Tim O’Reilly recently posted a great entry titled “Why I Love Twitter” which expounds graciously upon the service as a whole and it’s “coolness” as a means for “ambient intimacy”.
I’d highly recommend reading it since it can provide some good food for thought as well as a powerful justification for why your ministry or organization should try jumping in.
And if you’re reading this already you’re probably don’t need any convincing… so here’s a challenge for you: email this to a leader in a ministry that you know doesn’t use Twitter.
Ok. Go.
In addition, here’s a good list of other “business” perspectives surrounding the use of Twitter. Starts off with some “basics” and then progresses further.
Check the links out, get a good feel, pass the love on, and then hope for adoption.
- Twitter Guide: How To Do Things With Twitter
- A Primer For Those Who Don’t Get It
- A Juicy Twitter Guide
- Newbies Guide to Twitter
- Benefits of Twitter for Bloggers (9 of ‘em!)
- Twitter for Business Reading List
- How to Use Twitter for Business
- 10 Things to Consider Before Getting Started
- Twitter for Business
- 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business
- PR Tactics and The Strategist Online
Tweeting for Companies 101- How Twitter Made My Website Better
- How We Use Twitter for Journalism
- A Few Non-Boring Ways to Use Twitter For Marketing
- What Web Marketers Should Know About Twitter
- 7 Ways Marketers Can Use Twitter
- The Potential of Twitter
How to Get More Twitter Followers: Some Methods That Work- How and Why To Use Twitter For Small Businesses
- Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals
- Free Twitter Alerts by Email!
- My Essential Twitter Tools
- SnapShot of twitter.com
- How to use Twitter : Tips from Twitter Users
Thanks to Homer Gaines for the hookup. I just tagged his butt and ctrl-c / ctrl-v’d his rear, but I’ve added a few additional links that I’ve been saving too.
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because you're old skool love.
John,
I'm glad you found the Potential of Twitter post valuable.
More recently I gave a presentation titled "Twitter: Time Drain or Great Business Tool?" You can view the slide deck here: http://freshpeel.com/2008/11/twitter-time-drain-o…
Thanks Chris for stopping by! I will check it out.
I like the phrase "ambient intimacy" in conjunction with Twitter. I have a handful of local church friends on Twitter and think it does a great job at keeping us a little more 'connected' than if Twitter were not in the mix. I think as it gains more popularity and increased mainstream exposure the number on Twitter will only grow.
Chris is a great guy. the work he and his classmates did on the Lead Like Jesus book some years ago was great.
Spend alot of time looking through freshpeel.com
hehe. another thumbs up plug.
the "network" affect… of course…!
LOL!! Thanks for the hit!
Someone needs to write an article titled "Everyone loves Twitter but it probably won't last in this economy" to counter all the hoopla.
wow, really?
Can you give any reason for this perspective or is it just an opinion you threw out? I think there are many positive reasons why Twitter works, especially in this economy. I would love to hear some thoughts to back up your statement.
silence?
My proposed title was about Twitter specifically, not microblogging as a concept. Twitter makes no money, they have zero revenue. They survive on investor money and, if this economy continues the way it is, will dry up. Sure, its great for all of us. But, ask yourself, how useful would most people find it if they had to pay for it? Can you put ads on tweets? Will Twitter start charging companies/people for tweeting, say, 5 times a day? These are questions that Twitter will have to answer and their revenue model may put a sour taste in the mouths of those who have staked their livelihood on an inexpensive tool.
Hmm, okay I can see where you are coming from. I have to admit that I wonder how a lot of websites survive as much as they do. However, I cannot think that Twitter's funding will dry up anytime soon, even given the current economic state.
Articles like this talking about how powerful Twitter has become abound (http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_10_consu… ). VC's and other investors have to be seeing the same thing.
I do agree with you though, Twitter will have a hard time incorporating ads into their service. The expectation has been set with no advertising so they will have to tread softly in order to not lose a lot of users.
it has yet to be determined… they just put out a call for a product manager to monetize. it should be epic.
Sweet. I will keep a semi-sharp eye out for it. As will Doug, I assume.
if i didn't have such a cool job, i'd be down… DOH!
I don't see Twitter or microblogging disappearing anytime soon…it's an especially great and inexpensive tool in "this economy."
i like the inexpensive part.
oh no! laying the ground work for the "international save twitter foundation of worldwide foundational saving" now. wait, what?
can i join?
John,
I just released my e-book "The Reason Your Church Must Twitter" at http://www.twitterforchurches.com.I'd be happy to send you a copy.
I would love to review it…! john@churchcrunch.com
Thanks for sharing this, that's awesome!
Just letting you know @StudentMinistry (www.twitter.com/StudentMinistry)”target=”_blank”>http://is” target=”_blank”>http://www.twitter.com/StudentMinistry)isLifeWay Student Ministry on Twitter. We love using it for ministry/business and love seeing other people do this as well!
I just launched my Twitter video training. It takes you from just starting out to dominating your niche. I would love to give you a free pass if you are interested. God bless! Cheers, Dave
thanks. i'll take a look…