Knowledgeable about the internet, and about everything that it could give.
And take.
“Take a good look at the screen!” Jeff advised. “We have some recommendations for you if anyone wants to take notes.”
Celia was still walking around the room. She paused by Chloe, grinning.
“No notes on dating apps?”
“No, maybe I should have been taking a few for friends!” Chloe said pleasantly. “But I am ready to learn all aboutthe best user and community-friendly ways to promote my artists!”
“Next up!” Celia said. She bent low by Chloe’s ear to whisper, “Sorry! A lot of people on this thing seem to be in need of love!”
Chloe laughed. “Not a problem!”
In a few minutes, Jeff went to the podium and told the group it was time to learn about social media for promotion and, of course, just for fun.
He did much of the speaking on the subject, telling them what apps connected with one another, how to best make use of several apps when getting news out and, of course, how to manage comments.
“They can all be confusing!” he assured the crowd. “And, of course, they often offer AI as a means to respond automatically, though there is the option never to use them. Personally, I find the automatic answers annoying—I don’t want AI answering for me!”
It was a good class. Once again, Chloe had to admit that the couple seemed to know their business and seek to share it with others.
Pay it forward.
Chloe believed it. Many in the field did want to pay it forward.
And some wanted to make sure that they were at the forefront, ready to lead, ready to be the best—and rake in the income such a position afforded.
At the end of the session, Jeff and Celia thanked everyone for attending. Celia had barely finished speaking when an announcement came over the loudspeaker.
It was the young cruise director Chloe and Wes had met at the captain’s table the night before, Billy Cliffton.
“Billy Cliffton here, folks, hoping that everyone enjoyedtheir morning’s sessions and, of course, giving a shout-out here to Milestones, with gratitude for setting this all in motion, and our thanks, too, for all the great and brilliant computer folks helping us out here on the ship! Now, for those who have been lounging on deck, enjoying the pools and hot tubs, our cooking lessons, or anything else, you have seen the perfect beauty of today! Clear blue skies and a gorgeous ocean with just light waves! Take a peek on your break from activities—or just look around you if you’re out there lounging! And once again, thank you for sailing with us!”
The next round of classes, with Chloe and Wes attending the session given by the McClintock brothers together, wouldn’t start for another thirty minutes.
They might as well take a look at the day! It was always a good thing to remember that the world could be beautiful.
Chloe headed out. She had the decks figured out well; their cabin was on an upper deck that held sixty such larger type suites, or salons, as they were often called here. The bridge was just above them and the rest of their deck offered a pool, tons of lounging areas, a whirlpool and even a badminton court. Of course, her parents had once taken her on a cruise that even offered a roller coaster, so it wasn’t surprising to find out just how many activities could be offered.
Heading out was timely; she ran right into Wes.
People were all around them, some she had spoken with casually, and she thought it was a great idea to keep up appearances. Therefore, she greeted him with a massive smile, sliding slightly into his arms, and accepting the quick kiss he planted on her lips with affection.
“So, how was your class?” she inquired.
“Brilliant!” he assured her.
“So, we do need toseethesea!” she told him.
“Of course! Let’s head on out!” he agreed.
Arm in arm, they headed down the hall to great double doors that led out to the deck. They moved with others to the deck’s great balcony area to look out over the water.
Billy Cliffton hadn’t lied.
It was a beautiful day.
