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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

So, I was just wondering... - Google Friend Connect

I heard recently that Google was making some changes to Google Friend Connect. If I understand it correctly it is no longer available for non Blogger accounts. Now what? I really need to do some research because I keep seeing different ways to connect with followers and don't know what to use.  Should I have more than one? Here's a few that I've found while wandering through the blogosphere.

Linky
NetworkedBlogs
Google+
Facebook
Twitter
Goodreads

So, I was just wondering what are you using and how did you decide? Do you still have GFC?

6 comments:

  1. I still have GFC while I'm still on Blogger.

    I set up a Feedburner and have that up. Whenever I got my self hosted blog up, I will just change the url that feeds Feedburner, and people following that will keep with it.

    Twitter is good. I use it was twitterfeed. Whenever I update my blog, twitterfeed posts a link to my twitter.

    I have Google+, but I forget to post blog links to the blog's page, and blogger's auto post wants to post it on my page, not the blog one.

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  2. It's hard to decide since there are SO many options! I try to keep a few at hand. AS I'm on Blogger, GFC is still a mainstay, but I also use Twitter, Google+ (though less seldom), Pinterest (newbie though!), Facebook, GoodReads, and BookBlogs.Ning. Whew! Can we say "social media happy"? ^_^

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  3. I plan to keep GFC (we can do that, right?) but don't know if I should have something more. I belong to Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookBlogs.Ning, Shelfari, Barnes & Noble, Facebook...I'm sure I'm forgetting something! Goodreads is my usual stomping ground and the one I frequent the most. I'm not really interested in Twitter and I love Pinterest but don't have a page, I'm just a lurker. Just yesterday I discovered several more sites I had never heard of before!

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  4. Networked blogs is great as I can access it right from FB and anything I post goes to Fb automatically. I don't do twitter.

    Just getting back to commenting today. Been a long haul it seems with this hand. Getting stitches out Tues. Have a happy Easter.

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  5. I added Linky to my site but definitely not getting the followers I did with GFC. I have a Networked Blogs through FB but haven't really utilized it. I'm not sure of a good replacement.

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  6. I've never used GFC so I can't help you. I have a Twitter account that I don't really utilize except that it does post my posts automatically, as does FB. I signed up at Good Reads but haven't done anything with it yet.

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