{"id":288,"date":"2016-01-14T22:03:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T22:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyavorski.wordpress.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2016-05-06T15:16:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T15:16:31","slug":"branching-out-on-a-limb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/branching-out-on-a-limb\/","title":{"rendered":"Branching Out &#8212; On a Limb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_374\" style=\"width: 387px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/img_5266.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-374\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-image-374\" src=\"http:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/img_5266.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"IMG_5266\" width=\"377\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/img_5266.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/img_5266-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">bird, Outer Banks, NC<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now I have done it. I caved to the pressure. I have repeatedly been told I need to expand my online presence. &#8220;Facebook is not enough,&#8221; they said. &#8220;Join us on Snapchat and Instagram,&#8221; they said. &#8220;You don\u2019t have a Twitter account? You really must.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last night, I signed up for Twitter. That is all I did. Under \u201cYour timeline\u201d it informs me \u201cYou are now on Twitter\u201d and the conversation begins:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTell your friends what\u2019s happening.&#8221;<br \/>\nWell, I just got on Twitter, isn\u2019t that obvious?<br \/>\n\u201cCheck your timeline.\u201d<br \/>\nThere is nothing there.<br \/>\n\u201cFollow, Follow, Follow.\u201d<br \/>\nOkay, but who do I want to follow?<br \/>\n\u201cPeople and organizations that you are interested in.\u201d<br \/>\nEasier said than done.<br \/>\nThen \u201cStart now!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hmm, now I have an account, and a name. It seems that the first post should be something witty, something that will say something about me. Later posts can let the world know what I am doing, but don\u2019t I need to start by giving them a reason to care? Yep, I\u2019ve got nothing. Once I do get an idea, though, what about that limit? I do like concise writing, but that is ridiculous!<\/p>\n<p>With so much out there, how do I chose who and what to follow? An obvious start for me would be authors I enjoy reading. But I will never get any work done if I follow EVERYONE I am interested in. Choosing just a few would be like picking one favorite book. And organizations? I will never have time to read everything posted!<\/p>\n<p>I am not so sure I like the idea of social media bossing me around, but a valid point is made. Why bother joining if I\u2019m not going to use it, so I guess I have to start now. Now you can find me on Twitter: @KimberlyYavo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now I have done it. 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