First I confess to be one of the last remaining persons to join Facebook. I remember when it was the communications-of-choice in the __?__ university shooting only a few years ago. (Anyone got that school name handy? not columbine high school, the college incident).

But my immediate siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews, whom I have distant but (hopefully) strong ties to are all ALL active on Facebook. We don't call on the phone much but exchange an occasional letter.

However, just a couple months ago I learned my older sister is 'engaged' through a phone call to another family member who saw she posted that on Facebook!! SHEEEEESH. I need to know about this stuff!!

So I joined and all is good.

Obviously businesses can make a Facebook page. And probably every business in the modern world has done so. Ugh.

But I kept business stuff at an arm's length from my Facebook posts because I wanted to use it mostly for family and friends (real persons I have met).

Also the 'social commerce' advisors emphasize that Facebook is best used just as I mention. Very much for networking and very less for sales.

But it's free and fun. So I made a page for Pretty Cheap Jewelry and opened with the age old question:

Art or Craft - which am I?

I don't think I'll use the biz page heavily but what the heck. I'm sure it will be a case of 'another drop in the ocean'.

Go ahead and 'fan' me (see lower left column of this blog). I need as many drops as I can get!

And btw, my sister's 'engagement' is very casual, that's why she didn't call me!!!