Social media is not a new concept for most people. By now, we’ve all heard about sites like Facebook and Twitter. We’ve seen them featured in movies, talked about them with our friends and probably have accounts on most, if not all, the popular networks. With over 850 million people on Facebook and 500 million on Twitter, businesses have began to turn their attention to these channels as way to interact with their customers, increase brand loyalty and generate new sales. Many tote the importance of social media for businesses, but what role does social media play for churches?
50 Reasons to Unfollow Someone On Twitter
We all love those who love us, especially our devoted Twitter followers, but any social media enthusiast has unfollowed a few people in there time. It can be for any number of reasons, but we wanted to provide you with a list of 100 reasons to unfollow someone on Twitter.
For some, Twitter is a hobby and a fun social networking experiment. For others, it is their livelihood. Regardless of which category you fall under, here are 50 things to avoid that someone may unfollow you:
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Are You Reaching Your Audience? [Infographic]
In the 150 years, America and the world have come a long way, gaining new ground over science, math, and the world. Inventors, dreamers, and scientists have been able to completely change how we live life, work, and enjoy ourselves.
But there has been a new revolution since the Industrial Revolution that is now impacting us more than before: the Internet, social media, and ecommerce.
These concepts have shrank the world we live in, forever changed how we communicate and do business, and brought out both good and bad qualities within ourselves.
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Leonard Sweet’s Viral [Book Review]
In a few words:
Viral, by Leonard Sweet, is the book that all us church tech geeks need to read in 2012.
In a few more words:
Viral, by Leonard Sweet, hit home for me unlike any other book in recent memory. As I was reading through my copy, I literally felt a whole range of emotions. I wanted to literally cheer Len on as he so eloquently describes the opportunities that technology offers us for evangelism and discipleship. I was heartbroken in realizing that there are people who will read this book and still not get it. I was jealous that I didn’t write it myself. [Read more…] about Leonard Sweet’s Viral [Book Review]
Guest Post: The Pro’s and Con’s of Networking with Twitter
Three Pitfalls of Networking with Twitter
- SPAMALOT
The biggest pet peeve I have with twitter is that you get hit with all kinds of messages that are probably not the most appropriate. I go onto my account four or five times a day with the sole purpose of deleting bogus accounts and reporting spammers for spamming me. Some days I wonder if it’s really worth it to engage in this medium.
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Social Media Teams in Youth Ministry
In youth ministry we have lots of teams; greeters, ushers, small group hosts, etc. Anyone out there have social media teams? #NYLC
— Justin Lathrop (@justinlathrop) March 12, 2012
That tweet, from the wonderfully insightful Justin Lathrop, popped up in my feed the other day, and I’ve been mulling it over all morning.