I officially joined Twitter this morning...while I did not set myself up to start twittering I am following some favorite funny people (Daniel Tosh, Weird Al, Zach Galifianakis to name a few) as well as some art museums. I'll start slow and see how it goes. As much as I love social networking I find it easily sucks up my time. I think that is why I have been hesitant to join Twitter. As for Facebook, I maintain my page, try to log on periodically. All my notifications are sent to my phone so I don't always have to log on to see what is happening on my wall or who is messaging me (Thank you phone for being amazing). So I stay pretty up to date with it. As I mentioned about the whole time sucking thinking I sometimes log onto Facebook to message someone and next thing I know I am 100 pictures deep in someones vacation to Mexico and an hour has gone by. Do I really need to spend my time doing this? Do I care? Yes, sometimes I care and it is fun to keep up with people and not have to call them to catch up. And not having to catch up in real time is nice. And sometimes I do need to spend my time sashaying around Facebook...especially when I am procrastinating doing housework. So it has it's advantages! Plus I do love connecting with my childhood BFF's from elementary school who moved away when we were young! It gives me someone to reminisce my Cabbage Patch Kid playing years with.
As for Twitter and Facebook in the Library...I know my system has a facebook page for teens and I think our Readers Advisory committee twitters about books. They seem like great PR tools for those that love to use them.
Brilliant! Start slow and see how it goes. That's exactly the way to do it. All of this stuff isn't for everyone so if you find it's not quite fitting in with what you're doing, then quit! No harm. WAY cool to give it a shot though. I find Twitter much more useful professionally than personally. Personally, Facebook is where I'm at frequently and Twitter just seems to replicate what FB does.
ReplyDeleteI love what you said about being 100 pics deep in someone's trip to Mexico before you know it. It IS a big time-suck!
And oh the memories of my cabbage patch dolls! Still have them - though they're a dime a dozen and not worth anything. Just can't seem to give up Babbette Wilma and Petrov Jackson! (those crazy names!!) : )