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social media casualties? (11 posts)

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Dea Irby said
1 year, 2 months ago:
Wondering if there would be any discussion about social media casualties as a result of spending too much time online, maybe considered an “addiction?”Horror stories? Prevention measures? Never heard of such a thing?
Of course, hours on SME don’t count!!!
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Jay Traylor said
1 year, 2 months ago:
Other than SME, I have found 2 experts that I follow. I also follow the advice of one who said “avoid the shiny objects”. In other words, all the fancy little gadgets that come along may only slow down my reaching my goals.
I ignore all the posts about this new product an that new gadget until I have mastered the basics and have a highly profitable business model.
All that time online keeps me from that.
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 2 months ago:
love the shiny new objects idea…. i have to stay pretty basic…and listen to a couple of places and try and observe other   similar places to us…
i think facebook destroyed my blog!!! i love my blog but facebook   works so much better….no time for both…
our solution at home is 2 laptops…at night we watch tv together and are online  doing whatever we do….  …
i try to ban computer  time    at the store   knowing how   time wasting it could be….
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 2 months ago:
thanks for your input… here’s to having self-control! @tracourt @annfurnivall
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Vincent Edwards said
1 year, 2 months ago:
As a cutting edge developer, I disagree with the “avoid shiny objects” interpretation.
I agree that be careful with things that “look good” but “deliver nothing” I understand that concept, but I dont agree with avoiding new or obscure gadgets.
For example, I create new tools all the time… and I’m of the belief that if anything can make your life “easier” then use it. Even the obscure can be good. Sometimes the hidden gems (obscure tools) that arent mainstream can give you an “edge”.
Anyway, thats just my opinion.
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 2 months ago:
sounds like your are warning us not to throw the baby out with the bathwater, right,Vincent? @vincentedwards @tracourt @annfurnivall
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Ann at greenoak said
1 year, 2 months ago:
i can see both sides….but for someone at my understanding level i need to keep more on the simple side..im not tekkie enough to make many judgements on most of this stuff….. but if i hear enough good reports i can take it to my tekk person…
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Jay Traylor said
1 year, 2 months ago:
I was misunderstood. You apparently are quite successful and knowledgable of your craft. Please check the part where I said “until I master the basics…”.
If I were past that point, yes, I agree.
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 2 months ago:
good discussion here, thanks @tracourt @annfurnivall @vincentedwards
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Vincent Edwards said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@tracourtI understand. I actually gave this more thought and agree with the merit too that sometimes when something brand new and shiny comes out (like when they use to release the windows OS) sometimes it pays to wait a little, until all the bugs are ironed out, so it can apply to software.
@annfurnivall Yes, but my approach is to make software that helps make your life easier. Thats why I like to create tools to automate things.
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Dea Irby said
1 year, 2 months ago:
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