tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post6589580697803486470..comments2024-03-28T20:04:18.471-05:00Comments on Somewhere Only We Know: Discussion Only We Know: Social Media OverloadSomewhere Only We Knowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13301973028870770126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-58302557129935568762015-01-12T20:43:25.949-06:002015-01-12T20:43:25.949-06:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I always...I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I always feel like I should create a Twitter account just for the blog--right now I use my personal account. But the truth is, I don't have Twitter for anything other than the blog. So I've just kept what I've got going on now. I don't mean to be inactive on there, but it just isn't my focus right now. <br /><br />I always post my links to the other sites that day. Google+ gets a little behind sometimes, but never more than a couple of days. I'm with you though, I mostly use Pinterest for things not related to my blog also. I like the idea of reserving your name/blog title on the different site though.<br /><br />I try not to let outside forces pressure me. If I feel like I need to be more social then I try to focus on that, but mostly that's not where my focus is right now. I can imagine not having a cell phone definitely hurts being able to stay up to date on the social media sites some. Thanks for stopping by and commenting Jenna.Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Knowhttp://sandyfarmer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-17956416097312064412015-01-12T20:35:33.256-06:002015-01-12T20:35:33.256-06:00I agree with you Lola. A lot of the side things th...I agree with you Lola. A lot of the side things that go along with blogging are mostly things that I never expected to enjoy. You're right also that the time you spend on other things besides read usually come back to you in some way. <br /><br />I know I could do social media better, but I almost don't even want to. Does that make sense? It's just not where my focus is right now. I like the idea about grabbing your name/blog title on these different sites, but sheesh....it can be exhausting. But it sounds like you've got a good schedule of when you allow yourself to focus on one thing at a time though.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting Lola!Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Knowhttp://sandyfarmer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-84094049438544640132015-01-04T19:25:19.282-06:002015-01-04T19:25:19.282-06:00I do get overwhelmed with social media. I'm no...I do get overwhelmed with social media. I'm not very good at it. I've been using Twitter for several years, before I started blogging. When I started my blog I started separate social media accounts just for it. I didn't want to spam my nonbookish friends with all these blog links and book chat. Well, I ended up dumping the original account for my blog one. I added a few friends from the old days to keep in touch them, but I left most of them on the old account. I can always go back...if I want. I don't engage on Twitter too much. I'd like to but no one replies to my tweets or my replies to their tweet, or there's a back and forth exchange that lasts a couple of tweets and then nothing. Or else I open the tab and go to another tab and forget about it entirely! (That's what happens the most.)<br /><br /><br />I'm behind at cross-posting my reviews, but my intention is to post first to my blog and Edelweiss/Netgalley/author/publisher if needed, then to Goodreads and Amazon. Plus I link up reviews on Tumblr and Pinterest. I've been getting into Pinterest a little more lately, mostly pinning things that don't relate to my blog. I play games on Facebook but don't use it otherwise, and it's not connected to either my real name or my blog. I did sign up for Tsu last month when it was the big thing to do that, but I can't really see myself getting into it. I'll probably keep it to keep my blog name in reserve just in case though.<br /><br /><br />The pressure to be more social is there, but there's only so much time to spend online. I don't have a cell phone, so I'm 100% disconnected when I'm not at home, unlike most people who have their phone on them all the time and can, at the very least, check it during lunch at work. I can't do everything and for me, social media is a lower priority than other things.Jennahttp://ratherbereadingya.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611036570698926101.post-22199878933168915922015-01-03T20:07:21.061-06:002015-01-03T20:07:21.061-06:00I never expected blogging to take so much time, bu...I never expected blogging to take so much time, but I never expected to enjoy all the other thigns that come aroudn blogging either. I love visiting other blogs and commenting and while it may take some time out of reading, I always hope that i get something back from it. And with discussion type posts at least you don't have to read in order to generate content, although writing a discusion post still takes a lot of time.<br /><br />I like social media, but just like you I feel like I could do better. I do share the links to my post, but I am not really engaging with my followers there. I mostly focus on my blog and interactign with reader there instead of on social media. Sometimes it can be a bit overhwleming all those social media sites and while I usually share my links every day on facebook, twitter, tsu, google + and Pinterest I do most of my other social activity in burst. Like I sit down for an hour and schedule some tweets in advance for Lola's Blog Tours or spend a lot of time on Pinterest one day and then a week nothing at all.<br /><br />I certainly don't sign-up for every social media sites, but if I list them all I do realize I already do a lot, but it still feels like there's more I should do. I would like to be active on social media, but I prioritize blog visiting and commenting before that, so I usually don't get around to actually beign more social. Great Post!Lola Rnoreply@blogger.com