The Twitter-Facebook Echo Chamber

I know that social networking is not necessarily screenwriting related, but many screenwriters I know (famous and not so much) use sites like Facebook and Twitter to make contacts in the industry. Some even peddle products, like their scripts or their short videos to boot. This is all well and good, I do it too, but my main question is: What’s the point? I guess this question stems from the amount of “follows” I get on Twitter that are from local businesses that are either…

Google+ What?

When a friend sent me the invite for Google+ the other week, I was ecstatic. I saw the email on my handheld as I walked to my car, and as soon as I entered my apartment, I set up an account, friended a couple of fellow early adopters, spent some time browsing the site, and then went back to skimming Facebook. Since then, I have checked back once or twice, like tonight, but I really cannot find a use for it. Honestly, I like Google+…

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