Tag Archives: social media

Most Job Ads Make Things Sound More Difficult than they are

Posted on October 10, 2022 by bookjunkie

Social media jobs always ask for knowledge of CapCut or knowledge of CMS. I felt very intimidated. Thought these must be something only Gen Z will know. I’m way too old to ever learn these. Turns out CapCut is just … Continue reading →

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I Pick Blogging Over Twitter or Instagram

Posted on November 30, 2012 by bookjunkie

Went on a short road trip to Malaysia and didn’t want to incur huge roaming charges so switched off that function. As a result I was bored, but there were loads of benefits. Downers: 1. When we were lost and … Continue reading →

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Another Indulgent Stats Post: Unique Visitors

Posted on July 25, 2011 by bookjunkie

My blog traffic doubled in December 2010 and has since remained consistent. I am quite happy to have about 800 unique visitors a day. Just logging this down so that I have a record of how the blog is doing, … Continue reading →

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What the Heck are all those Hashtags on Twitter?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by bookjunkie

This whole social media thing has been quite a trip. This post was a result of me seeing #ff on twitter and having no idea what it meant. I guessed that it meant follow or favourite? Not quite. I checked … Continue reading →

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Thankful for Every Blog Comment

Posted on April 18, 2011 by bookjunkie

Your blog comments are like sweet little notes that I treasure.  Over the past year the blog has been adorned with over 3000. I am just so thankful. Comments take time out of a busy day and that’s why they … Continue reading →

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What is a Unique Visitor?

Posted on April 17, 2011 by bookjunkie

When a friend P asked me what how many unique visitors I had, I was embarrassed that I had absolutely no idea.  And silly me was too embarrassed to just ask (P if you’re reading this it’s ok if you … Continue reading →

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I Quit Facebook And I Don’t Regret It

Posted on January 10, 2011 by bookjunkie

This is a follow-up from my distress call of a post from when I quit Facebook cold turkey.  I am now fine with the whole business and not so jittery any more.  I have never smoked, but I believe that … Continue reading →

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Blog Tip of the Day: Key Words vs Clever Words

Posted on January 10, 2011 by bookjunkie

There was a time when I wondered what the heck SEO meant.  I loathe technical jargon.  It always puts me off.  I’ve since found out it stands for Search Engine Optimization and it’s really important if you want more traffic … Continue reading →

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Twitter’s Down: Cute Notice (& My Technology Rant)

Posted on August 1, 2010 by bookjunkie

I was reluctant to be on Twitter and have been getting wary of Facebook as well, but my Gen Y cousin urged me to get with the times. Today I was tickled by this cute notice on Twitter. As someone … Continue reading →

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