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Social Media - which do you use these days?

« on: February 10, 2026, 11:37:11 »

MySpace and Skype are no longer with us ... and others come and go. If I were to concentrate my public transport posts onto just 2 or 3 social media, which of these would best engage you?

I am very much aware that I am comparing some very different beasts here, and please note that this is a "consultation" and not a promise to use / switch though I will be informed and guided by the outcome. Posts and activity on the Coffee Shop are also a specialist social medium, of course, but they will not be effected by the outcome of any vote!


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Re: Social Media - which do you use these days?

« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2026, 12:39:26 »

These days I use Signal rather than WhatsApp. I tend to avoid anything with mandatory AI.


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Re: Social Media - which do you use these days?

« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2026, 12:54:57 »

I used to be on LinkedIn, but when I retired I deleted it: I was getting irrelevant offers of jobs as a van driver ... in Lincolnshire, for example. Roll Eyes

These days I use WhatsApp on my phone and at home on the computer, and text messages on my mobile when I'm out and about.

I also use e-mail and personal messages on the forum.


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Re: Social Media - which do you use these days?

« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2026, 17:46:33 »

I won't use any META or Musk product....


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Re: Social Media - which do you use these days?

« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2026, 07:39:11 »

Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on February 10, 2026, 12:54:57

I used to be on LinkedIn, but when I retired I deleted it: I was getting irrelevant offers of jobs as a van driver ... in Lincolnshire, for example. Roll Eyes

These days I use WhatsApp on my phone and at home on the computer, and text messages on my mobile when I'm out and about.

I also use e-mail and personal messages on the forum.

Looking at the poll ... LinkedIn is getting relatively few votes; I use it, and continue to do so, for the industry contacts - to listen and occasionally talk the passenger view. In some ways, I "work for transport" though in a voluntary capacity and it's a work connection. Sure, I get job offers ...

I do have WhatsApp on my phone and in occasional use for 1 to 1 and occasional group chats. All of these social media outlets are different in some ways. I have not found (is it there?) a way of posting articles and getting a general "of interest" type feed on WhatsApp. Is it there? Is it used?


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Re: Social Media - which do you use these days?

« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2026, 08:43:10 »

There is a group chat facility. I am in one for Mapperton House where I volunteer as a guide. I believe one person sets up the chat and others join, possibly by invitation.


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Re: Social Media - which do you use these days?

« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2026, 12:21:18 »

A few WhatsApp groups when I was working for First bus.
One group set up by First (never used it personally); the other with Park & Ride drivers only.
We did have a local drivers only Faceache group, which slowly spread to encompass the County, but that faded out after a few years.
We have a family WhatsApp group, and an immediate family group.


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Re: Social Media - which do you use these days?

« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2026, 06:17:53 »

And the poll is closed ... 31 voters

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WhatsApp   - 16 (25.4%)
Facebook   - 13 (20.6%)
Youtube   - 9 (14.3%)
Twitter/X   - 6 (9.5%)
BlueSky   - 5 (7.9%)
I won't use any of these   - 5 (7.9%)
Instagram   - 4 (6.3%)
Linkedin   - 3 (4.8%)
Reddit   - 1 (1.6%)
Something else (please post)   - 1 (1.6%)
Pinterest   - 0 (0%)
Snapchat   - 0 (0%)
TikTok   - 0 (0%)

The character of many of these are so different ... the results give me personal food for thought, but nothing's come out that persuades me to change my own focus, and I don't see anything to suggest significant changes relating to the Coffee Shop on current membership. Thank you, everyone, for completing this one.


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