Be my fan on Facebook
Yes, I'm now one of the cool kids with a Facebook page. (This probably means Facebook has peaked.)
If you're one of the Facebook masses, check out my Facebook fan page. I post links to each column and blog post. If you're already reading everything, then don't worry about it -- unless you want to declare yourself a fan, and I'd be happy to have you.
My hope is that having these links show up on Facebookers' home page will remind people, or tempt people, to check out the blog or the column. We'll see how it goes.
As of Tuesday, without any publicity, 82 people had signed up, including an Upland councilman, Cal Poly Pomona's police chief and a wine expert. Oooh, I'm such a status-seeker.
I've let the page spread virally (like swine flu?) and promoting it here on my blog is the next step. At some point it will get a mention in my column.
Join now and you can still say you're a charter member (not that it carries any added benefit)!
You can also beta-test the Daily Bulletin fan page.
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A journalist for more than two decades, David Allen has been writing a column for the Daily Bulletin since 1997 and blogging since 2007.He lives in Claremont.
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Sorry, D-Bomb -- although I'm on FB, I don't do any of the fan stuff or quizzes or external applications. But I is yer fan where it counts.
[I hear ya. On FB I'm not a fan of anything (yet) and decline all quizzes, groups, flair, gifts and other apps. But for them as wants it, there it is. -- DA]
Sorry, D-Bomb. I won't be joining y'all on Faceless.
But I'm glad to see you've taken another step into the mass communication world. Remembering the trouble you had connecting your DTV converter box I have to ask: Did you have help setting up your Facebook page?
Not that I care, mind you. Just nosy. Any effort to let everyone share in your insight and humor has to be applauded. Good work.
[I figured out FB on my lonesome. Maybe FB should be in charge of the digital transition... DA]
Sorry David,
No FB signups for me. I'll continue following you the old-fashioned way, on your blog.
Does this mean you're getting closer to purchasing a cell phone? If you had a Blackberry, you could check out your FB page while riding the train on one of your adventures to the big city.
BTW -- Now that you have a FB page, are you now known as D-Bomb?
[Only unofficially. To answer your other question, I'm closer to getting a cell phone rather than farther away from getting a cell phone. -- DA]
D-Bomb, when you are ready to dive into the cell phone pool may I suggest you start with a "throw-away"?
These are cell phones with prepaid minutes, they're cheap, and one can activate all the bells and whistles or choose not to and have just a phone which makes and receives calls and takes messages.
For economic reasons, I recently spent $30 at Big Lots for a Net10 phone and charger with 300 minutes included. I had the phone number from my existing cell phone transferred so I wouldn't lose touch. Verizon was not happy with the loss of my $30 a month. Too bad. Since the cost included 300 minutes of time I essentially got the phone itself for nada.
Since the phone card for another 300 minutes or 2 months is $30, I'm paying $15 a month for the cell and I can make long-distance calls for the same 10-cent rate. I'm now using the cell for all outgoing calls.
I'm sounding a lot like that infomercial twerp who shall remain nameless. That wasn't my intention but once I got started . . .
Since you are making such great strides in entering the DTV and cyber worlds I thought to give you a leg up in the cell phone realm.
[Thank you. -- DA]
FB is new to me too. Hopefully I can learn it quickly.
tks for the effort you put in here I appreciate it!