tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post3984833204588950225..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Social MediaBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-61608203155042468612010-05-29T17:19:10.974-04:002010-05-29T17:19:10.974-04:00Dixie, I'm glad you like Molly. Good idea abo...Dixie, I'm glad you like Molly. Good idea about making a fan page. Thanks for the suggestion.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-22232819464366022522010-05-29T17:17:28.046-04:002010-05-29T17:17:28.046-04:00Joanna, I like you're thinking. We could all ...Joanna, I like you're thinking. We could all learn from Kelsi.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-20297807581753318842010-05-29T17:16:37.791-04:002010-05-29T17:16:37.791-04:00Linda, good idea about the class.Linda, good idea about the class.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-77459708853300379112010-05-29T17:15:50.433-04:002010-05-29T17:15:50.433-04:00Camille, you are absolutely right. I am going to ...Camille, you are absolutely right. I am going to take Kelsi suggestions and be in charge of Facebook instead of letting it trample over me.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-32443711662878342282010-05-29T17:14:30.192-04:002010-05-29T17:14:30.192-04:00Kelsi, thanks for all the suggestions. Consider t...Kelsi, thanks for all the suggestions. Consider them taken.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-29256151379178027432010-05-29T17:12:52.661-04:002010-05-29T17:12:52.661-04:00Terri, Good thoughts about the value of Facebook....Terri, Good thoughts about the value of Facebook. I have actually connected with some people on it. Very cool about your family member finding a lost half brother.<br /><br />Nancy Pickard throw out 50,000 words. Wow!Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-82947781671154875462010-05-29T17:10:47.357-04:002010-05-29T17:10:47.357-04:00Kaye, I agree about not seeing the point of textin...Kaye, I agree about not seeing the point of texting. I have enough trouble typing on a keyboard, let alone with my thumbs on my tiny BlackBerry keyboard.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-69667154076340029012010-05-29T16:36:25.215-04:002010-05-29T16:36:25.215-04:00Hi Betty,
I can relate to your frustration. I don&...Hi Betty,<br />I can relate to your frustration. I don't have a cell phone, anything to text or twitter. I do though enjoy blogging and facebook. I found your facebook link on your website where I went to see how many books were in the crochet mystery series. I am reading the first one, and love it. Molly is a very likable character. I'm enjoying her story. I think you should make a fan facebook page for fans of the crochet mystery series, then it wouldn't seem so much like you are befriending strangers. : )<br />SusanDixie Handmadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825144747538986322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-66477347794700628172010-05-29T14:39:19.986-04:002010-05-29T14:39:19.986-04:00Maybe Kelsi would like to guest blog. I would love...Maybe Kelsi would like to guest blog. I would love to hear her take on Twitter.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-29427838923018205652010-05-29T13:31:05.342-04:002010-05-29T13:31:05.342-04:00Betty, you're a riot. This was just great. Lov...Betty, you're a riot. This was just great. Loved it. And Kelsi? Would you contact me? I'd like for you to write a long blog post about managing this stuff. I agree with Betty: It's overwhelming. My email is joannaslan@aol.comJoanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-41953726841955282662010-05-29T13:08:05.344-04:002010-05-29T13:08:05.344-04:00I feel so backward at social media use that I'...I feel so backward at social media use that I'm going to take an online class! Will it help? I hope so, but I know there are no guarantees for someone as intimidated as I am.Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-2948287952710346572010-05-29T12:55:16.891-04:002010-05-29T12:55:16.891-04:00I'm convinced that my computer hates me! It wi...I'm convinced that my computer hates me! It will do the weirdest things sometimes. My husband says it only does what it is told, but I swear I didn't tell it to do some of the things it does!<br /><br />Camille--that's a great idea about a teen tutor. I think some of them were born knowing how to do some of this stuff!signlady217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-28282617834132656042010-05-29T12:20:41.302-04:002010-05-29T12:20:41.302-04:00As Terri suggested, best to make friends with the ...As Terri suggested, best to make friends with the tech gods!<br /><br />Like anything else with an on/off switch, social media are a choice and you control the usage not vice versa.<br /><br />When a new technology enters my life -- like my smart phone last year -- I find a teenager to tutor me. They love to do it and it works every time.Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-82796230524153156662010-05-29T12:15:53.149-04:002010-05-29T12:15:53.149-04:00I'm kind of glad that I stumbled upon your blo...I'm kind of glad that I stumbled upon your blog to give my opinion on how you can maybe make your social media experience better. :)<br />Sounds like you need to start off by changing your Facebook settings so that you don't get an email for EVERY little thing that happens. <br />Second, you need to block those annoying applications, not just click "remove". All of that in itself may be a pain to go in and change, but it is VERY much worth it.<br />As for as people trying to add you, its so simple to just hit ignore. If they don't leave a msg with their friend invite telling you why they would like to become your fried, "Ignore!" <br />Facebook is what you make it. Follow others who play games and non-professional, you get an unpro. Facebook. You add pro type friends and family who are interested in what you do, you get a more pro. Facebook.<br />I can go on about how to use Twitter and make it worth something, but this comment is getting to longKelsi Guidryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344617541912153026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-70423690590930394802010-05-29T11:19:24.687-04:002010-05-29T11:19:24.687-04:00Watch out, it's dangerous to anger the tech go...Watch out, it's dangerous to anger the tech gods.<br /><br />Seriously, though, I've only gotten good things from Facebook. Some of the people I don't "know" that I've friended are fans. It's great that they want to stay up on what I'm doing. Others are fellow writers whose posts about work I find inspirational or at least comforting when I'm slogging away alone at my computer. And family - we even had a long lost family member find his half-brother on FB.<br /><br />It's not the technology, it's what you do with it. It's easy to get overwhelmed but there is some good stuff out there.<br /><br />How else would I have "seen" my niece's team get their championship trophy? I wouldn't have known a good friend from high school is writing wonderful non-fiction books for kids (Catherine Reef, check her out). I wouldn't been able to follow Nancy Pickard as she writes, then throws out, fifty thousand words on her latest manuscript.<br /><br />I don't spend a lot of time on Facebook, and I don't post every day but it's a value add for me.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-80500253147259448922010-05-29T08:47:38.255-04:002010-05-29T08:47:38.255-04:00How I chuckled at this post. I thought I was the o...How I chuckled at this post. I thought I was the only one who felt this way. It took me 20 min to text my daughter one day in answer to her text. Cannot see the point. I have exactly the same feelings about facebook. I swear I don't know half of those people who want to friend me. If only I could figure out how to delete the whole darn thing. <br /><br />Have a great weekend and thanks for the chuckles.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com