tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post8657438367180588651..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: Oh, the Nuances of Social Media!Marianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-16309770206083884462011-09-02T07:47:07.902-04:002011-09-02T07:47:07.902-04:00I hear what you're saying, Judy, but I'm n...I hear what you're saying, Judy, but I'm not sure 99.9% is the right number.<br /><br />Not following back is a lot like using the CAPS LOCK key. Not everyone uses CAPS LOCK the same way. Some people type everything in caps because they like to, or they don't like to use the Shift key, or whatever.<br /><br />But enough people perceive CAPS LOCK sentences as shouting that it's something you should be aware of if you choose to use it that way.Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939381204186890096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-46823002284031611902011-09-01T20:02:24.238-04:002011-09-01T20:02:24.238-04:00I'd like to comment on what Kerry Scott said. ...I'd like to comment on what Kerry Scott said. Please don't assume that if someone doesn't follow you back on Twitter, it means they "looked you over and decided they didn't want to know you". Not everyone uses Twitter the same way. Please don't take offence. In 99.9% of cases, none is intended.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331380147873608965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-67394849592206449622011-08-30T10:27:07.917-04:002011-08-30T10:27:07.917-04:00I have a genealogy circle, and other circles. I do...I have a genealogy circle, and other circles. I do like that G+ lets me decide who a post applies to. Now, there have been a few people who I felt were questionable, and had nothing to do with genealogy as far as I could tell from their profile. One with wings on her photo... blocked. She was creepy! If they don't have the word genealogy in their profile, blocked. My stream is busy enough. If they can't be bothered to use enough words in their profile to tell me something about them, I won't bother to link back to them. The other thing I review is their wall posts. I find the new is wearing off of G+ and it's not as busy as it was a month ago. So, maybe now is a good time to review those 'people in common,' but the word genealogy needs (for me) to be in the profile or I'll go right past them!leslielawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989388855284668564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-88432042151460927372011-08-30T10:14:26.646-04:002011-08-30T10:14:26.646-04:00Interesting post. Having never joined Facebook I ...Interesting post. Having never joined Facebook I just joined G+, strictly for genealogy purposes. I had created a bare-bone profile and hadn't added anyone to my circles. But a I got a message saying that someone had added me to theirs...I have no idea who the person is although her profile contained the word "genealogy", as did mine. I'm not familiar enough with the ins & outs of G+ so have not taken any action so far. I'll be monitoring! Deb HAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-34928919259078275592011-08-30T09:33:24.298-04:002011-08-30T09:33:24.298-04:00I agree mostly with Kerry. On G+ and even more so...I agree mostly with Kerry. On G+ and even more so on Twitter, I get follows out of the blue from a variety of people and businesses. I look at each and every one of the profiles, and decide based on displayed behaviors or what they're representing whether to follow back. If I find them offensive, I block and report. If I simply don't care, I allow the follow but don't follow back. If we have anything in common at all, I follow back. <br /><br />I wrote a bunch more, but it was turning into a blog post of its own, and the topic was beginning to drift a little, so I'll just post it on my blog. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407854481964964535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-82136743438360144462011-08-29T22:57:31.806-04:002011-08-29T22:57:31.806-04:00I have also been thinking on this because I have s...I have also been thinking on this because I have several people who are not involved in genealogy in my circles. The other day I did not add someone. I do not see any reason why I should at this point. I have added some people because other "genealogists" had them in their circle, but I made a separate circle which basically says these people are unknown to me. I make sure and check out the person now and do not go by who has them in their circles. I will probably move some people around to different circles also. I do not want to delete genealogy people, I want to make sure they are talking my language first, some say they are involved in genealogy, and talk about anything but!my Heritage Happenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245411628267355846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-46922511877585691352011-08-29T22:11:56.401-04:002011-08-29T22:11:56.401-04:00I've had a handful of people include me in the...I've had a handful of people include me in their circles who appear to have no connection to genealogy (despite the fact that we have lots of genea-people in common). And they have large numbers of people following them. If I don't see any posts indicating an interest in genealogy or some other major common interest, I just don't follow back.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-1142514526634873492011-08-29T17:36:34.116-04:002011-08-29T17:36:34.116-04:00I think the same person may be following me. There...I think the same person may be following me. There's another setting now which is to 'ignore'. Unless someone is creepy, I'm ignoring rather than blocking.Shelley Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008715347583341427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-42420550470340750112011-08-29T15:31:01.154-04:002011-08-29T15:31:01.154-04:00Well, the Beatles are following me on Twitter. Rea...Well, the Beatles are following me on Twitter. Really. Certainly Paul and Ringo have better things to do.Susan Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788283253544225956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-28401278929036896152011-08-29T11:23:27.749-04:002011-08-29T11:23:27.749-04:00Marian, I've had the same experience with - pr...Marian, I've had the same experience with - probably - the same person and I've blocked her. I've also had people put me in their circles who are clearly touting for business (in non-genealogy related areas). I've blocked them as well.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-86139895755595635872011-08-29T11:05:39.262-04:002011-08-29T11:05:39.262-04:00Kerry - just to be clear - I didn't follow her...Kerry - just to be clear - I didn't follow her back. But I get what you are saying.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-81990609157671150762011-08-29T11:03:54.043-04:002011-08-29T11:03:54.043-04:00I think maybe I am having my first allergic reacti...I think maybe I am having my first allergic reaction to social media :)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-48071191757569084012011-08-29T11:03:35.923-04:002011-08-29T11:03:35.923-04:00I don't care. The fact that it says that you ...I don't care. The fact that it says that you have this person in a circle means nothing to me. For all I know, it's a circle called "Losers" or "People I Can't Stand" or "In-Laws." I don't have any idea why you chose to follow that person back, and it's none of my business. It shouldn't factor into my decision as to whether to follow them myself.<br /><br />I have a strong bias in favor of following people back, on G+ and Facebook and (especially) Twitter. If I decide that I don't like the person, I can always unfollow. But to give them a cursory glance and say to them, "Gee, I get that you want to hear from me, but I've taken one look and decided I don't want to hear from you" is...not for me. Unless they're obviously spammers or celebrities or faceless corporations, I give them the benefit of the doubt. It's not like they're going to see any private info from me, because I don't put that stuff out there in the first place.<br /><br />There are two different professional genealogists I recently followed on Twitter. Both were in areas where I need research done but can't go anytime soon, so I was checking them out in advance of possibly hiring them. Apparently they both looked me over and decided they didn't want to know me, because they didn't follow me back. So I guess I need to find someone else to hire. <br /><br />That's the thing...you can't tell by looking who's following you. It might be a long-lost cousin, a potential client...who knows. But if you refuse to even start a conversation, you won't ever find out.Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939381204186890096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-12517552007185961462011-08-29T10:51:49.661-04:002011-08-29T10:51:49.661-04:00This is an interesting post. Generally, I think th...This is an interesting post. Generally, I think that the main reason people are on social media to begin with is to as you so aptly put it "fish for fans." Well, at least in the circles I'm in which is the writing and publishing industry. And I don't mind that because it's part of the purpose of social media. But I tend to enjoy those who work at building relationships with me, where the ones just fishing and that's all they do are really just names.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com