NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jun 7, 2016 13:20:58 GMT
I post my book reads, craft things I make and sometimes random crap. I follow weight loss people, crafty people and some home decor folks. Oh and bands along with a few famous people. Be warned in time you will get people selling crap following you and they will blow your feed up with their posts along with tagging you wanting you to buy stuff. It's annoying and I block people when I see they are into the MLM stuff before they can even start harassing me. Really? You have people trying to sell you stuff on IG? I've never seen or heard of that happening. That would be so super annoying! I use IG to just document life, and since I have it attached to my FB and Twitter, I post photos on IG and then it posts to those sites for me. Works like a charm. I had to really think about the question in the OP, because I'd never really thought about it. It's just life... Yep. It's mainly the "It Works" people. Last year there was a thing going around about a boy who was dying of cancer and asking for cards. I reposted it on my IG since I have some card maker people that follow me. I get a DM from a seller person saying "I'll send out a card if you would check out my products and five a few a try" It pissed me off. I noticed it happening a lot more then I started following weight loss people so idk..it's weird and annoying.
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grinningcat
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Post by grinningcat on Jun 7, 2016 13:24:11 GMT
Really? You have people trying to sell you stuff on IG? I've never seen or heard of that happening. That would be so super annoying! I use IG to just document life, and since I have it attached to my FB and Twitter, I post photos on IG and then it posts to those sites for me. Works like a charm. I had to really think about the question in the OP, because I'd never really thought about it. It's just life... Yep. It's mainly the "It Works" people. Last year there was a thing going around about a boy who was dying of cancer and asking for cards. I reposted it on my IG since I have some card maker people that follow me. I get a DM from a seller person saying "I'll send out a card if you would check out my products and five a few a try" It pissed me off. I noticed it happening a lot more then I started following weight loss people so idk..it's weird and annoying. That is weird and annoying. It would piss me off as well! Gross. Have you been able to curb it? To be honest, I don't even know what "It Works" is... and I'm scared to find out!
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Post by giatocj on Jun 7, 2016 13:28:54 GMT
I follow a lot of animal sites, farm animal sanctuaries and Dancing with the Stars pros, but I have to say that The Fat Jewish and Boy with No Job crack me up daily.
It's also a place that I post random photos occasionally, mostly when we're on vacation.
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Post by Zee on Jun 7, 2016 13:58:28 GMT
I haven't been active in a long time, many months. Mine is very random so it's not something that would attract a lot of followers, which is fine with me. Mainly nails, cats, and things I saw on my walks. Occasional daily photo challenges or artwork.
I go in spurts.
I follow my fb friends, some cat people, lots of nail artists, and some of my fellow photo challenge folks. I especially like nature photos but I really love people who, like me, enjoy pics of cats and nature and creepy stuff.
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jun 7, 2016 14:08:32 GMT
Yep. It's mainly the "It Works" people. Last year there was a thing going around about a boy who was dying of cancer and asking for cards. I reposted it on my IG since I have some card maker people that follow me. I get a DM from a seller person saying "I'll send out a card if you would check out my products and five a few a try" It pissed me off. I noticed it happening a lot more then I started following weight loss people so idk..it's weird and annoying. That is weird and annoying. It would piss me off as well! Gross. Have you been able to curb it? To be honest, I don't even know what "It Works" is... and I'm scared to find out! I had my profile public and it happened more now it's private and I just get friend requests and DMs a few times a day from these people so I just block and ignore. It Works are those weight loss wraps and pills
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kelly8875
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Post by kelly8875 on Jun 7, 2016 14:42:39 GMT
Really? You have people trying to sell you stuff on IG? I've never seen or heard of that happening. That would be so super annoying! I use IG to just document life, and since I have it attached to my FB and Twitter, I post photos on IG and then it posts to those sites for me. Works like a charm. I had to really think about the question in the OP, because I'd never really thought about it. It's just life... Yep. It's mainly the "It Works" people. Last year there was a thing going around about a boy who was dying of cancer and asking for cards. I reposted it on my IG since I have some card maker people that follow me. I get a DM from a seller person saying "I'll send out a card if you would check out my products and five a few a try" It pissed me off. I noticed it happening a lot more then I started following weight loss people so idk..it's weird and annoying. I automatically delete unwanted comments and block people that are following me I don't want following me. I rarely have a problem with it though.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jun 7, 2016 17:42:53 GMT
I automatically delete unwanted comments and block people that are following me I don't want following me. I rarely have a problem with it though. How do you delete comments on IG? I was told you couldn't! would love to know the trick!
