We've all read the dangers and abuses of social media. We all know the positives.
Do you have a Facebook account?
How long are you on it?
How about a "professional" social media network?
For the above, why why not?
Ask HN: Do you use social media?
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Re: Ask HN: Do you use social media?
#2No for both of them. I closed Linkedin few years back and now I receive some emails through my website; much better quality.
Recently I closed Facebook as well as I was spending too much time there involuntarily, and I've been really productive since then. Every day I miss it less and less. Take into account that I used before and after Whatsapp as the primary means of communication among my friends and family.
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#3I gave up twitter/facebook/instagram at the end of 2016 mostly because all the political news and discussion was becoming too much. I don't miss it.
I think I still have a LinkedIn account but never use it. I have never found professional social networking tools useful. I think thats mostly because I don't really need to do a lot of networking as a data engineer. If my job had more of a 'social imperative' (e.g. sales, leadership, marketing, or freelance) I probably would use it.
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#4I don't use my FB account. I think I am averaging a login every 5 years.
I use LinkedIn for professional networking but very sparingly.
I started using Mastodon recently and participate there but maybe a few times a week.
I am on a few programming Slacks and fairly active there. That seems to hit the sweet spot for an old IRC user like myself.
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#5I signed up on FB in 2005 and linkedin in 2003. This was when social started to get some serious momentum. I was on myspace before FB. 10-13 years later I do not use any of them. Why? FB seems more appropriate for teenagers or young adults. I grew up since then and have other hobbies. Linkedin is like a Resume, totally worthless (in my case) besides searching for a new job every 3 to 5 years.
Twitter? I opened an account a while back and didn't see any differences between FB status update and 140 character.
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#6I use Twitter once in awhile, but I tend to use apps like Nuzzel, and CrowdTangle to get "curated" news from my friends/followers
Re: Ask HN: Do you use social media?
#7I gave up twitter/facebook/instagram at the end of 2016 mostly because all the political news and discussion was becoming too much. I don't miss it. I think I still have a LinkedIn account but never use it. I have never found professional social networking tools useful. I think thats mostly because I don't really need to do a lot of networking as a data engineer. If my job had more of a 'social imperative' (e.g. sale…
How do you engage politically?
Re: Ask HN: Do you use social media?
#8Facebook, not enough time.
Re: Ask HN: Do you use social media?
#9Doesn't HN itself qualify as a social medium?
Re: Ask HN: Do you use social media?
#10facebook: Was fun way back in 2004 when it required a .edu email. Lately, not so much as it has just become a photo-fest of who is doing what and where.
linkedin: I used it well for a while to connect with existing co-workers. I still login once in a while to see my network. Ever since I started running my own thing, recruiter emails have dropped even though not entirely.
twitter: Have one but who wants to see my tweets. No one apparently. I am convinced that twitter is only for celebrities or for updates if you are a company/organization.