Monday, January 31, 2011

A New Face...a New Twitter



I am taking stock at the moment.
I have gone into information overload.
There was a moment or two when I was 
ready to press the button...delete blog, delete Facebook, delete Twitter.

My fingers flew every which way over that keyboard but in the end...I couldn't.
My blogs have become like my children....they need me or rather I need them :)
I decided Facebook needed a new face...a new purpose.
Mention Twitter and you get the immediate eye roll...I just didn't get it.
Until now...I think.

Let's talk Facebook.....

I have been on Facebook a year or two, a few friends, a few pages and
more recently a few blogging friends. My frustration grew when I could no longer
find friends and the information I wanted thru all the clutter. Do I really want to know the latest
egg count from someone playing Farmville? Not really. As much as I enjoy those
friends...I think Facebook has taken the whole 'sharing' concept too far.

Enter the little 'x' that sits to the right side of a Facebook comment...it lets you hide it all.
Click...click...click and voila...gone.
No one has been deleted...they are just resting, for a while :)

I want to read. I want to know what is going on around me 
and I want to go to one place to do it.
This is where pages come in and I now have just the ones I need
to make my Facebook experience a more pleasant one. Some of
my favs...The New York Times, BBC News, Nigella Lawson, Visit London,
Financial Times, Harrods, Elle Decor, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, 
The National Trust, Royal Academy of Arts, 
Ticketmaster UK and The British Monarchy...just for fun.

 I have also noticed Facebook widgets on other blogs and thought it might be fun. 
Kerry @ A Tranquil Townhouse gave me the heads up
on how to do it and I now have a page devoted to my many blog posts.


Blogging has been simplified.
I find them, they find me...we read, we comment. Life is easy.
Now I need more...so if you have put your blog on Facebook or are
contemplating it and would like to know more...comment here
and we will find a way together.


Let's talk Twitter....


How many of you have signed up and that is about it?
How many have looked at it and that is about it?
How many of you are actively using Twitter?
How many of you do not want to go there?

I am taking baby steps here. I started yesterday.
There is still lots to learn, but it is actually kind of fun. 
Why am I surprised?

I have found the most wonderful information 
about the things I love to do.
I think I could begin to like this concept.

My Twitter profile....
Surrey, UK
A woman enjoying expat life in England 
with a camera, four kids, one man, one dog and five blogs. 
My sanctuary starts @ Collage of Life :)


Let's Talk blogs...

What can I say? I have five.
I have thought about deleting one or two or three
but just can not bring myself to do it.


They all fill a need for me and for those few who
stop in and comment...I would miss them :)

If you are thinking of another...I say go for it!

It's all go around here!!

How about you?
Can I help answer any questions?
A big thank you if you made it this far!!!
Jeanne xxx
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One last thing...this is for the questions that you may have. 
Maybe we can help each other :)
1. From Janet @ Janet's Journal
Does anyone know of a hosting/editing/collage making site?
(I would like to know too :) 
Suggestions from Laura @ Happy Homemaker
Collage site: Scrapblog & Polyvore
Photo editing: Picasa & Picnik
Photo albums/scrapbooks: Blurb
Thanks Laura!
Suggestions from Jane @ Life on Planet Baby
1. I upload my photos to Flickr and then edit them in Picnik. I save the edited versions back to Flickr.
2. I use BigHugeLabs to do my collages, mosaics and all sorts of fun. You'll have a ball playing with it.
3. I also collect photos I like by using We ♥ it, Pinterest and Vi.sualize.us. I posted about them at 
http://www.lifeonplanetbaby.com/p/blogging-tips.html if you're interested.
Thank you Jane!
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