I still haven't really got the hang of this online presence malarkey. I don't understand Twitter - how do I get people to follow me? And why is there so much serious stuff coming up on my feed (Is that even the right word? ). Is it really just all a bit dull or am I doing it wrong and missing out on something amazing?
However, I am grateful to report that I have had over 1.5k views of my blog, which is amazing and I seem to be quite popular in India and Ukraine, judging by the audience stats. I think there is probably a joke at my expense hiding somewhere but I am just going to leave it there to fester.
I have set up a new Linked In page, but I am too scared to use it because I have received notifications that people have viewed my profile, so if I can see them, presumably they can see me too. Where is the fun in that, if people know you are being nosy on their profile page thingy? According to my notifications, 50% of my Linked In views are from surgeons (is it because I am a medical anomaly or are they getting a proposal together to convince me to leave my body to medical science?) I could probably track them down and ask them, but I won't! I think I like Linked In even less than I like Twitter!
I have also had some strange friend requests from men purporting to be doctors of Instagram. One of them looked very handsome and when T asked to look at his picture, I passed her my phone. The baggage that she is- cackled as she pressed the accept button and I nearly had hysterics, as I tried to work out how to undo it.
My favourite request though, came this week from someone called Psycho Rasta. So tempted!
And although I am really not very good with the social media, I am at least better than some. For example, two older lady teachers who I was sitting with in the staffroom at what was then Ise Community College, many years ago. They were discussing Facebook and My Space (which were new and exciting at that time) and were a bit in the dark about the whole thing. During a lull in the buzz of teacher conversations around them, one lady, wanting to ask the other to become an online friend, but not quite sure of the terminology shouted in a loud excited voice "do you want to come on MY FACE?" She was, of course, inundated with offers as a result!
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