Armchair BEA 2015 – Day 2 – Social Media #ArmchairBEA

Posted May 28, 2015 by Julie S. in ArmchairBEA / 13 Comments


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Social Media
How do you use social media to expand your blogging/writing horizons?  Social Media is all about networking and connections, and utilizing today’s technology to the fullest.  Make sure you mention your own social media pages. Do you have another blog, maybe a Tumblr? Have a Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook? Or maybe there’s an underrated social media program that you like.

 

Julie Review Avatar   Julie:

I’m on a lot of social media platforms, but I don’t use most of them very much. I’ve all but given up on Facebook – what’s the point if your posts are “served” to only a couple of people? Twitter I’m becoming more and more a fan of, but my timeline is insanity. I’m glad Twitter has a lists option, and I have my friends  on a list and when I remember to check it, I can RT their stuff. Pinterest I’m very much addicted to, but not so much in a book blogging capacity as in an everything else capacity. I have an Instagram account, but I haven’t figured out how to use it for blogging purposes, since sharing a link via mobile attached to a photo seems complicated. I use it for personal purposes – like taking pictures of food and stuff. As for this blog – everything automatically shares to all 3 of our Twitters, our Facebook page, my Tumblr account (that I have no idea how to use) and our Google+ page (another platform I really don’t know much about). I also have a plugin that shares our reviews and discussions every certain number of hours on my twitter and our Facebook page. I haven’t found a way to have it share on multiple Twitter accounts, and don’t know if my co-bloggers would want to tweet that much anyway. Most of what I do on social media is automated because otherwise it would just take forever. I don’t do a good job of remembering to share posts otherwise. I do enjoy sharing other people’s posts, especially on Twitter, but sometimes I Buffer them (and my Buffer is linked to my Twitter, this blog’s Facebook page and Google+ page). Sharing is caring, after all.

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Rose review avatar   Rose:

So… I do not use social media to the greatest effect. Or is it affect? Anywho… I am sure that is something I need to work on. I feel proud to say that I even have a twitter account (see side bar) but I really do not get how to use it. I mean, I can do basic stuff, but other things is totally over my head. Tumblr? Confuses the crap outta me. Life, I am afraid, is just going to get harder.

Lynnpic avatar Lynn:

I have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. I don’t, however, have time to keep up with them. Seriously, I don’t know how Julie does it all. I like Twitter best for it’s quick bites of information. And for not showing me all the comments that I have no interest in reading. I like Tumblr, too, for longer posts when I have time to read them. Plus I’ve found that I’m not the only one with varied interests in different fandoms. I find that with limited time, I’d rather read a recap email from one of the blogs that I follow. It’s easier for me to read the recap and click on posts I’m interested in than read through tons of posts on different social media platforms.

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Posted May 28, 2015 by Julie S. in ArmchairBEA / 13 Comments

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13 responses to “Armchair BEA 2015 – Day 2 – Social Media #ArmchairBEA”

  1. Cynthia

    Great post. I do not have a FB page for my blog because it just seems like a lot of work to maintain and I am not sure I would have the followers to justify it. I do have Twitter and Instagram, but I only update very sporadically. I need to be better about it, but sometimes I just . . . forget. Ha
    Cynthia recently posted…BOOK REVIEW: Those Girls by Lauren Saft

    • Julie

      I totally know what you mean about forgetting. I have plugins to auto share everything so I don’t really maintain my FB pages heh.

  2. Ramona

    Very informative, ladies 🙂 I don’t have time to use social media as much as I’d like, but I do what I can… Unfortunately there are only so many hours in the day, lol!
    Ramona recently posted…The Unreliable Narrator

    • Julie

      Definitely agree on the not enough hours in the day to do everything. I like that you’re choosing to interact with blogs more than social media 🙂

    • Julie

      Do you use your personal FB for blogging though? I don’t cause I’m friends with family and co-workers and others that might have no business being on my blog heh.

    • Julie

      Yea, facebook is disappointing everyone. I don’t know why people still bother with it. Instagram is great for book bloggers because you can take pictures of all the shiny books!

  5. Bookworm Brandee

    I’m not so good at using social media either. Facebook is the bane of my existence. 🙂 I do use Twitter more often. It’s more user-friendly, imo. I have a pinterest but don’t use it for blogging. I have been thinking of using Instagram…but again, more for personal use than for blogging. *ha*
    Bookworm Brandee recently posted…Review ~ Paradise City ~ CJ Duggan

    • Julie

      I use Instagram and Pinterest for more personal than blogging too. I have to remind myself to pin my own posts lol

    • Julie

      Twitter was confusing to me for several years before I started using it more regularly and things started to make sense.