All this talk about face book and twitter is freaking me out. I am totally confused, and don`t want to do either twitter or face book cause I`m too old to learn that stuff and would rather do without. Thank you, but no thank you for the lessons.
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Nothing in my comments indicates that this is a must-do for anyone. Only you can decide whether it's worth the investment of time and learning. The question on Twitter is do you have something of value to share or is there information of use to you (professionally or personally)? The question on Facebook is do you want an easy way to stay in contact with friends and relatives, and/or groups of interest? You've learned e-mail and the web and your computer in general, so I'm sure you could learn this if you had interest in doing so. And if you don't want to, no one is going to make you. But maybe you learned something about it from this page anyway, eh? -rc
Posted by
Lenore, Louisville KY on August 11, 2009:
Thanks for the lessons - I've been trying to figure out how to NOT read about someone who plays Mafia Wars all day. I recently entered the Facebook world, and aside from a business web page I created and cannot get back in to, it has been fun finding old friends and keeping up with the rest of them. Appreciate the help Randy!
Posted by
Nina, Anchorage, AK on August 11, 2009:
I hear you, Randy! I think I'm going to stay away from Twitter (at least until I become rich and famous, haha), but I recently friended an author whose books I really love but whose constant political status posts drove me nuts. So I've now hid her status, as well as several old friends with whom I have much less in common than I did 30 years ago . . .
Posted by
Jen - Colorado on August 11, 2009:
I actually have Facebook and Twitter, but the company I work for decided to block all social networking sites (as well some other sites that make no sense). I always forget to log on at home and check them, so I unfortunately don't enjoy the benefits. Might be time for me to invest in a netbook, or some such device that I could use on my lunch break.
Posted by
Eleanor, Amherst MA on August 12, 2009:
@Lenore -- Try going to the Facebook main page and doing a search on the name of the business page you set up. When you find it, cut and paste the URL (web address) and put it in the Web section of your contact info on your personal page. Then you (and all your friends) can look at your business page by clicking the link on the Info tab of your personal page.
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Posted by Ellen, Illinois on August 8, 2009:
All this talk about face book and twitter is freaking me out. I am totally confused, and don`t want to do either twitter or face book cause I`m too old to learn that stuff and would rather do without. Thank you, but no thank you for the lessons.
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Nothing in my comments indicates that this is a must-do for anyone. Only you can decide whether it's worth the investment of time and learning. The question on Twitter is do you have something of value to share or is there information of use to you (professionally or personally)? The question on Facebook is do you want an easy way to stay in contact with friends and relatives, and/or groups of interest? You've learned e-mail and the web and your computer in general, so I'm sure you could learn this if you had interest in doing so. And if you don't want to, no one is going to make you. But maybe you learned something about it from this page anyway, eh? -rc
Posted by Lenore, Louisville KY on August 11, 2009:
Thanks for the lessons - I've been trying to figure out how to NOT read about someone who plays Mafia Wars all day. I recently entered the Facebook world, and aside from a business web page I created and cannot get back in to, it has been fun finding old friends and keeping up with the rest of them. Appreciate the help Randy!
Posted by Nina, Anchorage, AK on August 11, 2009:
I hear you, Randy! I think I'm going to stay away from Twitter (at least until I become rich and famous, haha), but I recently friended an author whose books I really love but whose constant political status posts drove me nuts. So I've now hid her status, as well as several old friends with whom I have much less in common than I did 30 years ago . . .
Posted by Jen - Colorado on August 11, 2009:
I actually have Facebook and Twitter, but the company I work for decided to block all social networking sites (as well some other sites that make no sense). I always forget to log on at home and check them, so I unfortunately don't enjoy the benefits. Might be time for me to invest in a netbook, or some such device that I could use on my lunch break.
Posted by Eleanor, Amherst MA on August 12, 2009:
@Lenore -- Try going to the Facebook main page and doing a search on the name of the business page you set up. When you find it, cut and paste the URL (web address) and put it in the Web section of your contact info on your personal page. Then you (and all your friends) can look at your business page by clicking the link on the Info tab of your personal page.
Read the article that everyone's commenting on, or post a comment about it.