Last year around this time, I gave a 16 months later update on my Operation No Social Media project. Over the past 12 months, I’ve once again struggled with my internal “to use social media or not to use social media, that is the question” conflict. The other day I had an email exchange with… Continue reading 28 Months Later: An Operation No Social Media Update
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8 Biggest Social Media Mistakes (and Their Fixes)
I’ll begin with the full disclosure that social media expert I am not. Nor am I an influencer, even though I’ve done moderately okay with Haunt Jaunts’ social media over the years. At least by my standards. I’ve never amassed tens or hundreds of thousands of followers, so I’m probably making more social media mistakes… Continue reading 8 Biggest Social Media Mistakes (and Their Fixes)
TikTok Challenges: Simple fun, clever marketing or foreign sabotage?
TikTok, TikTok, TikTok. There’s not a week that goes by when I don’t hear about the social media platform in some way, shape, or fashion. Sometimes for something interesting someone has posted that went viral, but most often because of a TikTok challenge. Usually one that’s gone wrong or has destructive or dangerous repercussions. At… Continue reading TikTok Challenges: Simple fun, clever marketing or foreign sabotage?
The List That Got Me Back on Social Media
In September 2020, I wondered, “Is it possible to operate without social media?” I was hoping so, because after watching a couple of documentaries on the evils of social media, I’d had enough and wanted off. Well, I’d had enough of the toxic drama that kept spilling into my periphery from the election and coronavirus… Continue reading The List That Got Me Back on Social Media
Is It Possible to Operate Without Social Media?
As I wrote about recently, I’ve been having a dilemma ever since I watched The Social Dilemma. Well, as I also noted, I was struggling with social media even before that. It seems so self-absorbed. It’s like a world full of children begging to be looked at. When it’s not riddled with bullies trying to… Continue reading Is It Possible to Operate Without Social Media?