The Mystery of TikTok

This past week, I took the plunge. I didn’t exactly want to, and kind of went there kicking and screaming. But, I realize there is a significant segment of the sapphic world that prefers this particular social media venue. Is venue the right word? Shrugs shoulders! With an astounding 102.3 million active users per month in the US and one billion worldwide, it was hard to ignore. Then I learned that with over 181.7 billion viewers and 28.6M hashtag views, BookTok was among the platform’s top-ranking content categories. So…if you can’t beat em, join em!

I feel embarrassed to state that I was late to the game with Twitter and audiobooks. Of course, I abandoned Twitter (yes, I know the stupid name is X now) after the megalomaniac Musk took it over and made it a place where hate grows. I just can’t support that. Now, it seems that TikTok may be going away as well. Apparently, the House bill on aid for Ukraine and Israel has a proposal to give TikTok up to a year to find a buyer. Although, given how legislation works in the US right now, that could very well be squashed if Trump gets into office because the so-called ban is not very popular with Trump, who appears to owe something to a billionaire with a big stake in TikTok. So…I guess I’ll simply stay the course and continue to learn about the strange animal. Have I mentioned how much I hate learning new tech? I don’t have many followers, so we shall see if it’s worth the effort! And because I’m not enough of a glutton for punishment, I even developed the Affinity Rainbow Publications TikTok account.

Some of you may have noticed my pathetic attempts at creating content ranging from 12 seconds to twenty minutes. I’ve decided my little talking pet videos are perfect for TikTok, so you’ll definitely be seeing more of those. Look for more in the future to let folks know about my books and the new books being released from Affinity. In case you’re interested in checking them out…just click the links below!

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