LJ Idol Season 8, Week 14, twitterpated

[imafarmgirl]

I don’t even know how I came across live journal. I fell in love with it instantly, writing long posts about my day with enough details to make one think I was writing a novel. It was a writer’s dream come true. There was plenty of room to rite, and a captive audience. Over time my friends list grew. I introduced others to the site. It became

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[similiesslip]

I'm glad you found a way to enjoy Twitter. I haven't really. I'm too busy these days to check many sites. But I know many people who love Twitter.

I liked Facebook until my sis-in-law got upset about me and brought up many, many things I have put on Facebook (that had nothing to do with her in any way) and made a lot of unkind judgements about me. I try to post very little to Facebook now. If someone could take things like (like links to news stories) and come up with those conclusions, I'm not sure I want to share my life much on there anymore. (I now blocked her as I don't feel comfortable with her seeing anything I might say.)

I'm glad that though you use twitter that you still use LJ. I like how LJ doesn't limit length of entries.

[imafarmgirl]

LJ is definitely my home.

I can see where facebook could be a problem. I put little of interest on there because my family reads. I haven't mastered how to say much and be vague. When people ask questions on there I often don't answer because I don't want to get into details. Not like on LJ where I pretty much spill my guts.

I have a program designed for blind people which makes twitter easy to access without having to go to the site. Without that program I probably wouldn't use twitter at all.

I was really stuck on this topic. When I saw your entry where you used a place I almost wanted to rewrite this, but I hate it when people do that.

[soprano1790]

I agree about lj and face book! I don't know about Twitter. Like you did, I'm not sure I like the 140 characters or less rule. I like writing my novels after all. lol

But I am still resistent to face book! Ha!

[lightvortex]

Yeah, it's interesting how life works sometimes.
I only read and post there occasionally. It's interesting the way robots use it, though. One time I posted that I was researching city council candidates, and one of the city council candidates started following me (although I have no idea if he actually reads) and was trying to get me to support him. Another time I tweeted that I felt like I was coworking because I was sitting at a coffee shop right near a couple of other people who were obviously software developers, and then I was "followed" by an account associated with a coworking facility in L.A.
Hmm. If I'm following you and you're following me, does that mean that we're destined to collide?

[imafarmgirl]

Every time I write about writing all these write your own book people follow me. One cool thing happened though which was that when I talked about a book I had read its author followed me, and she actually talked to me and seemed nice. You have to be careful what you say on there because it's easy to collect spammers. I don't think I have you on twitter. Do you still use it? I'm poet4peace on there with the number 4.

[lightvortex]

I occasionally use it. I'm MikeGorse.

[imafarmgirl]

I'll add you.

[ecosopher]

I really should get myself a twitter account. I can't see myself posting much there but I think it's handy for updates to news organisations and also if LJ is down, twitter is the first place I go to check what's going on! So I think it's a great way of gettng info quickly. You've convinced me, anyway!

Facebook... I deleted my account recently. There are about three people on there whom I actually like (apart from some of my family) and I just can't be bothered with it anymore.

[imafarmgirl]

Most of my facebook posts are sent through twitter. It's easy. I only read facebook on occassion.

If you get a twitter account I'm poet4peace on there. imafarmgirl was taken so I had to come up with something new.

[myrna_bird]

There is so much technology available and I am not into most of it. I am thrilled that my daughter encouraged my participation on LJ wholly for the enjoyment of posting my stories and reading others and making friends.

[imafarmgirl]

I'm glad your daughter encouraged your participation on LJ as well. I like reading your stuff.

[myrna_bird]

Thanks! :)