And female. Is there hope?

Archive for the ‘Social media’ Category

Facebook. Genuine connections or endless self promotion?

In Facebook, Friends, New Media, Self promotion, Social media, Social Network on April 27, 2010 at 5:37 pm

I joined FB last summer. At the time it was where details regarding my upcoming highschool reunion were being posted so I opted in. Now, 9 months later, I’m still struggling to embrace it. It seems like endless self promotion. Day in and day out, the same people post. OCCASSIONALLY someone I really care about makes a comment. The truth is, if I really wanted to be in touch with you, wouldn’t we be talking face-to-face, or at least voice-to-voice?

My new addiction….blog stats.

In Addiction, Beginner Wordpress, Beginning blogging, Blog stats, Blog views, Blogging, Internet addiction, Social media, Social media addiction, Wordpress on April 21, 2010 at 6:27 am

Now that my blog is getting some traffic, I’ve become obsessed with my stats. Having had a stint in sales, I’m all too familiar with the rush that follows once a customer commits. It’s intoxicating.

When I started blogging, I didn’t even know WordPress collected such details on views, as the dashboard completely overwhelmed me. So adieu nachos, mint chocolate chip ice cream, wine, margaritas…when I need a fix, I’m reaching for my stats.