I at first resisted Facebook. Hillary persuaded me to join right before Peanut was born. I think my breaking point was when she said it was the easiest way for us to share photos of our kids.
It was a bit overwhelming at first. The wall, the apps the friend requests from people I had not spoken to since fourth grade. But now I am telling people about how Peanut wants to match her popsicle to her jammies and how I love Grace Potter and the Nocturnals on a regular basis.
It has been a great tool to connect with people I lost touch with and to see how people's families have grown. It also makes me feel better when I look at my feed at 1 a.m. and see other mothers up.
I can handle all of that.
But I don't always know what to do with Twitter. To me, it is like trying to get into Double Dutch. I keep watching for a way to jump into a conversation, watching, watching, watching ... And when I do jump in, I feel awkward.
I am not the kind of person to just walk up to random people on the street and talk to them so I feel the same way on Twitter. But I am also trying to get to now people, especially the ladies going to The Blathering in October.
(By the way, for those who haven't figured it, I am the one who tweets. Hillary has avoided it, calling it a time suck. Her blog posts are tweeted but if you hear from one of us on Twitter, it is a good chance it is me.)
And now, I have joined Goodreads.com, mainly to keep track of the books I am reading and the ones I want to read. I haven't really figured out how to interact with people too much yet.
And for the ultimate time suck, I joined Pinterest too. Holy moly. I want to pin everything. (Although for awhile I didn't pay attention and pinned the clothes I want to the books I have read board and the books I have read to the clothes I want board.)
What are your favorite social media sites? Am I the only one that feels weird about Twitter?
Saturday, June 25, 2011
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My dear, you said, "I am not the kind of person to just walk up to random people on the street and talk to them so I feel the same way on Twitter."
What do you for a living, again? Don't you talk to strangers every day of your life? Oh, the irony. :)
I avoid Twitter simply because I don't care. I can't use any of these social media sites during the day (school system blocks them, and rightfully so), and I promised myself to only share positive contributions to the Interwebs. So really, all these sites do is waste my already precious time. I have TONS of other things to do besides poke around online.
OOh, Pinterest is my new LOVE! Add me if you haven't already! :)
I like Twitter to say the things i can't say on Facebook. LOL
You are so NOT the only one feeling this way! I feel like SO! MANY! of the women on Twitter, even the ones I will be meeting (along with YOU!) at the Blathering, are already friends, already know so much about each other. And I feel like an intruder when I jump into a convo. But I am getting more at ease about it. There are a few women that I feel like I must annoy because they never write back. :) But most are great and include me. You're wonderful, Michelle! Can't wait to meet you!
Oh, and can I follow you on Pinterest? I think I'm tdangelo. Or maybe mrsdangelo. How do you find out your user name?
Yuck. I don't like Twitter. Agreed.
First of all, I love the Twitters. I love meeting new people on it and reading other people's funny bits.
I don't like Facebook and am rarely, if ever, upset that I'm not on it.
Pinterest, ahhh, Pinterest. It is my new love hanging in the wings waiting for more time.
I refuse to go to this Pinterest thing. At least until it's totally OVER and then I'll probably take it up like "OMG! There's this COOL THING! You've got to try it!"
I love the analogy of Twitter like double dutch- YES! Especially if you follow a lot of people but don't stay logged on all day long. I only get on once or twice a day if that and when I do, it's mostly to throw up an innappropriate Facebook update.
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