tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post6701921087895358830..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: How Do You Feel About Followers on Facebook?Marianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-45432609959460710712011-09-17T11:39:15.677-04:002011-09-17T11:39:15.677-04:00I have a facebook page facebook.com/Kathleen Brand...I have a facebook page facebook.com/Kathleen Brandt, that the world can connect to. It's really for my blog and business. Google+ is used in the same manner, but with the restrictions of the Circles, Twitter is open and anyone can follow my blog. The last thing I want is to mix my personal life with business, so FB for me is limited to family and friends. It's my retreat away from colleagues, contemporaries and peers.Kathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985508112616184739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-37365253346679110742011-09-17T10:02:06.892-04:002011-09-17T10:02:06.892-04:00Ironically, I've gone the opposite way since w...Ironically, I've gone the opposite way since writing this post. Instead of encouraging folks to subscribe to me on Facebook, I set up a page for my Symbolic Past blog and will encourage people to go there if they want status updates in their NewsFeed. This is just an experiment and I wait and see how it goes. Anyone who wants to check it out can go to http://www.facebook.com/SymbolicPastMarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-56406793075168369082011-09-16T11:09:18.685-04:002011-09-16T11:09:18.685-04:00Oops put the wrong link above - yikes! not so tech...Oops put the wrong link above - yikes! not so tech saavy, am I? <br /><br />http://www.1ancestry2littletime.com/2011/09/16/follow-me-no-dont-okay-follow-me-wait-dont/#axzz1Y4gOhxG6Lisahttp://www.1ancestry2littletime.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-30482298045962585862011-09-16T11:07:58.944-04:002011-09-16T11:07:58.944-04:00Thanks for the thought provoking post. I posted my...Thanks for the thought provoking post. I posted my comments here: Follow me…. no don’t….. okay, follow me - wait, don't. http://www.1ancestry2littletime.com/2011/09/16/the-tech-savvy-genealogists-meme/#axzz1Y4gOhxG6Lisahttp://www.1ancestry2littletime.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-1667206583879938082011-09-16T09:55:57.136-04:002011-09-16T09:55:57.136-04:00I've used all those lists in Facebook for some...I've used all those lists in Facebook for some time now. I have two blogs and Twitter and G+ accounts but don't post to the last two. Why? Because -- in contrast -- I like the control I have over who views my postings. I can control right down to the individuals who can or cannot see them. I like the closed social situation that I can use in Facebook; it's nice to have one available among the various social options. I see it as an advantage over the other milieus. Oh, no, does this make me a "social luddite"?Barbara Jean Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909329971189134434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-60539474099808454392011-09-16T09:05:57.569-04:002011-09-16T09:05:57.569-04:00My blog already has a Facebook page, so people who...My blog already has a Facebook page, so people who want to subscribe to my blog via Facebook can do so by clicking "like." This isn't new for blogs.<br /><br />It's new for people though--this allows people to subscribe to me personally. My feeling is that if people want to follow me that closely but DON'T want to actually friend me, they're probably weirdos. I can live with weirdos, but I'd rather they stalk me via my blog rather than Facebook, so I can at least get the page views out of the deal. Having Facebook profit from weirdo stalkers seems dumb to me.Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939381204186890096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-66251896628938848922011-09-16T08:59:18.034-04:002011-09-16T08:59:18.034-04:00Marian, I love it! Facebook did already have publi...Marian, I love it! Facebook did already have public posts, but it was called 'Everyone' instead of 'Public'.<br /><br />I think it will return Facebook to the way it was supposed to be. I have friends on FB that I have never met, and sometimes i don't even recognise their names when I see them. I accepted the friend requests because it was the only way to see what they had to say, but really, this is what subscribing is for. If you post a link to your blog on facebook it may as well be public, and if I subscribe I can see it.Carole Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945297805040161267noreply@blogger.com