Okay, I admit it, I am new to the social media whirl. I am an admitted party wallflower – sociable and gregarious in compact and focused settings but throw me into a party of strangers and watch me cringe. I spend more wondering what to say, trying to remember my “hmmmm, that’s interesting” questions and trying to determine what the polite time to leave is, that I never get to the actual enjoying part. Sad, is it not?
So why would I be willing to plunge into the social media merry-go-round with so many I don’t know (and some that I do)? Think of it like therapy. If I can come up with interesting things to say that total strangers could possibly enjoy without thinking me entirely untenable, I might, just might, get more confidence and comfort level on the in person thing. I also get the chance to learn interesting (and sometimes not so interesting) things, which is good, because I love to learn.
So where did I take the plunge, you ask? Well, I chose Twitter (@TabithaDunn) and Facebook. Twitter because it seemed the most challenging and Facebook because my friends seem to inexplicably hear a bellwether that caused them to migrate there. So, after some polite social pressure, I caved and joined. Now I have friends and tweeps. I am even slowly collecting followers, which may or may not mean anything, depending on who you ask. <grin>
What about you? Have you taken the plunge? If so, where did you dive?
Tags: Facebook, Social Media, Twitter