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Fiona’s New Social Media – Substack

Since Facebook banned me, it’s become more difficult for friends to find my latest news, online.

And really, I’m working at a near-frantic pace (since Halloween is fast approaching), so I needed a simple way to stay in touch, too.

Substack is – for now – the best solution for me… And I hope it is for you, too.

Here’s what I like about Substack:

It’s free and easily accessed.You don’t even need to visit it. Just subscribe, and my latest updates will show up in your email. (Just make sure they d...

First New – or New-ISH – Book is Available

Well, this project took longer than expected!

I decided that the simplest way to launch some momentum with writing was: Revise – once and for all – my book, 101 Ghost Hunting Questions, Answered.

This book has been massively updated, and includes a lot more information. While some of it might not be future-proof and timeless, it should be useful for new and experienced ghost hunters.

At the moment, partially due to site glitches (which I expect are related to Microsoft’s issues) , it’s only avai...

Halloween Is Approaching!

It may seem early to be thinking about Halloween, and the usual surge in interest related to ghosts.

However, even Universal Studios’ theme parks and Disney’s theme parks are preparing their Halloween special events.  (I’m not joking. Disney starts their “Not-So-Scary Halloween” nights on August 9th.)

So, I’m juggling a few tasks: Restoring past podcasts (at YouTube.com/@FionaBroome and soon at Libsyn, as well) and I’m updating books, as fast as I can.

For example, right now I’m deciding what to...

The Return of the Podcasts!

So…

Facebook banned me, and Google de-indexed my websites. What to do next…?

Well, after a few days of pouting, I’m finding new ways to communicate with friends and fans, and one of them is YouTube.

For starters, I’m going through my old podcasts (mostly from 2009 – 2013), updating them as needed, and posting them at my YouTube “Ghosts and Haunted Places” channel.

Those podcasts are a mixed bag. Some are relatively normal podcasts, with updates and new research results.

Others are… extreme. “Spe...

New, Old Podcasts Arriving

After taking some time off to think about this, my first new project is to restore all of my old podcasts.

First, they’re arriving at my ghost hunting YouTube channel.

Here’s the first one:

And here’s another one:

The big challenge is finding as many recordings as I can, going back to 2010 and perhaps earlier. And then, listening to them to be sure the information is still valid.

And then, turning them into podcast videos, uploading them to YouTube (and later, to Libsyn as well), and so on.

Th...

The Day After…

When I posted yesterday, I was upset, to put it mildly.

But, overnight, I was able to gain some perspective, and a fresh, important way of looking at this.

Here’s what happened:

First, Google de-indexed almost all of HollowHill.com, my largest (500+ articles) website.Then, Facebook banned me, when I tried to alert others to a fast-approaching deadline to opt-out of your personal posts and photos being shared.

So, as you can see, I’m pretty much starting all over again.

What would I do with a ...

Facebook Banned Me – Here’s Why

This is awkward to talk about.

I’ve been banned from Facebook. As I was in the midst of posting about their June 26th privacy opt-out deadline, they stopped me from posting (mid-sentence), and instantly deleted my account.

Here’s what happened

Like a few other activists, I was alarmed by what Facebook was (covertly, in my opinion) planning to do, starting June 27th.

So, I decided to post about it, on Facebook, to warn friends about intent to use all of your posts and photos (and photos you’re in...

Hollow Hill is Back, But…

It’s been about a week since I found out that Google had de-indexed 477 of over 500 articles at my ghost hunting website, HollowHill.com.

Since then, I’ve reviewed all of the posts and pages, and reduced the site to about 80 essential articles. Most of them are either current info or useful for paranormal researchers, or both. But many of them now have broken internal links. (It was a compromise I felt compelled to make, to keep at least a skeleton – no ghostly pun intended – of the site online....

It’s Time to Plan for the Future

Yes,  last month we were “updating” everything, as had seemed necessary.

This week, Google changed the game in even bigger ways that we’d expected.

Now, I’m looking at taking back control over how people find me – and far more importantly – how they access my insights and research results.

The reality is, I can no longer rely on Google (which – as of January 2024- is used for over 80% of online searches, worldwide).

Yes, I still want to expand the content on my ghost-related YouTube channel, but...

It’s May… Already…?

Where did the months go?

Okay, that’s a rhetorical question. We’ve been on the road, in more states than I have time to count at the moment. At least a dozen. Lots of places visited. Lots of research. And so many hotels and Airbnbs… some far better than others.

In fact, I’m writing this in an Airbnb in Maine. (Just a couple of weeks ago, we were in Florida. And then we were in Virginia. The past year has been like that, filled with travel and research… and then more travel.)

Here’s what we’re wo...