I deleted my accounts on Facebook, Instagram and even Pinterest. The folks I liked to hear from and about weren't on those much and people I would rather not be in contact with were there way too much. My family is fractured, and I accept it.
I kept twitter though. I like all the sharing that happens among authors, photographers, eBay and Etsy sellers of fine vintage or handmade goods and artists that have things to sell on Zazzle, Red Bubble and Fine Art America. I share posts of theirs and they share mine with the followers we each have. It extends our reach. All the sharing is well intentioned and without drama. Sometimes it may even result in a sale. I know that because I have had Etsy sales I can connect to twitter. I do let my lefty Democrat thinking show at rare times, but I try not to be insulting but instead just passing on facts.
I get and give occasional comments from some of those that I share part of my morning with. In sharing what they have to offer I feel like I am putting a bit of good karma into the world. Some of those on twitter amaze me with their talents and some amuse me with their point of view. Some I feel that if we met in real life we would sit over a cup of coffee or tea and chatter for hours like old friends. I hope there are some out there in the X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter) universe that feel the same about me.
It feels like my days on my last social media are being threatened. I use Tweetdeck as a tool for my sharing and resharing. The notification list I can make, for now, in the old version of Tweetdeck tells me exactly what I need to know about who had reposted, liked or commented on any of the content I put out there. It also tells me when that had happened so I can tell who I need to return reposting favors to since the last time I did it. You can't get that kind of information from the Notification feed on your X home page.
Yesterday I read that going forward you will need to be verified at $8.00 a month for Tweetdeck to be available to use. I do post affiliate links and get a bit, a very small bit from those, but not consistently enough to pay for paying to be verified. Even if I did cough up the money, if forced to use the preview of a new Tweetdeck version, I would be in the same mess I am fearing is the future of using this social media platform. The preview of the new version of Tweetdeck or is it Xdeck, is nothing more than what I can get from my X profile page Notification link. That sucks. I will be so sad if Elon breaks twitter, yes I said twitter and not X, but the further he goes into remaking it the worse it seems to get.
I'll hold on as long as I can and try to learn to use the ever decreasing tools available to me. If I have to let it go I will still be here blogging in my own personal echo chamber. That is unless Google breaks Blogger. Let's not let our thoughts go there considering I still miss Google Reader and the old, personalized Google homepage you could create.
Back with more again soon.
Take care and stay cozy!
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