Comments on: Re-Thinking Social Media – Part 1 – Limiting Information

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:08:41 +0000

you wax philosophic sensei…i love how you are forcing us to think outside the norm

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:07:40 +0000

puahaha…

By: Phillip Gibb

Phillip Gibb — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:33:43 +0000

If you are meaning less for more here or being strategic in the content shared then I fully understand.
Most people will switch off when there is too much information – I do, or that skim and skip – I do that too.
However if you provide strategic thought in doses that promote engagement and growth then you lead and grow your community. Otherwise there is the risk of a bloated and stuck following because all they do is stare at the text and don't know what to do.

I think so.

By: Nathan Ketsdever

Nathan Ketsdever — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:25:00 +0000

Perhaps one way to tie innovation to the way we do church……..crowd sourcing sermon topics with Twitter or a blog poll???

Here are my thoughts outloud….
Actually a better way to do a vote would probably be an e-mail vote…to be fair to 40 to 60 year olds who aren't on all these digital platforms. I think its important that we provide ways in which these people can and will participate. They shouldn't have to join twitter just to be a participant in a democratic vote.

By: bbrooke

bbrooke — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:05:35 +0000

Obviously you limited the info in this post ("There’s much more to this use…"), which has challenged the audience to get deeper engaged with an opened ended question which to some could feel like a "riddle" (don't know why but it got me to post a comment which I rarely do).

Another way, again used in this post, was making the content can be part of a series. Instead of providing a comprehensive recap of "Re-Thinking Social Media" all at once, you choose to "limit" the info to a series of posts that can build on each other. (Pastors do this all the time with there teachings).

By: kevincooper

kevincooper — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:21:47 +0000

I actually agree with the post…I think it's again about knowing your audience. Certain information, given your audience, may benefit your goal or vision by limiting the information you're able to communicate and visa versa.

By: Ancoti

Ancoti — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:22:57 +0000

Sounds like less is more was an underlying theme of the conference. Selectively choosing what to put up is turning data into information.

By: human3rror

human3rror — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:43:05 +0000

Culture development takes time.

Rethinking this paradigm is a huge step, and many people aren't going to “get it”… and that's fine.

Unfortunately, i had some great examples at the breakout that would help provide clarity, but… i felt that I didn't want to give those necessarily here.

your response is typical.

By: S.Miracle

S.Miracle — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:39:15 +0000

I don't really see where limiting information can be good for a church/ministry. I understand its implications in the business realm because it creates a sense of urgency.

I suppose you can create a teaser post or page for a bible study that a church will be offering and then have a sign up form for more. In this way you can limit the content information.. but I think church members will be really aggravated if you limit the time with which to read information as in only having it up for a week.