I started using X (formerly twitter) a year ago to read daily commentary from some very well credentialed economists who put it out there for free. I have never posted anything, and you can set it up to only see posts in your feed from those you are "subscribed" to. I found the ones I subscribe to usually by listening to a podcast or reading something elsewhere and thinking I wanted to know more. I think its a really good tool. Its also very unobtrusive - once I signed up, they have never asked for anything further. They do interlace adds in the post, but they say "ad" directly at the top so you know to just ignore.
I use LinkedIn to keep track of the hundreds of people I worked with over the years. If your not in a job where you literally meet new people every week, then I can see it being not that useful. I don't post, but do use it to message these people from time to time - like when they change jobs or whatever - wish them well, etc.
Facebook is worthless to me. I tried signing up just to view FBM and they constantly were asking for more information. They eventually locked me out because I wouldn't upload a picture. I suppose I could have uploaded the pic of a tire or something but I was just tired of it. My 20 and 22 YO daughters tell me Faceplant is for old people anyway. Probably why they bought instagram. I think the younguns are using snapchat more, so we see how facebook does over time.
I use LinkedIn to keep track of the hundreds of people I worked with over the years. If your not in a job where you literally meet new people every week, then I can see it being not that useful. I don't post, but do use it to message these people from time to time - like when they change jobs or whatever - wish them well, etc.
Facebook is worthless to me. I tried signing up just to view FBM and they constantly were asking for more information. They eventually locked me out because I wouldn't upload a picture. I suppose I could have uploaded the pic of a tire or something but I was just tired of it. My 20 and 22 YO daughters tell me Faceplant is for old people anyway. Probably why they bought instagram. I think the younguns are using snapchat more, so we see how facebook does over time.