I have an opinionated Tabby Cat.
Well, more like I live with a photogenic tabby cat who is a purrfect conduit for me to express opinions, deliver judgement and sarcasm. The latest is an observation on how Twitter has changed its User Interface to look a lot like Facebook.
The opinionated Tabby #cat says You know things are going downhill when… #Technology #Design pic.twitter.com/daGxZkOdDm
— Theresa J (@tjamone) April 10, 2014
Apparently, the UI only applies to web browser use and not to mobile apps. Of course there were criticisms in various forums that only people over 60 use a computer to access Twitter these days. Hey! Sometimes this summer chicken uses a computer to read Tweets, perform searches and add interesting Tweeters to my lists. My smart phone and iPad apps don’t provide clear action buttons for those options. Either that or I can’t see them without my reading glasses ;o^ or suffer from fat finger typing syndrome.
This old gal has come a long way in the past two years with exploring these social networking platforms for and along with people in my writing group.
If you’re a writer, an author or artiste living in Ottawa and want to explore social networking with an experienced author, this may interest you:
Thursday April 24: General meeting and speaker event: Social Media benefits, how-to for writers and authors
This event is hosted by Ottawa Independent Writers and coordinated by yours truly. Click here for details before they disappear into the ether.
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Geneva Tabby and her lesser roommate provide me with inspiration and distraction in my creative writing endeavours. If you wish to read more, drop by the Deep Blonde Thoughts domain. As you can see, I do this for the love, not the money. Thank goodness for day jobs, eh?
Thanks for dropping by.
T