alfreda89: (Blankenship Reeds)
It's a time sink.

If I didn't have to do it in the modern economy, would I? Yes, but I'd probably use it differently. I'd hit it fast early, or late at night, see what friends and family were up to, and then flit away. But for various reasons my friends and family are entwined with writers I know by reputation, fans, old school acquaintances, former coworkers, and friends of friends.

Some of that is good--I've gotten to know a lot of people a little better, met some of my great fans, and through their interests learned a lot of fascinating things. I am an absolute magpie for new information. I consider that a blessing--if I live to be 105, I will be taking harp lessons and learning a foreign language while reading more nonfiction on odd new genetic stuff. And writing fiction to support myself.

A few idiots and trolls have crossed my path. (There are one or two people on my list that I have not blocked for various reasons, but if that was all Facebook content was for me, I'd be long gone.) If there were more of them, I'd abandon Facebook and look for another medium. I am building a new blog now. Eventually it will feed into all my other paths.

I need to set up the group filters that crashed in one of Facebook's updates. But when you lost filters for 800 people, fixing that is rather mind-boggling.
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alfreda89: 3 foot concrete Medieval style gargoyle with author's hand resting on its head. (Default)
Wonder no longer. You don't.

Read Charlie Stross's blog on Klout before so much as going to their web site.
alfreda89: 3 foot concrete Medieval style gargoyle with author's hand resting on its head. (DontWannaCat)
So I have little time to deal with PLAXO right now -- not even sure how I'll be making a living in six months, so creating an online persona is not me right now. I have books to write and promote. But I have two people down who want to be contacts -- one that makes no sense to me, and one I don't know/remember.

There doesn't seem to be any way to ignore these.

Like I said -- annoying....

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