter news blog and support:
General tips and guides
Through the Twitter help centre, you can find answers to the most common questions:
Security
How to manage your account settings, report spam, fake or hacked accounts:
Two-step authentication:
Setting up two-step authentication for your X account
Using the X brand and logotype
If you want to produce material containing Twitter’s logotype, it is important that you first read through the applicable guidelines:
YoutubeX Brand Tool Kit for guidelines and logotyYoutube
Youtube
General tips and guides
Youtube Help Center, Community and Creator tips
Security
Recover a hacked Youtube channel
Using the Youtube Brand and logotype
Snapchat
New features
Stay on top of the latest new features and changes to the Snapchat news feed:
General tips and guides
Tips, advice and FAQs and answers can be found through the Snapchat support:
Security
How to report a hacked account:
How to report a hacked Snapchat account
Two-step authentication:
Snapchat’s information on how to activate two-step authentication
Using the Snapchat brand and logotype
If you want to produce material containing Snapchat’s logotype, it is important that you first read through the applicable guidelines:
Snapchat Brand Guidelines for guidelines and downloadable logotypes
Contact
Please contact your nearest communications officer to discuss whether and, if so, how you could use social media in your activities.
Contact a communications officer
For questions regarding the content on these pages, contact:
Anna Johnsson
Communications officer
Corporate Communications
anna_v [dot] johnsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (anna_v[dot]johnsson[at]kommunikation[dot]lu[dot]se)
+46 46 222 70 21
The LU logotype as a profile picture
Go to LU’s Image and Media Bank to download the main logotype of a size adapted to social media.
Want to start a blog?
Corporate Communications offers ready-to-use templates in WordPress, in accordance with the University’s graphic profile.
Disposing of information on social media
Information published on social media is considered to be public documents and must therefore be treated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.