Six things on Sunday…
…because I couldn’t pull together 10 things at random this week
- I’ve reluctantly accepted that only way to grok some apps is to just start using them. I’ve been wading into Litsy during the last few weeks and am finally getting the appeal of “Goodreads and Instagram’s perfect baby.” These are a few of the things I’m doing with it:
- Cross-posting #bookstagram photos
- Posting snippets of reviews from the blog (Litsy limits posts to 451 characters)
- Maintaining a “currently reading” list
- Recording quotes from books, which is something I’ve always meant to do but never really worked at
The Litsy community is still pretty small (and limited to iPhone users), but if you’re there we can follow each other–I’m florinda3rs.
- Speaking of grokking new apps and Instagam-type things, I have no grasp of Instagram Stories at all. I’m trying to figure out if I want to grasp it enough to try using it. In the meantime, would someone like to explain it to me?
- “(I)f not knowing what’s going to happen is so crucial for enjoyment, why do we watch movies (or read books!) we like more than once? Over the past few years, several studies have tested the effects of spoilers on people’s enjoyment of stories. Their findings might change the way you react the next time a plot is inadvertently leaked to you.” (I just found more justification for my general lack of spoiler-phobery.)
- This Tuesday, August 9th, is National Book Lovers Day! If you’re in the Greater Los Angeles area, Moms LA suggests a dozen great places to celebrate it. How will you mark this special day?
I’m the big reader in our house, but my husband’s the one with a literary tattoo in honor of his all-time favorite books.
Speaking of “favorite books”…
…a “book you’re excited to talk about” doesn’t necessarily have to be a “book you loved,” but it should be a book you want to get other people to read. On that note, submissions for this month’s edition of The Book Bridge are open until August 17!
Hope you’re having a good Sunday–tell me something you’re up to today!
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It takes me eons to really “get” an app. I’m on Litsy (I sign up for everything at the technology conference each year and then abandon it out there), probably as debnance. It’s been years that I’ve been at Goodreads and I’m honestly just starting to use it every day.
My enthusiasm for new apps comes and goes, so we’ll see whether Litsy sticks for me or not!
I’m not sure I understand Instagram Stories, either. It seems to post a grouping of pictures of your day? not sure but my thought was that if I wanted those pictures posted, i would do it myself.
I gave Stories a test run yesterday, and then saved all the photos I’d shared there into a collage that I posted to Instagram. Maybe if I used video more? I’m open to testing it out more, but it just may not be for me.
I’ll be on Litsy once it gets to Android. Until then, I’ll have to hear from all of you iPhone folks how great it is. 🙂 I think Lisa has it right about Instagram Stories: group of photos and videos for that day, and then go away in 24 hours. You can add text and colors, I guess. I haven’t quite figured it out either. I think it’s Snapchat but without the weird faces, maybe?
Yeah, that’s pretty much my impression as well. And I have had NO interest in Snapchat, so Stories may not be my thing either.
I love Litsy but don’t get Instagram Stories either. I do know my son really dislikes Stories and he keeps up/gets all that kind of stuff.
My husband is not a fan of Stories either and is really annoyed he can’t make it go away. I’m not as bothered as he is, but I can always ignore it :-). I’m happy that I’m finally getting the Litsy love, though!
I haven’t even thought about joining Litsy. should I? are there a lot of poetry book people there?
I have not noticed if there are a lot of poetry people, but it’s kind of nice that the Litsy community isn’t too big yet–that may make it easier to find them. I’m not as entrenched yet as some users are, but I do like it there!
I have so many apps and social media accounts now…I can hardly keep up