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What's the Big Deal About Facebook?
October 2009
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Hello, !
Yea, it's October! And today is nice and cool and finally feels like fall.
Lots going on here. I'm changing things up a bit on my monthly
e-newsletter. As you can see, I've updated the format to more closely
match the other e-newsletter and my logo. Plus, the content will vary
a bit but will still include lessons on how to take better pictures.
So
if you know someone who wanted to get e-mail from me but didn't care
about wanting to take better pictures, please send this e-mail to them.
Have a great month! I will have a booth at the North Texas Kids Family Expo.
As you know, Halloween is on a Saturday. And you know your kids will
want to wear their costumes all day. So why not take them to this FREE
event and enjoy all the activities there? Come by and say "hi" to me
while you're there (you'll have to write your name down, of course) and
you'll receive a free 8x10 with your next portrait session.
Dawn
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What's the Big Deal About Facebook?
Today I got to find out that one friend's house
flooded, another friend likes Mel Brooks movies, and another friend saw a sea
turtle up close. And I found out lots of
other interesting tidbits from people I rarely have the privilege of seeing in
person.
Yes, of course, I'm talking about Facebook. I'm sure you
have heard about Facebook and Twitter, two popular social media websites. I use both in different ways but today I will
tell you a little about my experience with Facebook: what I love about it, what
I don't like so much, and how I use my personal account and fan page.
For the uninitiated, on FB, you send someone a "friend
request" by pressing a button. When they
log on FB, they will see your request.
They have two buttons from which to choose - Accept or Ignore. If you ignore a friend request, the person
does not get notified (best I can tell).
They just don't hear anything back from you. You can also become a fan of a celebrity,
band, or business. There are groups you
can join, too, which are groups of people who have something in common. You could, for example, be part of a group
who likes Jane Austen novels or a group who wants to hear updates about an
upcoming local event.
I absolutely love the interaction on my personal Facebook page
(from here on, abbreviated as FB).
Here's why:
- I have
found friends from over 20 years ago that I had lost track of.
- Reading
what my old (and new friends) say on Facebook really brightens most of my
days. I have a couple of friends
that turn out to be absolutely hilarious.
- It's
an easy way to find out what is going on with people. I wish it had been around when one of
our children was having a health crisis early in life.
- It
makes me accountable. For example,
if I really don't feel like dieting, exercising, or cleaning out my closet
but I've said publicly on FB that I'm going to do this, then I feel
somewhat accountable and motivated to do it. Maybe that sounds stupid but it works
for me.
- I
enjoy the back and forth among people I know. For example, I love it when someone
posts something especially cute, like a video, and I get to read everyone's comments about the
video. I believe FB can bring a
real sense of community. I wish I
had time to see my FB friends in person, but since that isn't
practical, reading what people think is fun.
- Sometimes
a FB friend just needs a few kind words to brighten his/her day. I love it when I can make someone laugh
or show support.
- When I
have those feeling-sorry-for-myself days and say so on FB, I appreciate
the way people show me support; even a simple "like" from a person helps
sometimes.
- I
enjoy connecting with other business owners I know and supporting their
businesses.
Of course, there are a few things I don't like, too. Just my opinion and it's not a huge deal to
me either way. If I don't like a
posting, I just skip over it to the next one.
Here are the things I
skip over:
- When
men whom I've never met and are not on any of my friends' lists send me a
friend request. Creepy, just
creepy.
- Postings
that are political rants.
- Reading
about Mafia Wars, Farmville, and the like (so I hide them - no offense).
- Postings
that are just plain rude. Business
postings that are batched. If there
is more than one business posting in a row, I generally skip all of them.
- Not
posting a lot of stuff on my page in a day.
- Always
asking permission to post portraits on FB.
- Never
posting portraits before my clients have seen them.
Dawn
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I really appreciate those of you who forward these e-newsletters to your friends. People don't know I'm here because I don't have a big sign and a big store. But I do have a big sticker on the back of my car. Honk if you see my black VW, the DawnMobile!
Sincerely,
Dawn Attebery
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