Tomorrow, June 30, is Social Media Day. It’s not your typical holiday, and you won’t find it on any government calendars. But, it is becoming popular in the digital world.
How many people remember the camp song that goes "Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other is gold". That's how I feel about Facebook. I first got on with my recent friends, but as time went by, I found a lot of old friends too. It is such a neat way to renew old friendships and keep in contact when we live far apart. How cool is that.
OK, Facebook, I give up. You win. I'll "Get Timeline" now, since you're just going to force it on me in a week anyway. I know that I always say that THIS is the last straw, that this time I'm going to quit. But who am I kidding? I can't quit Facebook. I'm hooked.
I admit it, I’m addicted to Pinterest. It is a website where you can save images (called pinning) and information from other websites in folders. You have to create an account with a username and password. A coworker "invited" me to join, and so I started an account to save card-making ideas into folders. If you haven't received an invitation to join, you can go to their website and request an invite.
Genealogists love to share...most of the time. After all, it is by sharing that we find genealogy gold. It is with this spirit that we use social media. One of our goals is to meet our customers where they are at online. By using social media, we are able to connect with you in a unique way on your terms. MGC is using a variety of platforms for your convenience including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest.
The Midwest Genealogy Center has joined the Pinterest community. We are very excited about this new opportunity to share all the wonderful resources MGC has to offer. Pinterest’s main attraction is the ability to share photos and websites through "pinning" and allow others to share or "repin" your information; think online scrapbooking. Users create boards to hold their pins, and followers can repin whole boards, as well.
