{"id":5449,"date":"2017-09-13T09:37:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T14:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/?p=5449"},"modified":"2017-09-13T09:39:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T14:39:26","slug":"the-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/13\/the-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"The Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I finally bit the bullet and made a Facebook “fan” page, since I have my new book coming out this Spring. Any advice? Should I “invite” friends to “like” it? What else should I do? It feels… weird. Thanks! (PS please go and like it.)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nathanielestern\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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So, I finally bit the bullet and made a Facebook “fan” page, since I have my new book coming out this Spring. Any advice? Should I “invite” friends to “like” it? What else should I do? It feels… weird. Thanks! 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