tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post9129360300260236010..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Oogly Googley: social media fatigue and other related rantsPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-6306411747379658732013-03-30T06:00:42.617-04:002013-03-30T06:00:42.617-04:00I think people who want to find you, will find you...I think people who want to find you, will find you. Case in point: me. I just type the URL and am here. I don't even have your blog in my blogroll! Still reading you. Maybe more often that some of the blogs I do have in my blogroll. So there.<br /><br />And I totally agree with you on that need for constant change so many people seem to feel. Soooo unnecessary. So time consuming, too.<br />And I'm 25. I dread to think what it will be like when I'm older!Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-20938555654292927962013-03-24T13:46:00.090-04:002013-03-24T13:46:00.090-04:00I read blogs from Google Reader, and I'm quite...I read blogs from Google Reader, and I'm quite upset that it's gone. I read a lot of blogs, and don't really have the time to check them all for updates - plus I like that I can get news etc all in one place. I switched the Feedly, which I like ok, but I was so peeved at Google that I deleted my (mostly unused) Google + account and told them why. I'm a heavy Facebook user, but not for news/blogs. I find that for my generation, if you don't have a Facebook you simply don't get invited to things. And I rather enjoy it to be honest - I like to know what's going on. Don't get twitter or instagram though - one source is plenty for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-31104360596516081342013-03-23T05:46:49.552-04:002013-03-23T05:46:49.552-04:00I've never used any of those feed readers...no...I've never used any of those feed readers...now I feel like I've missed out on something. I have FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram...and you guessed it Pinterest account. Sadly my Facebook does not see me that often...I used it mostly to wish people who live far away Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas...now Twitter...is like adiction...it should have come with a warning.<br />OUH and I have a tumblr blog or two for my ESB - Extra Secret Behaviour...stuff I only share with myself and I and few million faceless names LOLAunty Maimuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924032493704361402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47548377021575811322013-03-22T16:33:44.470-04:002013-03-22T16:33:44.470-04:00Peeps on facebook recommended feedly so I switched...Peeps on facebook recommended feedly so I switched and am getting used to it. Change is hard, I know, but it also keeps us young, doesn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-44557020039310825072013-03-22T02:05:04.032-04:002013-03-22T02:05:04.032-04:00[SIGH]. Reader is a godsend to the otherwise unkno...[SIGH]. Reader is a godsend to the otherwise unknown personal blog. 'Cause you have far greater readership (of lurkers who never call, never write...) than you would think, and it's largely thanks to RSS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-77243042619407150732013-03-21T20:03:12.300-04:002013-03-21T20:03:12.300-04:00I use Google Reader for blogs as well. Maybe I sho...I use Google Reader for blogs as well. Maybe I should celebrate. Blogs are such a time suck. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-49963896061901672392013-03-21T01:10:06.583-04:002013-03-21T01:10:06.583-04:00I've been sewing bored for a while. Yes my blo...I've been sewing bored for a while. Yes my blog helps me keep track on what I've done and others enjoy what I sew.<br />Twitter seems more immediate and keeps me in touch with the sewers I enjoy online. I'm getting better at knowing what time it is all over the world.<br />FB is for family and close friends across the globe.<br />So my iPhone links me to it all.velosewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241344721302194932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-42366773684008777742013-03-20T16:19:44.100-04:002013-03-20T16:19:44.100-04:00I stare at the computer screen all day at my job i...I stare at the computer screen all day at my job in between constant interruptions. I can't imagine why I would want to add tweets to that. I also don't want to look at the pc when I get home. I do, but it really needs to be limited or it is a big time suck. <br /><br />Somehow I doubt that when I get to the end of my life, I'll wish I'd read more twitter feeds or shared more LOLcat pictures. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563230869151812456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-52576955780587017272013-03-20T15:00:42.905-04:002013-03-20T15:00:42.905-04:00I'm entirely with you - then again, we're ...I'm entirely with you - then again, we're from the same generation. I have you in my Favourites and I check in every day; it's a rare day when you don't have a new post. With bloggers I like who don't post as often, I have an email warning me if and when they do. Otherwise I just check in every now and then. <br /><br />I can't be doing with the false sense of urgency that social media creates, nor can I abide the logorrhea that is Facebook, Twitter, etc. I want to be in control of the information that gets to me. <br /><br />I have a Facebook account I never use. I don't Tweet. My mobile is a dinosaur of the tech age, there only for emergencies. And if that makes me an antiquated anti-social git, then so be it.Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-69804458069818190042013-03-20T11:25:29.130-04:002013-03-20T11:25:29.130-04:00I'm pretty much tech-impaired. I don't hav...I'm pretty much tech-impaired. I don't have a smart phone and I usually only text to my husband when I need him to pick up something from the store on the way home. I text in complete sentences, too. I don't use a feed reader, just my blogroll to keep track of new posts. And I don't tweet - mostly because I don't have a smart phone but also because I just don't see the point. My neighbor swears I would be hooked on it but I just don't have the time to check one more info source. <br /><br />As for FB, I use it to keep track of family stuff because we're spread out all over the country - like knowing that my brother's best friend was really ill and in the hospital, or seeing photos of my niece. And it's helped me get back in touch with relatives in Canada and Europe, so that's always good. I like blogs but I don't always have time to read them every day. I do appreciate those bloggers who post their blog updates to FB, since it will remind me to visit the blog later on if I don't have time right at that moment. And Pinterest? I like it because I can pin things that my kids like and then my mom knows what to get them for birthdays or Christmas gifts. This fall I pinned a hat from a website and it was a Christmas gift from her, so it works nicely that way. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447949592701882774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-58760664984126717882013-03-20T10:41:41.397-04:002013-03-20T10:41:41.397-04:00arrrrgghhhh.... That second sentence was supposed ...arrrrgghhhh.... That second sentence was supposed to say "When I was younger a sort of coolness to not being into popular stuff but now it just means I'm too old to get it."Lynnhttp://www.lynnspace.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78640358313903546352013-03-20T10:38:53.917-04:002013-03-20T10:38:53.917-04:00I cannot get into social media, and I hate that it...I cannot get into social media, and I hate that it's a sign of my age. When I was a sort of coolness to not being into popular stuff but now it just means I'm too old to get it. I tried Twitter. It was fun for a while but I got bored with it. I tried Facebook. Nobody there ever talks it's just a bunch of people "sharing" silly captioned pictures. <br /><br />I like blogs. I have never used a "reader". I like my links page. I can go to whichever blogs I'm in the mood for and if they haven't updated, well, it only takes a minute to find that out and I can move on to the next one. Lynnhttp://www.lynnspace.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-35379650761312262092013-03-20T06:35:05.393-04:002013-03-20T06:35:05.393-04:00Great discussion! Social media sites are fun, but...Great discussion! Social media sites are fun, but I'm worried about the effect they may have on our brains. Twitter, for example: I used to not understand the point of twitter until I got a desk job and now I have it minimized on my desktop at work and I get so distracted, checking for new tweets every few minutes. There are some twitter feeds that are really amusing, but there's also so much garbage. Facebook is equally distracting and with smart phones you see people who check their phones every few seconds. These constant little interruptions can't be good for us. And then we have to obsess about how many followers we have and you see some bloggers relentlessly promoting themselves via instagram, twitter, & facebook. Stop the insanity! Patience_Crabstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860012969550268614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-85754808735355984922013-03-20T05:19:41.932-04:002013-03-20T05:19:41.932-04:00My blog is my only social media outlet (if we thin...My blog is my only social media outlet (if we think that that's what a blog is). I have no FB, no Twit, no Linkedin, and never have: I work a little more than full time and just can't face spreading myself any thinner timewise. I follow other blogs on my blog roll, but not many of them; just fab ones, like this one. I have a smart phone, but it's pretty much wasted on me, though I do text friends a fair bit. I don't want to sound like a proud Luddite, and all of these social media outlets have their uses, but the mad rush to keep up with everything is exhausting, and actually it's easy to have a simpler life: just don't get involved with things you don't like and that don't help you out in some way. Banish the unnecessary evil!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984755022387357252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-42144338043705980442013-03-20T05:00:55.517-04:002013-03-20T05:00:55.517-04:00I'm really pleased that people your age feel t...I'm really pleased that people your age feel the way I do. I don't find it too hard on my finger to click on MPB (or one of the dozen other sewing blogs that I like) in my 'most visited' list to see what young Peter L is up to! Cleverclogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168361912898524778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-90243267453859679022013-03-20T04:09:53.534-04:002013-03-20T04:09:53.534-04:00You´re so right Cheryl. I couldn´t agree more. It ...You´re so right Cheryl. I couldn´t agree more. It just takes over your life, if you´re not careful. I closed my facebook and LinkedIn accounts long time ago. It was such a release. . . <br />I miss interacting too though. . .