Twitter lists provide an effective way to curate and follow people and organizations that are impersonal and provide some value over the long term. I continue to be amazed by the amount of quality information that comes to me via Twitter. Part of it is due to having found some exceptional people to follow, the …
I’m Following Less and Adding More People to Lists on Twitter Read More »
The posts from this year’s The Blogference authors have begun to arrive, and I could not be more excited! If you have participated in any of the previous online conferences–THANK YOU! If you have not then please consider reading, commenting, and sharing at least once this year! The Blogference brings together ministry leaders from around …
Change the World From A Coffee Shop–The Blogference Starts Monday Read More »
“Facebook launched today Page aggregation by Topic, so that whenever your friends post something related to Apple for example, it gets aggregated into a cluster with all the other stories about Apple and tags the Apple fan page.”–source Here’s an example from my newsfeed: two friends mentioned Campus Crusade, Facebook grouped the updates together, and …
Facebook News Feed Update–Grouping Updates and Linking to Pages Read More »
I discovered these quotes on Tom Forenski’s blog the other day that talk about the power of using social media to listen: “Listening is a rare commodity in today’s world where interruptions come every few seconds and distractions are just a click away. Listening is important to conversations, yet most people wait to speak rather …
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One of the downsides of diving into social media is the volume of information that almost instantly comes your way. Adding friends, posting updates, checking for comments and private messages, as well as gathering new information to share can prove overwhelming. Enter curation. Curation has three main aspects (via wikipedia): Selection Caretaking Presentation How to …
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A blogging event similar to The Blogference happens throughout the year on the Faith On Campus blog . Right now there is a Back to School Blogathon where I have shared a post called 5 Ways to Tune Up Your Social Media Strategy Before School Starts. Here are the Top 5 1. Maximize a …
Have you taken the time to learn how new people experience your ministry either by directly asking them or indirectly observing their responses? Check out this short video of two guys from Europe visiting Walmart for the first time. So many of their observations surprised me (and were hilarious!). A couple observations from their point …
One of my favorite parts of The Blogference is hearing diverse perspectives on issues that affect my daily ministry. With authors and commenters sharing their thoughts from literally around the world, it’s an opportunity to learn and glean insights in a refreshing and unusual manner. Evangelism and Latinos With the population of Latinos growing exponentially …
Evangelism and Latinos and Leading as a Mom: Two Topics on the Upcoming Blogference Read More »
Found this chart from Katya’s Non-Profit Marketing Blog. This certainly illustrates the process many individuals and ministries go through as they integrate social media into their existing strategies. One common error in the initial adoption of social media is to go from Ignoring to Blasting, instead of Ignoring to Listening as the chart illustrates. Blasting …
Campus Crusade announced that it has changed it’s name to Cru Global at our U.S Staff Conference this week. One of my roles has been to monitor and influence the discussion through social media. Yesterday I read through 1600 comments on our discussion page and along with two other staff deleted over 900. I then …
