Comments on: Twitter: An Excercise in Self Control http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/ Exploring the Intersection of Church and Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Genaro http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/#comment-39187 Genaro Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:57:43 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=6865#comment-39187 Please agree with me in prayer that people stop messing with me, using demons. Please agree with me in prayer that people stop messing with me, using demons.

]]> By: Andrew Minchew http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/#comment-39186 Andrew Minchew Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:27:39 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=6865#comment-39186 i'm more and more feeling like since everything is tweetworthy, nothing is tweetworthy. i still see it as a valuable medium for communication. but over the past month or so, I've moved back to my blog. now when i think 'oh man i should tweet this' i filter it back through, 'am i willing to blog about this, facebook this, or even text or email one specific person?' generally the answer is no, and i think i feel better for the fact that I am producing a little less web content. i'm more and more feeling like since everything is tweetworthy, nothing is tweetworthy. i still see it as a valuable medium for communication. but over the past month or so, I've moved back to my blog. now when i think 'oh man i should tweet this' i filter it back through, 'am i willing to blog about this, facebook this, or even text or email one specific person?'
generally the answer is no, and i think i feel better for the fact that I am producing a little less web content.

]]> By: Steven Rossi http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/#comment-39185 Steven Rossi Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:48:07 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=6865#comment-39185 Yes, I've done this sort of thing before. I used to think of Twitter as simply a stream-of-consciousness outlet. So when I had a thought that is negative against someone, as long as I didn't mention their name or any identifiable characteristics about them, I sent out a little tweet mentioning it. What a terrible idea. I'd love a personal CAPTCHA, but I think more than that I'd love a little man (I'm not sure why he's got to be little) that would follow me around and say, "What the heck were you thinking when you just said that?" Yes, I've done this sort of thing before. I used to think of Twitter as simply a stream-of-consciousness outlet. So when I had a thought that is negative against someone, as long as I didn't mention their name or any identifiable characteristics about them, I sent out a little tweet mentioning it. What a terrible idea.

I'd love a personal CAPTCHA, but I think more than that I'd love a little man (I'm not sure why he's got to be little) that would follow me around and say, "What the heck were you thinking when you just said that?"

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/#comment-39184 human3rror Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:34:06 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=6865#comment-39184 ouche. ouche.

]]> By: Jim http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/#comment-39183 Jim Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:21:52 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=6865#comment-39183 i'm burned out on tweets... i'm burned out on tweets…

]]> By: Lynse_Leanne http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/#comment-39182 Lynse_Leanne Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:47:19 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=6865#comment-39182 I pretty much have about 0 control over my tweets...part of the reason i no longer work where i used to is my tweets...oops. but i am learning. I pretty much have about 0 control over my tweets…part of the reason i no longer work where i used to is my tweets…oops. but i am learning.

]]> By: Jay http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/#comment-39181 Jay Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:45:46 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=6865#comment-39181 Well, I have a story to tell about this. Thursday night is when the kids go to "kids church." That's date night at St. Arbucks for my wife and I. The kids are supposed to get out at 8:15, but lately they've been getting out later. Well Thursday night it was like 8:35. In frustration....from my blackberry, I tweeted how the youth pastor should stop keeping the kids late because it is rude. I forgot about it. I also forgot in that moment that my Pastor follows me on Twitter. On Friday afternoon, I get a direct message from him saying, "Do you want to talk to Barry?" I had no idea what he was talking about. Barry is the youth pastor, but since I had forgotten about my tweet, I had no clue. I asked. He sent me another dm that said, "8:15 or 8:30." I was still clueless. Finally I called him and left him a message. He sent me a text telling me what he was talking about and when I realized what it was about........FACE PALM. I saw the youth pastor today and apologized to him (he's not on Twitter so he has no idea) and just took it as a lesson in thinking more before I tweet. Well, I have a story to tell about this. Thursday night is when the kids go to "kids church." That's date night at St. Arbucks for my wife and I. The kids are supposed to get out at 8:15, but lately they've been getting out later. Well Thursday night it was like 8:35. In frustration….from my blackberry, I tweeted how the youth pastor should stop keeping the kids late because it is rude.

I forgot about it.

I also forgot in that moment that my Pastor follows me on Twitter. On Friday afternoon, I get a direct message from him saying, "Do you want to talk to Barry?" I had no idea what he was talking about. Barry is the youth pastor, but since I had forgotten about my tweet, I had no clue. I asked. He sent me another dm that said, "8:15 or 8:30." I was still clueless. Finally I called him and left him a message. He sent me a text telling me what he was talking about and when I realized what it was about……..FACE PALM.

I saw the youth pastor today and apologized to him (he's not on Twitter so he has no idea) and just took it as a lesson in thinking more before I tweet.

]]> By: Mary http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/#comment-39180 Mary Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:41:50 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=6865#comment-39180 captcha not such a bad idea! Good things come in small tweets! Hope you get a lot more of these ideas! captcha not such a bad idea! Good things come in small tweets! Hope you get a lot more of these ideas!

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]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/twitter-an-excercise-in-self-control/#comment-39178 human3rror Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:56:05 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=6865#comment-39178 haha! great way to memorize. brilliant! haha! great way to memorize. brilliant!

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