Three lessons I learned by going offline for a month on the Cape Wrath Trail
It isn’t really about technology at all. In January 2019, when attempting to explain why I felt compelled to leave the internet behind for my winter Cape Wrath…
Tag: social media
Trying to take a stand against information overload
Have you wondered why I began my regular ‘what I’ve been reading this week’ slot on my blog? Have you wondered why I rarely retweet and share other…
Instagram is getting worse
My relationship with social media is a complex one – not quite love/hate, perhaps tolerate/loathe – and I’ve spent a great deal of time over the last few…
To hell with Facebook – I’m starting a newsletter instead
Just because everyone’s on there doesn’t mean your business needs to be too Maybe it’ll come as no surprise, if you’ve been paying attention, that I don’t much…
A month away from social media
On October the 31st 2017, I signed out of my personal Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts, and I didn’t sign back in until the 1st of December.…
Social media for writers
‘Oh, you’ve written a book? You have to be on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Goodreads, and Google+ … or you will never sell a single copy.’ Does that…
Switching my Facebook page to Auto mode
My dissatisfaction with Facebook has been growing for a few years now. It’s time to make another step in my gradual retreat from the service.
Taming Facebook
If you’ve noticed that we’re no longer friends on Facebook, and feel upset about it, don’t worry – it isn’t you, it’s me.