Last
month I received an email from a supermarket chain; they told me the store I
normally shop at had groceries I normally buy on sale. By using my loyalty card,
I allowed the store to collect information about me and my shopping habits. I
was horrified, I never thought of my personal data being so avidly collected.
Ha! I’ll shop at a
different store next week. I thought.
After
my shopping trip I subsequently received an email, telling me what specials
were on at that store.
Mr
Samane keeps telling me that personal information is the currency of the 21st
Century. I didn’t want anonymous people
collecting information about me. It reinforced my desire not to sign up to
social media network sites such as Facebook. I don’t have a Facebook page.
My
friends keep telling me to sign up to Facebook. You can keep track of what your friends are doing, they say. If I want to touch base with my friends I’ll
ring, or email. But the photos, you can see photos. Okay, true, I can’t see photos over the home
phone.
But
I’m a writer. Or at least I want to be. Ooops.
Positive thinking. I am a writer. Most writers have websites, blogs, Facebook
pages and even Twitter accounts. It’s all about marketing. Being a successful writer
is about selling books.
Having
a Facebook page also allows fans Hi Mum
and Dad to see what you are up to, review books and keep posted about when
the next one is due out. That’s what my
research tells me.
So
I’ve leapt. I’ve given in. I’ve signed up to Facebook. I have a blog.
Welcome
to my blog.
Now
I just have to get published!
