Google hid major Google+ security flaw that exposed users’ personal information and now Google Plus is shutting down.
So what’s next?
Twitter? Instagram? Could we see The Death of Facebook?
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Google hid major Google+ security flaw that exposed users’ personal information and now Google Plus is shutting down.
So what’s next?
Twitter? Instagram? Could we see The Death of Facebook?
by Jeremy Smith
When I look at creating a social media platform, I avoid at all costs going for a cookie cutter strategy. There are “experts” out there doing analysis of data they have received from their top end companies which are backed by whole teams designed to create content, respond to social media interactions, design the perfect social media account. This is great if you have those teams and that money.
ChurchMag does not. They have me, a small budget that we haven’t even come up with all of the line items yet, only 3.5 hours a week of my time that I talked about in the previous article in this series.
In this article, I will share with you first what changes I have already been making. Further, I want to explore some qualitative results and quantitative data that is influencing where we will be transitioning this month within our social media platform. Finally, I will share my two cents in frustration that has been experienced so far with social media.
by Jeremy Smith
Nobody outside of the ChurchMag staff writers know this, but for the past three months I have dedicated 30 minutes a day to doing something on ChurchMag and of that 900 minutes a month, I have attempted four of those days each week to be towards social media while I work out.
(Because let’s be honest, running is awful, so let’s make it twice as terrible by scheduling out tweets.)
[Read more…] about Changing the ChurchMag Social Media Strategy
The rules of social media are still being written, but that’s not to minimize any of the great content that’s being pumped out on the blogosphere. The trick, of course, is to take in the various streams of information and data, sift out rank conjecture, identify common trends, and then decide what makes the most sense for your church/company’s social media strategy.
Or find a sweet infographic.
[Read more…] about Social Media Posting Frequency [Infographic]
by Jeremy Smith
Last year was fun when I started connecting with people that were passionate about technology and wanted to know what Google+ was all about. I ignored the complaints about the platform being a ghost town because they were using it wrong. Honestly, I kinda wish people like +Dustin W. Stout and +Mike Allton would have not addressed the issue (But I also thought it was a worthy cause and stood beside them in it). You want the social network to be as big as Facebook? That means spammers, annoying self promotions, and game invites all the time. In fact, I predicted this last year in February.
by Jeremy Smith
I hope in the past couple of years on ChurchmMag, I have made my case for using Google+ for marketing with your church. If not, then read this, this, and this before continuing.
You should also note that this is but one road to connecting with people online. This should be just one of numerous ideas for you to engage well with people, but it definitely is an avenue that has largely been neglected, yet has so much potential.
Want to know how Google+ can work for you?
[Read more…] about How to Use Google+ for Marketing [Infographic]