{"id":16313,"date":"2013-03-22T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=16313"},"modified":"2013-03-21T18:41:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T22:41:24","slug":"get-connected-how-to-make-the-most-of-digital-scrapbooking-and-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/get-connected-how-to-make-the-most-of-digital-scrapbooking-and-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Connected: How to Make the Most of Digital Scrapbooking and Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nicole shares all the great ways to use Facebook as a memory keeping tool<\/h2>\n

Mmm—technology. If you’re reading this, chances are that you are in love with it. I know I am!<\/p>\n

You know those horror stories of kids racking up hundreds of dollars in internet charges back in the old days? Well, I was one of them . . . back in 1986. (That’s right—I was freaking out my parents long before it was common to hear about stories like this!) This was back before AOL was even AOL. (It was called Q-Link<\/a>.<\/strong>) My poor dad . . . he received a $400 bill in the mail and almost had a heart attack. The charges piled up when things used to cost 8 cents a minute! Man, I loved that Commodore 64. Good times!<\/p>\n

So, after a story like that, you probably won’t be surprised to hear that I’ve been on Facebook for a long time, too. I wasn’t one of the first people to join . . . only because I wasn’t in college at the time! But shortly after it opened up to the general public, I was there.<\/p>\n

I’ve seen Facebook go through a lot of changes and usually for the better! One thing I love about the way Facebook is now is getting to interact every day with friends in our digital scrapbooking community and how Facebook helps keep us all together.<\/p>\n

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We’ve already talked this month about how you can keep up with the SSD Designers<\/a><\/strong> via sites like Facebook, which is a great way for you to hear our latest news and get to know us better. Today we are going to take a different tack in talking about Facebook and look in to some of the ways that you can use your own account to enjoy your hobby even more!<\/p>\n

Why Scrappers Love Facebook:<\/h4>\n

I went over to Facebook and I asked some friends for their thoughts on why they like sharing their digi-life stuff on their wall. Here’s what they had to say:<\/p>\n

“I like to share here so family & friends get an idea what digi actually is and how beautiful it can be. So many people just have no idea what I do.”<\/em> – Megs (a\/k\/a Flergs)<\/p>\n

“It’s so nice to get immediate feedback!”<\/em> – Heather T.<\/p>\n

“I’m all about the instantaneous, fastest, and easiest way to communicate and still share what I love with my family & friends.”<\/em> – Andi W.<\/p>\n

“Because I can share my pages here with my friends and family, and help others see how easy it is to document their memories with digi.”<\/em> – Jen (a\/k\/a NeverendingJen)<\/p>\n

“‘Cause it makes my mom happy!”<\/em> – AnneOfAlamo<\/p>\n

“I love being able to share my pages with my family and friends who are not on the digi sites that I am a member of.”<\/em> – AmberK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love all these reasons! These are the things that make Facebook fun—the liking, the sharing, the family and friends. It’s natural to want to add our digi pages to the mix!<\/p>\n

How to Use Facebook to Share Your Pages:<\/h4>\n

So, how exactly can you make use of Facebook’s tools to share your pages? Here are a few tips!<\/p>\n

Albums:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’ve ever uploaded photos to Facebook, you’ll probably be familiar with the fact that you can organize your uploads into different albums, like this:<\/p>\n

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You’ll see that I have an album just for our trip with my sister-in-law to the Magic Kingdom. That’s probably something you’ve already done at least once. But what you may not have tried is uploading your layouts to Facebook—in effect, making your own gallery!<\/p>\n

I have also created several albums on Facebook to hold photos and uploads of all my scrapbook pages. I especially love doing this for my Project Life pages. Everything is so nice and neat in it’s own little gallery. If someone were to ask me about my scrapbook, I have one place I can link them to!<\/p>\n

Here are some additional Facebook tips and ideas for you:<\/p>\n