Yes, I have taken the plunge into social networking. Finally. And it is not as easy as y’all have been telling me it is…
First of all, how does one separate a personal Facebook life from a professional Facebook life? My high school friends and work colleagues certainly don’t want to hear about my books and writing life constantly … and perfect strangers who happen to read my books (Facebook calls them fans!) don’t need to hear me chit-chat with my high school prom date. Right? Right.
So, what to do? I decided to set up an author page, ingeniously called “Loree Griffin Burns, Author” that is expressly for people interested in my books. You can find it here. (Feel free to visit and become a fan. Feel free to send your friends and neighbors and parents and children and spouses and coworkers to become fans, too. At the moment, I am my only fan. Seriously.)
I set up a personal page too, because who can resist re-connecting with the girl you raced Mexican jumping beans with when you were ten? Or the guy who broke your heart in high school? Or Auntie Mary? I can’t.
So, how do the rest of you handle Facebook? Personal and professional pages both? One or the other? Does it matter? I’d love to know.
Finally, do I really have to include this line every time I mention Facebook here?
“Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.”
Oi.