VERSUS
Still, I’m going to stick my neck out and babble a bit about the two social media venues I use the most. Now I realize there are dozens and dozens of social media sites, and truthfully, I know next to nothing about them. I do have Pinterest (which is freaking addicting)
Booklikes, Google+ and LinkedIn accounts, and I’m on Goodreads. Oh, I also have WordPress and Tumblr pages I use strictly for reblogging and promo for fellow authors. But I digress.
This post is about Twitter and Facebook. Which is best for an author? 
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Studies show you reach a wider audience on Facebook than Twitter, and generally, the younger crowd hangs out on Twitter, while Facebook is host to all ages. 
I prefer Facebook for several reasons. Now you Twitter fans, don’t get your knickers in a twist. I’m not against Twitter; I simply like Facebook better, though I do really like Tweetdeck and I use Twitter almost everyday. First, 160 characters is like saying hello in the grocery checkout line. It’s not a real conversation. Now sometimes that’s great.
Hi. How are you? Goodby.
Anyway, I also post a lot of images (yes, I know you can do that on Twitter, but one at a time is not enough sometimes) and I don’t like how images on Twitter appear as a link. Show me the images in the stream! It does sometimes, but I haven’t figured out why that is.
I still don’t completely “get” how Twitter works. I pop in a few times a day and connect with people. I do enjoy posting quotes or random tidbits of trivia. Occasionally I’ll post something about my books, an event coming up, giveaways and so on, but the truth is, I’m so sick of seeing nothing but promo, promo, promo on Twitter, I ignore most of what’s streaming.
I do retweet for people I’m close to and try to support them, but when I see the same blasted tweet ten times a day, “Buy my Whatever!” Bleck!
It really peeves me when I follow someone, which I don’t do automatically, by-the-way, and they immediately send me a message. Follow me on Facebook. Check out my book. Here’s the link too. . . Hey, let’s connect on Facebook.
Yes, I want to be friendly and interact, but if your sole reason for connecting with me is to SPAM me, then don’t bother.
Oh, and while I’m complaining, I do not want to see your privates, (one guy flashed his shaved winky, and I thought it was a deformed thumb at first) or foul and offensive pictures, nor do I want to read filthy one-liners, and I see waaaay more of that on Twitter than
Facebook.
While I’m at it, I don’t mind the expression of political views; I do mind when I see tweets bashing someone else’s views, or a particular party. I too have very strong political views. I’m the daughter of a politician after all, but I choose not to cram my opinions down others throats.
Okay, enough of my rant.
I’m willing to spread my wings, branch out, try new things.
If you have another social media venue you adore, please tell me about it. If you have something you do with Twitter or Facebook that works really well for you as a author, puuuleeeez share!