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Post by Dreamsofnyssa on Jun 7, 2016 18:20:21 GMT
I automatically delete unwanted comments and block people that are following me I don't want following me. I rarely have a problem with it though. How do you delete comments on IG? I was told you couldn't! would love to know the trick! Swipe left over the comment. You will then get an option to reply to, delete or report the comment.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2016 19:56:40 GMT
That is weird and annoying. It would piss me off as well! Gross. Have you been able to curb it? To be honest, I don't even know what "It Works" is... and I'm scared to find out! I had my profile public and it happened more now it's private and I just get friend requests and DMs a few times a day from these people so I just block and ignore. It Works are those weight loss wraps and pills What's a DM?
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jun 7, 2016 22:23:20 GMT
I had my profile public and it happened more now it's private and I just get friend requests and DMs a few times a day from these people so I just block and ignore. It Works are those weight loss wraps and pills What's a DM? It's just a private message.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2016 23:03:42 GMT
Instagram sounds like fun and I want to look into it, but I'm confused about Snapchat. Why, if you take the time to post something on Snapchat, why would you want it to be deleted the next day? What would be the purpose of bothering to post it then?
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paget
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Post by paget on Jun 8, 2016 1:50:14 GMT
Instagram sounds like fun and I want to look into it, but I'm confused about Snapchat. Why, if you take the time to post something on Snapchat, why would you want it to be deleted the next day? What would be the purpose of bothering to post it then? When my girls were first using it, they would take Kind of dorky pics of random Stuff and send to their friends - kind of like "this is what I am Doing this second" not a picture meant to be saved. Now they do snap chat stories and those Pictures they do have saved and they write captions on them. Eta: snap chat stories apparently only last 24 hours according to one dd. I thought they were longer. Maybe it's because they all look the same!
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Post by jackietex on Jun 8, 2016 2:12:42 GMT
I follow Outlander, animal, travel, and family/friend Instagram accounts. But lately my favorite thing to do is to see what the people I follow "like." I know it's creepy stalkerish, but it's really very interesting to see what get's others to click on that little heart.
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Jun 8, 2016 2:15:41 GMT
I was looking through some to follow, but the ones I might be interested in post like every 3 hours and that is just too much for me.
I started it to follow along on a bible study, so I will play with it while I am doing that. I don't know how active I will be, but we will see.
Thanks for all the input, I do understand it a little better.
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gina
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Post by gina on Jun 8, 2016 2:44:59 GMT
My personal IG is private. I prefer to "know" (some are from here but I still count that as knowing them) the people who follow me on that account because I frequently post pics of my DD. Plus my XH's XW was notorious for following me around on the Internet at one point so it's better that way for me. My other account is my photography account. I shoot mostly CrossFit/fitness related stuff but also shoot the occasional wedding, etc. That IG is @wodarazzi if anyone wants to follow (shameless plug!) I post every morning, and Mondays I do a Strong Mom Monday post highlighting strong moms. I'm a very visual person so I like that aspect of IG. I just started following you. I'm a huge Crossfit junkie! I post a lot of randomness on my page ~ lots of workout stuff, healthy meal ideas, my kids here and there and some FDNY pics of my hubby if I catch him at a job. I like to follow fellow Crossfitters, paleo peeps, FDNY accounts, some cute animal pages and a few scrapbook/planner ladies. My user is @ginaraemiller SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
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Post by kristi on Jun 8, 2016 6:22:21 GMT
I use Instagram to document photos of everyday life. Kids, school, work, crafts, home & travel. I keep my friend list very small to only share with close friends & family.
I previously had Facebook with lots of friends but didn't feel comfortable sharing what I wanted to. I do project life & take lots of photos. Gives my sisters/family the chance to keep up with what we are doing.
I know using big camera photos is frowned upon but I use them on my feed. The account is for me to document life & print books/photos - much easier to do with better quality pics. Everyone on my feed knows that I use my camera & not phone.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 7:00:35 GMT
I use Instagram to document photos of everyday life. Kids, school, work, crafts, home & travel. I keep my friend list very small to only share with close friends & family. I previously had Facebook with lots of friends but didn't feel comfortable sharing what I wanted to. I do project life & take lots of photos. Gives my sisters/family the chance to keep up with what we are doing. I know using big camera photos is frowned upon but I use them on my feed. The account is for me to document life & print books/photos - much easier to do with better quality pics. Everyone on my feed knows that I use my camera & not phone. I didn't know that. Not that I know much at all about Instagram, but that's kind of what I was asking in my previous post asking about which camera you use. Interesting.
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Post by gar on Jun 8, 2016 12:34:11 GMT
I just wanted to recommend National Geographic as a fab one to follow #natgeo
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gina
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Post by gina on Jun 8, 2016 15:43:07 GMT
I just wanted to recommend National Geographic as a fab one to follow #natgeo Agreed! I follow them. I love seeing the amazing animal/people/nature photos pop-up in my feed. (Their user is @natgeo in case anyone is looking for it). SaveSave
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jun 8, 2016 15:45:44 GMT
People of New York is another good page on IG to follow.
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