Through The Tulips Words of 'Wiz'dom

When I was home for the holidays, I noticed that I had little to no cell reception at mom and diddy’s home. They do live in what could be considered the ‘middle of nowhere’ and even they have hit and miss reception with their provider in the ‘boonies’. If we want to get them at home- we always have to call the house. I’m wondering if cell signal boosters would actually help their signal while at home? It would give them the opportunity to have their phones with them while working in the yard without actually having to miss important calls. It’s definitely worth doing the research, especially if it will make mom and diddy more accessable when they are out in the ‘back 40’.

I have been receiving messages here and there that most of my technology needs ‘updating’.   My blogging software needs updating- several apps on my iPhone need updating- including the Operating system, so it looks like I’m going to spend a little time tomorrow in front of the desktop updating my iTunes and then updating my phone. 

I am the world’s worst about putting these sort of things off. I’m on top of so much and don’t let things get past me- but updates seem to be at the bottom of my priority list.   Maybe I should mix things up and start at the bottom of my ‘to do’ list and work upward.

This morning I took part in a survey that asked if I thought social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter were good for companies to use to market their products and services. Personally, I’m a ‘fan’ of many of my favorite products through both Facebook and Twitter, which makes it easy to streamline ‘news’ and product information.

I don’t have the time to visit all of my favorite product websites to see if they are introducing new products, or if they have a promotion going on. I love that I can find the latest information right in my ‘feed’ and click if there’s something that catches my eye that I’d like more information about.

I actually felt that most people would feel this way. I’m a fan of several sites who offer a daily recipe or idea and I love getting them. Sometimes I read them and sometimes I don’t- it really depends on what’s going on that particular day or if the recipe interests me. It’s the same with some of the tech company websites I’m a fan of. They delivery daily tips and sometimes those tips are helpful and educational.

It surprised me to find that I seemed to be more the exception than the rule and that many people either a- hated social media all together or b- found that being a ‘fan’ of a particular brand meant they were giving the company free exposure and advertising.

I was also surprised to find that some said they didn’t want everyone who was on their Facebook page to know what type of products that they liked- that they found it to be intrusive and an invasion of their privacy. I found this to be VERY odd- and wondered if that were the case, why they were even on Facebook in the first place- but to each his own.

I would love to know what you think.

Are you a fan of companies using social media to contact their customers and potential clients? Why or why not?

Since I’ve been home and got mom and dad set up with new netbooks, I’ve also set them up a wireless network that they both seem to love. The one thing I find to be a little weird though is that when I’m sitting outside in the back yard, that I have a better Wi-Fi connection than I do when I’m actually in the living room of the house. It definitely makes sitting outside with the computer easy and on sunny days- it’s perfect. I may turn mom and diddy into techies yet.