Twitter - please come out and play

I'm @ZhoiLills

gracesmum I find I block more 'followers' than I accept on Twitter. I think many are auto-generated and are marketing junk (and the dreaded trolls too). It is the down-side of social media unfortunately. All depends on whether you find the benefits outweigh the negatives .

Just to say I have deactivated my Twitter account. No offence to any GNetters - I can contact you here, but I am getting follower requests form some creepy looking types so I have decided to get back under the duvet.
Frankly, too much hassle most of the time anyway!!)

Mamie I'm the same. My FB account is for friends and family and I keep it locked down just to that circle. My Twitter account is just for fun. I'm enjoying tweeting to other GNetters. Some of the other people on Twitter are very amusing. It's also useful for problems on trains, or traffic and breaking news. And @Queen_UK is hilarious! Of course, you can also keep with Gransnet!

I very rarely tweet, but I do enjoy following people who interest me. It is also great if you need to know about things like traffic problems. I like FB, but I restrict it to just a few trusted people.

I think FB is by far the more useful one SpicerField (welcome by the way!). Twitter just seems to twitter on without any purpose and FB can be more easily personalised and has the added advantage of photos which is lovely for the whole family. Just be aware of your privacy settings. You can change your notifications so that you only get the ones that you want. All easy-peasy!

Hi spiderfield - as you can tell we are learning about Twitter together...
FB is more of a permanent record of photos. Useful for keeping tabs on younger generation I find (DS 2 in NZ is a keen FB poster less keen emailer, phoner or tester...)
Twitter more of the moment - what people are thinking about today. Here today, gone on the wind tomorrow. No photos. No silly adverts about wrinkles and tummy fat! (so far)

See! Told you they were all mad!

I was impressed with the camels, jeni. How did you do that?

Hi all

I'm new to the social forum and blogging scene and have today succumbed to my daughter's incessant nagging!! But which is better, Facebook or Twitter? I don't want to be overcome with notifications (haha as if I'm that popular!) which I'm told can happen, so would prefer to stick to one. What are your thoughts?

No chance of that, Ella!

They're all mad!

Anagram PLEASE don't leave me all on my own

I don't know what I'm doing! I think I'll stock to GN! I can work that!
Did you get camels?

Yesss got it. jeni

jeni the first one was great but when you replied to me about your day it was blank.

Oh no! jeni's succumbed....

I've tried to respond to glass and I don't know if I sent it or not?

I don't know how to use it! What's the point of it ? [plaintive]

Tackle a new form of social networking and remember another password every week, is that it gracesmum

And me!

You're right, Ella! My sentiments entirely.

Thanks for looking for me, but I'm not a tweeter and I don't think Anagram is that way inclined either

I could easily get addicted and then I would have even less life than I have now!
Enjoy yourselves ladies

I find it hard enugh to remember pin numbers/GN noms de plume/all the other complications of our IT age and now I am trying to remember who is who on Twitter! I have probably agreed to be followed by the world and his dog and am following I don't know who!! I have found glamma but likewise have not found ella46 etc (or have I?)
Just realised - this is the way to stave off Alzheimer's!!!

OK I have found the following:

JessM
glassortwo
Notsogrand
Annobel
Yogagran
gracesmum
gannylin
NannaAnna
Libradi (sorry for not recognising you!)
Annemac101
Bags
Moomin

Can’t find:

Ella46
Greenmossgiel
Anagram
Susiecb
Glammanana

Or I may have found them without realising – if you see what I mean!

Well glamma I have had to follow your lead and make a list.