Some Facebook discoveries and links to check out too

To me, Facebook is all about discoveries - discovering what my friends are doing, discovering news that is not on the News at 6 and 10, and discovering new art, music, and takes on what is going on in the world.

Many people on Facebook like this. For me, I like discovering what my friends and acquaintances like, and also finding out about new art, news, links, photos, and lots more.

I repost some of the discoveries I find there by using the "share" button, and that re-circulates other people's stories and finds.

One example: Today I found out that the .ly suffix is owned by Libya/Ghadafi, so I pledged to use another free url shortening service, Google URL Shortener. I then shared this on Facebook so others can do it too.

Are you on Facebook? Do you have family, friends and acquaintances on your Facebook page? Do you have a fan page where you share some of your finds and ideas?

If you are not on Facebook, you could miss some discoveries - like these:


The Sewing Machine Orchestra
Louise's Apple and Cranberry Crumble Squidoo Recipe lens
A new Mashable article: How Baby Boomers are Embracing Social Media
A photo of a soldier and how he feels about  possible government shutdown
Low-Tech Tunnels: Tech solutions to Spring Fever
AP Newsbreak: the IRS awards 4.5M to Whistleblower
Indian activist ends hunger strike

I would not have heard about these stories anywhere else.

Just saying!

-Betsyanne

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FYI: the picture of a Mars Rover is from the free clipart and art site, Clker.com.

Are you on Twitter and Facebook yet?

Image via Wikipedia  Twitter and Facebook - why I like them.
Yup... I'm posting about Twitter and Facebook again. I like them!

Here are my reasons why:

#1. I have connected and reconnected with many people,

#2. It is fun to share my web discoveries with others,

#3. I learn about current events faster than I ever did before,

#4. I can share photos with friends and family, and

#5. I can learn about things I am interested in on both sites.

Before I was on Twitter and Facebook, I was a blogger. That was fun, but mostly one-sided, because I had to wait for comments before I could find out what others thought, or what websites they liked.

Now I can read the thoughts of others, see what is important to them, keep in touch better, and learn about the internet, my hobbies, the current news around the world, and more.

The downside to both of these sites are spam, hackers, and privacy issues. But these issues are the same for just using a computer and being on the internet. Of course, it is always good to be vigilant, to practice safe surfing, know who your friends are and what to say on the internet, etc. etc. but these things are also true for everyday computer use.

Do you agree? Do you like being on Facebook and Twitter? Or are you content to surf the "regular" way on your computer?

Or perhaps you don't own a computer and go to the library every now and then?

Comment below and let me know what you think.

Later!

-Betsyanne 

Oh! And be sure to check these popular post pages:

Civil War Dresses for Sale

Animal Tweets on Twitter

Free Clipart Sites

Betsy's Big List of Auction Sites

It's time to learn how to post on YouTube




And here are my web pages:
My Personal Page and blog
The Nontrads site and blog
My Squidoo pages
Join me on Twitter as @betsyanne, @nontrads, or @scholarsgrants.