Filling in the Faith Form on Facebook
If I were to go to your Facebook page, what would I see listed under "Religious Views"?...
Filling the church communication gap... with Facebook
When a worship service is canceled due to weather, or an urgent prayer request crops up in the...
Are Facebook and Mobile Phones Killing the Church?
At the Experimental Theology blog, Dr. Beck posits that the reason millennials aren't going to...
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True Woman: King Solomon on Social Media
"If Solomon were alive today and we were to ask him how we can honor God in our use of all these social media available to us today, here is how he might respond."
http://truewoman.com/?id=1288
The power of social networking leverage. Example: Swan Lake ballet video
Here are some new stories – and an incredible video of Swan Lake by Chinese State Circus like you've never seen it before – that illustrate the leverage of social media
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2810
Why most people fail to use social media effectively, Christian or secular
Tamar Weinberg's blog posting Why Most People Fail in Social Media is a must-read for anyone who hopes to use Facebook, Twitter or blogs to engage with others. If we think of the social media as one-way communication rather than relational community, we will fail.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2712
Biggest online behaviour research project
The largest ever global research project into people’s online activities and behavior has just been released by TNS Digital Life. Covering nearly 90 per cent of the world’s online population through 50,000 interviews with consumers in 46 countries, the study reveals major changes in the world’s online behavior.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2687
True Woman Blog: Just a harmless Facebook status update?
Does your current Facebook status include your plans for the weekend, what you’re cooking for dinner tonight, or a word about what God’s been teaching you lately? How about the color of your bra?
http://truewoman.com/?id=960
Changing Facebook profile names according to your target audience
If your main Facebook page is primarily based around your ministry, and most of your friends are also involved in ministry, then it is not going to be an appropriate environment to build relationships with not-yet-Christians. It is not dishonest to maintain two different Facebook under slightly different names. Here are some suggestions.
http://internetevangelismday.com/facebook-names.php
Facebook and missions - the potential for cross-cultural outreach
Because Facebook is worldwide in coverage with many language versions, it provides a range of opportunities for cross-cultural evangelism. There are multiple options for sharing the good news cross-culturally on Facebook.
http://internetevangelismday.com/facebook-missions.php
Digital Rivers Newtown - a short story illustrating the growth of social networking
It’s not often that a completely new town is built on unused open land. But that’s where Digital Rivers Newtown was constructed, in a previously undiscovered valley. People soon came flooding in to live, moving from surrounding settlements such as Printville and TVtown.
http://internetevangelismday.com/facebook-story.php
Facebook Fan Pages as landing pages to promote your site or ministry
Interesting to notice that commercial companies (including new film releases) are now featuring Facebook Fan Page URLs in their TV commercials. Rather than initially point to their website, they use their Fan Page as a landing page which then links directly to their main site. The advantage is that people may become fans, thereby:
* opting in automatically to further news
* displaying to their friends the Fan Page link and its posts
* enabling discussion about the product or service featured in the Fan Page
Fan Page (and Facebook Groups) are highly strategic opportunities, either to make known your ministry to other Christians, or to creatively connect with not-yet-Christians. And, starting today, Facebook are introducing a new Community Page option.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/1658
Technology and the generation gap - how different groups use the Web
A new study by The Barna Group explores how technology is shaping different experiences and expectations among generations.
I heard recently of a youth group where the chosen means of communicating within the membership, news of activities, etc, was via Facebook, because everyone was a member.
Kelly Dolan asks at Neue Ministry blog how the Web changes ‘I don’t know’ because we can now find almost any information within seconds.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/374