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Ok here we go again!!!
Lets say me previous
post: “what social media is predominant in your life” is irrelevant to
you. New to social media? Let me guide
you through of outlets. For the lack of
a better title ill call this a “Social Media for Dummies.” Through my whirlpool of knowledge with using
social media outlets such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Various Wiki spaces,
Gmail, Durham College email, Linked In, just to name a few I intend to
enlighten you on the benefits and most positive, and frequently used social
media platform Gmail; and the platform that I never quite got into Twitter.
My most important piece of social media is my Gmail
account. An email social media platform,
that doesn’t limit itself to just email. Having a Gmail account, means you have
a Google account. This can allow you to link with your phone, and anything
incorporated with Google. The main reason I use this is because It was easily
linkable to my dc mail, meaning all my messages from my college go directly to
my Gmail. I also receive all my bills via email, and enjoy the security
features / the filters it uses to get rid of junk. My Hotmail or Yahoo account
never had this built in, it was always a mission to block and divert junk fail
to a separate folder. I check it daily
and it is the only social media platform I have alerts for.
I will never understand the twitter phase. Twitter is just Facebook,
with limitation on size of status’ etc. I don’t care enough what is going on in people’s
life. Or what the #stupid #trends #are #in #the #world. #Why does everyone #hashtag,
everything like its part of our #vocabulary. Twitter is more for people who like to follow,
and look up to celebrities’ etc., I don’t know, I just don’t have the patience
nor the time to care about what Lil whatever. is doing in Bermuda, just
depresses me, nor do I care what your dog looks like. They are all cute. If I wanted
to see cute dogs, I’d “Google” it.
HA hence why Google
is my number 1 usage and recommendation!
Funny and so true Damon.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the healthy dose of reality and irreverence that comes through in your writing.
I worry about the precedent currently being set by the social media addicts among use, my 18 year old son being one of them. I fear that the constant need of the "tweekers" (different context, same result) will lead to premature burnout in the years to come.
It is not enough to be on the computer checking Facebook any more. The TV is on, laptop open doing home work with one eye and creeping Facebook and YouTube with the other, texting and tweeting from the smart phone, listening to the beats on his Ipod through the Beats in his ears. Back in my day...woe not going there...
Seriously though, 30 years ago businessmen were getting burned out, unable to cope due to the pressures of having to carry a pager with them 24 hours a day. Some couldn't handle the pressure of one benign device, now look were we are. I worry that the OFF button has been replaced by a much prettier button that says STANDBY.
Who here knows what a pager is/was?