<br /><br />Nice post Peter ;o)<br />Atelier John F. Clémenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848011568894720814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72330532212177640052013-03-20T02:37:20.324-04:002013-03-20T02:37:20.324-04:00I have no clue what a feeder reader is. I still h...I have no clue what a feeder reader is. I still have a land phone, a cell phone which doesn't do anything fancy, I don't blog or tweet. I only read a few blogs. I like Pinterest. I have a Facebook account because my family upload pictures that I like to look at.Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470039217443534947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91612996220237384562013-03-20T02:06:45.462-04:002013-03-20T02:06:45.462-04:00I agree too - I am blogging only to give me the mo...I agree too - I am blogging only to give me the motivation to get on and do some sewing - but I am finding it is a time drain, and I actively put in strategies to limit the amount of time I spend with social media, and also define what my goals are - which is not to spend hours being sucked into the newest techno craze. I just like keeping in touch with other sewers, and restrict myself to that. I haven't yet bothered with facebook - you could spend hours a day posting and reposting here there and everywhere. I like to remember that the agenda that google/facebook/bloglovin etc has is to get us all wired up for their project needs, and not maybe ours. Sarah Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566072246120028926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-88945352299449209222013-03-19T23:00:08.544-04:002013-03-19T23:00:08.544-04:00I'm the same--it's not that I can't le...I'm the same--it's not that I can't learn, I can't be bothered. A lot of this stuff just seems like a huge time suck to me, and my free time is limited as it is.geogrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935352129240009810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-277132745949961972013-03-19T20:29:08.807-04:002013-03-19T20:29:08.807-04:00I "Petered" out on FB a while ago. Like...I "Petered" out on FB a while ago. Like how I did that? =)<br /><br />I don't Twitter (or tweet or whatever it is), Instagram, or do anything else except write a blog about sewing. Everything else is too much noise and I've got enough going on. I have a FB account, but I don't have any posts, pictures, or information. The last time I logged on, I got a "welcome back" message and the whole interface was different. Meh.<br /><br />Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384050927297629715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-10891327304117856832013-03-19T20:19:27.806-04:002013-03-19T20:19:27.806-04:00Totally agree!!! Totally agree!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-61524991166295121452013-03-19T19:55:47.723-04:002013-03-19T19:55:47.723-04:00Me too Peter! Social media and technology, such a ...Me too Peter! Social media and technology, such a tangled web. I use to enjoy Facebook, but it's starting to feel like another "task" on my daily to do list. I didn't even start with Twitter and Pinterest. I have a Linked In account and for the life of me, whenever I add someone, can't figure out what we're all linked to. It really all can be draining, but seductive at the same time - I spend over an hour each day reading sewing blogs and sites. I'm grateful fir them (especially yours) and would miss them terribly if they were suddenly gone. What's a baby boomer to do?<br />Cynthia Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-69878395805769520492013-03-19T19:41:49.789-04:002013-03-19T19:41:49.789-04:00Oh, really you have to keep up.. I don't. I li...Oh, really you have to keep up.. I don't. I like being at university with the young people and tell them I don't do Facebook, I don't twitter, I don't pin or like or google read... I do what I want and if I miss out I'll probably never know anyway! Ring me if you want me but make it on the land line as I don't really like talking on the mobile and I rush that conversation. When I had to get a new phone one I looked at was reviewed as "the dumbest smart phone" and immediately thought "that's the one for me!". I just use it as a phone and text - I don't want a phone that's smarter than me!Summer Flieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092393256871735567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-71448815040745784182013-03-19T19:37:20.845-04:002013-03-19T19:37:20.845-04:00I'm so confused by it all. Sigh.I'm so confused by it all. Sigh.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47563464134726778792013-03-19T19:31:09.427-04:002013-03-19T19:31:09.427-04:00I almost never carry a cell phone with me unless I...I almost never carry a cell phone with me unless I am meeting someone and the plans haven't been ironed out. When I leave the house I do not want to be reachable!<br /><br />No TV's here either; I watch movies on my computer. I do own a dozen sewing machines however. ;)Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.com