{"id":3354,"date":"2011-10-19T05:30:13","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T10:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/?p=3354"},"modified":"2011-10-18T12:58:52","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T17:58:52","slug":"social-media-break-day-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2011\/10\/19\/social-media-break-day-65\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Break (Day 65)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I haven’t mentioned the social media break in over two weeks.<\/p>\n

That’s because social media really isn’t much of a thought anymore. It seems like a distant memory.<\/p>\n

There’s no strong desire to take part, but there’s also no disdain for it. It’s like golf, scrapbooking, or cup stacking<\/a> (commentary at :24 seconds in) — I can see why people like these things, but they are not something I do.<\/p>\n

A Quick Peek<\/strong><\/h2>\n

My wife joined me on the original social media break of 30 days. She expanded that to 50 days when I did, but chose not to go 101 days. She went back a couple weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Even with occasionally hearing what’s going on online or being next to her on the couch and sometimes glancing over to see an update or two, I don’t really miss it.<\/p>\n

Facebook is pretty much, “Yea, Texas Rangers!” over and over and over and over right now. (While by proximity I hope the Rangers win the World Series, like golf, scrapbooking, or cup stacking, it’s not really my thing.)<\/p>\n

I didn’t really miss Twitter during Podcamp Dallas<\/a> last weekend, even though that’s how most people communicate last-minute changes in schedule or share information at conferences.<\/p>\n

Aside from wondering if ebook sales will pick back up when I return to Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, I don’t have a burning desire to get back — other than to see what’s up with some friends I don’t hear from as much.<\/p>\n

I really think I could go without it.<\/p>\n

The Inevitable Return<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I don’t see being like Hugh MacLeod<\/a> and totally giving it up for good. But when I return, I see some changes.<\/p>\n

With Facebook now making something similar to Google+ circles available, I’ll probably keep things much tighter, focusing on the people I truly know. Facebook has always been a place where I meant to stay in touch with just people I know in real life for years. But over time, people I’ve become acquaintances with online wanted to add me, and there was a feeling that I had <\/em>to add them back. People I knew years ago wanted to add me, so I let them in, even though we didn’t have anything in common then, and even less in common today.<\/p>\n

Twitter was always something I used to feed me quick links to specific publishing news. I’m not a fan of using it for real communication, other than its valuable use at conferences.<\/p>\n

Google+, if it’s still the same thing I left 65 days ago, is where I’ll probably spend most of my time.<\/p>\n

But I don’t see spending as much time as I once did with social media when I return on Thanksgiving Day.<\/p>\n

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