I am fairly new to this whole social media thing, and as I have said in an earlier post, I do not do Facebook - it's simply not my thing.
What I have set up is this blog and a Google+ page, as well as a Twitter account.
The reasons for this were also outlined in an earlier post. What has intrigued me is just how tough it can be.
Let's take "followers" for example. As I have discovered, it is relatively easy to gain followers on Google+. Add a few circles and get yourself added to a few, and it quickly racks up the numbers. I started my Twitter feed and blog on the same day, and it has been interesting to compare the three.
My Google+ "followers" are currently 309 (at the time of writing this post). Most of these wonderful people have come on board in the last week or so. My Twitter "followers" are at 19, and blog followers is zero.
Now, I am not delving into social media as some sort of warped way of feeling important. I am quite secure within myself and my self esteem is just fine. I have not ventured into social media because I feel that my voice or opinions are any more important than anybody else's. That doesn't mean to say that I don't want to voice them occasionally.
I am quite surprised at how different the social media platforms all are. I have to admit, I look at my Twitter feed quite frequently because the nature of my work does not allow for a radio to be on for most of the day, and I am a news junkie. My Google+ would be second and this blog would be third, purely because I do not post every day.
So what makes Google+ so different from Twitter and Blogspot? Why does it appear to be more difficult to gain a following on Twitter? I am beginning to think that it has to do with the immediacy of Twitter as opposed to the longer term nature of a blog post.
For what it is worth, my Twitter feed is @real_chooka and I would be more than happy to follow you back, because that is one of the ways I learn more about the world.
Until next time,
CfB
What I have set up is this blog and a Google+ page, as well as a Twitter account.
The reasons for this were also outlined in an earlier post. What has intrigued me is just how tough it can be.
Let's take "followers" for example. As I have discovered, it is relatively easy to gain followers on Google+. Add a few circles and get yourself added to a few, and it quickly racks up the numbers. I started my Twitter feed and blog on the same day, and it has been interesting to compare the three.
My Google+ "followers" are currently 309 (at the time of writing this post). Most of these wonderful people have come on board in the last week or so. My Twitter "followers" are at 19, and blog followers is zero.
Now, I am not delving into social media as some sort of warped way of feeling important. I am quite secure within myself and my self esteem is just fine. I have not ventured into social media because I feel that my voice or opinions are any more important than anybody else's. That doesn't mean to say that I don't want to voice them occasionally.
I am quite surprised at how different the social media platforms all are. I have to admit, I look at my Twitter feed quite frequently because the nature of my work does not allow for a radio to be on for most of the day, and I am a news junkie. My Google+ would be second and this blog would be third, purely because I do not post every day.
So what makes Google+ so different from Twitter and Blogspot? Why does it appear to be more difficult to gain a following on Twitter? I am beginning to think that it has to do with the immediacy of Twitter as opposed to the longer term nature of a blog post.
For what it is worth, my Twitter feed is @real_chooka and I would be more than happy to follow you back, because that is one of the ways I learn more about the world.
Until next time,
CfB
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