tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post4563436241012603979..comments2024-03-15T12:14:33.129+00:00Comments on Biblibio: How to be social (media)Meytal Radzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-14262204194677579572013-05-07T14:57:08.951+01:002013-05-07T14:57:08.951+01:00I haven't had a chance to watch the video yet,...I haven't had a chance to watch the video yet, but great post. I'm another GenX blogger/reader - and like Stefanie I remember dial-up modems and a time when I didn't even have (or really need) a computer or cell phone. So I always take with a grain of salt the suggestion that social media is so necessary that everyone has to be on it.<br /><br />It is an efficient way to get information.<br /><br />In addition to the blog I have Twitter and Goodreads account associated with the blog. The Goodreads account is mainly just to track my books, though I do try to repost reviews there. I subscribe to about 10 different podcasts. I’ve known about vlogs for some time, but have never had much of an interest in them. I find myself primarily using most forms of social media, Twitter and podcasts for example, as resources. They're great places to learn about upcoming books, small presses that publish the kinds of books I'm interested in reading/reviewing, and authors who haven't necessarily come to America yet. Twitter is also a way to connect with other like-minded bloggers and book "professionals" and exchange information in real time. But I view Twitter as raw information, not necessarily something I do because I love doing it. Podcasts have slightly more entertainment value, but more on the scale of an NPR radio show.<br /><br />On the other hand, I’ve always read book reviews (and blogs) for pleasure. I enjoy a book review as I would an essay, regardless of whether or not I go on to read the book being discussed. In my mind a good review introduces ideas and is more than a plot synopsis. It creates/provides a larger context in which to read, if that makes sense? I don’t see social media as doing that yet.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-88894002981747314612013-04-22T20:40:49.927+01:002013-04-22T20:40:49.927+01:00Great video. I've taken the initiative a coup...Great video. I've taken the initiative a couple of times to ask for an ARC (once emailed an author who was looking for reviewers, and another time - admittedly a few years ago when I wasn't blogging so much - a publisher) but never got a reply so haven't really attempted it since. I didn't actually know there were "book tubers", I thought it was bloggers who also vlogged, but that's pretty cool and must take guts! I'm influenced on occasion by Twitter, but mostly my reading through recommendations stems from blogs themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-91472218186825516382013-04-22T04:11:36.879+01:002013-04-22T04:11:36.879+01:00Frankly, I am amazed how many books I buy based on...Frankly, I am amazed how many books I buy based on social media...probably Goodreads most of all, but Twitter has it's place, as does FB and blogs. I rarely purchase a book from a formal book review (ie, NYT) unless bloggers confirm they like it.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109350235219509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-2783420044856662732013-04-19T19:33:32.562+01:002013-04-19T19:33:32.562+01:00I can't watch the video because I am work (shh...I can't watch the video because I am work (shhh!) but going off your thoughts, I'd say I do think social media influences a good many people in their book choices and how they read. I am GenX and the internet didn't take off until I was in college already (I still remember the sound of a dial-up modem) so being online is pretty natural though I am always cautious because I do value my privacy. But I agree that generations matter but they aren't hard and fast indicators. Mediums matter too. I think people who like to read, however, don't have a bias against lots of text like people who don't read much often seem to. I would much prefer to read a long article than watch a 15 minute video of the same thing.<br /><br />Since I have been blogging I have read more variety and than I ever have and that is mainly from reading blogs. I've discovered a few books through GoodReads follows and a few through Twitter but blogs is where it is at for me. I also read formal print book reviews and essays, but I'd say that 30-40% of what I read I learned about on someone's blog at some time.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.com