SOCIAL MEDIA
How social media
can work for YOU
F
orget for a moment the
fact that humans with
their smartphones are
fast losing the ability to
communicate verbally with
one another (when last did
you have a complete
dinnertime conversation with
your children without one of
them clicking away on their
phones?). Rather, consider the
ways in which the various
features of your phone and
so-called social media could
change the way you live your
life, and do business, on your
smallholding.
Already many communities
have their own Facebook
pages which they use for a
variety of purposes. The
Smallholder, even, has a
Facebook page where visitors
can ask for advice, or leave
comments or links to items
that interest them. We, as
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publishers, in turn, use the
page to notify readers of
deadlines and developments
as they occur, for example
when a new edition has been
published electronically to our
website.
Down in Walkerville there are
now a couple of active
Facebook pages. One is
dedicated to promoting
businesses in the area, while
another provides a useful online exchange mechanism for
smallholders wishing to trade
their excess produce.
Bapsfontein has a Facebook
page to highlight driving
conditions on the notoriously
dangerous R25, as well as
security concerns.
Gerhardsville and
Rhenosterspruit residents
have a page dedicated to
community affairs and
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