Social media…
Alright, so instead of stepping up and blogging, tweeting and posting on Facebook, I’ve – well, I’ve failed.
Miserably.
The truth is – I’m a techno-flunkie. I am stymied by this disconnected connectedness. How can I have “friends” I’ve never met I wonder, and yet I do. I have read posts and viewed photos that have tugged at my heart and, in an awe-inspiring 140 characters or less, people have written descriptions of sunsets that take my breath away, and yet I am still unable or perhaps unwilling to commit myself to the new social media. I should have already mastered this new technology, but I haven’t. Not even close.
And it’s not that I haven’t tried. I have. I spent hours on Twitter trying to fill my home page with images of my book-cover, but to no avail, and in spite of my efforts, my Twitter home page is still basic black with a few scattered stars – very dull. And I still don’t know how to “tag” or “link,” though I’m intrigued enough by tags and links to have tried.
And failed.
But today, I dove into this decade and got an iPhone! I was almost giddy with joy – certain that it would be my ticket to the social media, that I would be able to post on Facebook and even tweet with the click of a button, but alas, I’m even more confused than before.
I think some of us are just made for telephones and typewriters…
Well, maybe not…
I just liked the sound of that…