Ahh Social Media.. this week’s topic for Finish the Sentence.
What do I think of Social Media?? I started blogging before there was a G+, when StumbleUpon was just a spark on the internet, Pinterest hadn’t been invented and MySpace was dying its slow death as Facebook danced a Jig on its gravestone. I started on Blogger and learned the ins and outs of design and how to get read. I learned how quickly adults can turn into cliquish high schoolers and attack another person because they don’t agree with what they wrote. Other bloggers learned when I was pushed to pick sides my hair caught fire and I was forced to break bad and tell some people to grow up.
I think you get out of it what you put into it and sometimes you put more in for others and have to learn when enough is enough. I don’t mind promoting you , I don’t mind sharing. But I do have an issue when there is not some form of reciprocity there.
I am on Twitter and have a Fan Page on FB. I have LinkedIn and SkillPages and Klout.
I have all my adult conversations on here and more than once it has saved my children’s life.
I think it is what you allow it to be in your life.
For me it is the acknowledgment that I am not alone in my struggles. Laughter is the best medicine, and I have a ton of people that I would love to invite to the hill for a fire pit and drinking evening. Bring the tents and the RV’s we will make it a weekend.
Beautifully said and I agree that it is what you make of it!! Thanks for linking up as always and so glad to see you here again!!
Wow, you have been blogging for such a long time! I still feel like the awkward new kid on the block much of the time.
Thanks for linking up with us again this week! We love having you!
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I am all for an RV, firepit and glass of wine. Although I cannot promise Boo will not throw her shoes into your nice pit and create a hazard.
Nice to meet you via Finish that Friday.
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I have a love-hate relationship with social media, but I totally do believe that you get out of it what you put into it. I find that especially true of Twitter. –Lisa
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I absolutely agree too. If anyone ever asks me about how to benefit from social media I always say you only get out of it what you put into it.
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Wow! You run circles around me. I’m STILL on blogger, although I’ve been doing this for several years now and I have an fb fan page but still don’t do twitter. Since I haven’t publicly attached my real name to my blog, although savvy people could probably track me, I don’t do Linked in or any others.
It is exactly what you allow it to be in your life. Thanks for the reminder that it’s a tool for us and not one we’re a slave to. Awesome post.
I’ve been blogging for over three years and also remember times before Pinterest, Stumbleupon and all the other social media platforms that have come along since then. Sometimes I just sit back and think to myself that it’s a lot of work, but other times I feel the need to “keep up”. I don’t consider myself to be a professional blogger, so I don’t even bother trying to compete – I’m just happy if one or two people read my ramblings.
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