Social Media – Giving as well as Taking | Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

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Here’s the way blogging and Social Media work… We post our opinions and observations to our blogs; we create status updates for our friends to read; we tweet about where we are, what we’re doing and what is of interest to us so that our followers may know what’s happening in our lives and what we consider to be important news. That’s the “taking” part of how we use personal blogs and both Facebook and Twitter, because we’re using these opportunities to promote ourselves, to get the word out there about us and what we’re doing, and thinking, about all that we believe to be of interest to our readers, friends, followers, and the world at large. Great!

But that’s not where it ends. You can’t expect everyone out there in Internetland, will be breath-bated, awaiting your very next missive. Well, one or two might be anxious to read your…

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Thanks for reposting, oh literate Ape. Getting into the habit of commenting on posts and having a conversation, even if short, is the way to get to know other bloggers. It takes time but I’ve found some wonderful new friends out there in bloggerland.

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December 27, 2014 at 16:48

Comments always brighten up an old blogging ape’s day Noelle 😀

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Thanks for reblogging, Mr. Ape, and for including the lovely photo pf Princess Margaret Beach which is directly in front of and down about 250 Ft. from where I am sitting right now on my verandah!

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