I did it for you guys. Really. Yesterday in one of my more fickle moves, I decided to explore some of these various social networking sites and tools and conduct my own experiment. I want to answer these questions: What’s available and how does it work? How are people using social networking gadgets and sites…
Tag: social networks
The Real Reason Why I Don’t Twitter
Raising my right hand, I’ll swear before this Internet community the truth – I, Lori, am a techno-holic. I sort of knew this all along, but it took Facebook to bring me to my knees and my senses. Recently I was “found” on Facebook by a high-school chum. Her contacting me piqued my interest in…
The Great Big Internet Popularity Contest
It’s rather disturbing, really. Our competitive nature seems to have transferred seamlessly onto the Internet. I’m not talking competition among businesses, which is normal. I’m talking about competition in the oddest places. Try looking at Entrecard, Yahoo! Answers, LinkedIn, and a host of forums on social networking sites, as well as pseudo-advertising sites. We’re all…
Too Many Twitters, Too Little Time
Thanks to all of you who joined in the first annual Writer’s Worth Day! It was a great start to what I hope is a group effort to raise awareness, offer more support, and bring more value to our industry. Onto other things… I read the Word Wrangler’s rant about the proliferation of social networks…