Category Archives: Social Media

Social Media & Web Services Roundup

There are a few useful posts have come out in the last week that are worth taking a look at. Google+: Utilizing Google+ for Ministry Introducing Google+ Other Google Updates: Updates to Google Calendar Ministry & Theology: The Blogference is Coming This August! Technology Used Well in Ministry Always Results In… Miscellaneous: Make Your Own…   Read more

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3 Reasons to Use Twitter Lists

Twitter lists may underused by the majority but they present an opportunity to increase your focus and expand the value you receive from using the service. Here are three reasons to use Twitter Lists: 1. Spend Less Time on Twitter: Even if you follow less than 50 people, your stream can become filled with unwanted…   Read more

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Images as Your Best Online Communication Tools

Brian Barela has always understood that images and videos capture students’ attention. He’s long been an advocate of foregoing long articles and chunks of text in favor of quick images, quotes, and sound- and video-clips. He’s written recently on Images, Streams, Attention, and Influence at his personal blog. If you’re trying to use the Internet…   Read more

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Readable: A Pain Free Way to Read the Web

Finding a blog post that is exactly what I’m looking for is awesome. Having my reading interrupted by pop-up banners/headers/footers is not. Introducing Readable: Editor’s Note: The service Readable is based on, Readability, was a “bookmarklet,” or a tiny script packaged into a browser bookmark. When you click the bookmarklet in your browser, instead of…   Read more

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Get a Custom URL for your Facebook page

Just like you can set a custom (“vanity”) username for your own Facebook profile, you can also set one for your ministry/group’s Facebook Page. You set it at the same place, http://facebook.com/username, so be careful when you’re setting it–you don’t want set your personal page to your ministry’s vanity URL by accident. Media for Ministry…   Read more

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Parting Thoughts, and More Resources from Brandglue

(Part 5 of a 5-part series: What I Learned From the Industry Experts on Using Facebook Well: An Interview with Michelle Widman of Brandglue) A few weeks ago Michelle Widman, the Project/Community Manager at Brandglue.com, agreed to sit for a phone interview with me. Brandglue is a social media firm that call themselves the “News Feed Optimization Agency”,…   Read more

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Using Twitter As a Campus Minister

(Part 4 of a 5-part series: What I Learned From the Industry Experts on Using Facebook Well: An Interview with Michelle Widman of Brandglue) A few weeks ago Michelle Widman, the Project/Community Manager at Brandglue.com, agreed to sit for a phone interview with me. Brandglue is a social media firm that call themselves the “News Feed Optimization Agency”,…   Read more

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How to Optimize Your Use of the Facebook News Feed

(Part 3 of a 5-part series: What I Learned From the Industry Experts on Using Facebook Well: An Interview with Michelle Widman of Brandglue) A few weeks ago Michelle Widman, the Project/Community Manager at Brandglue.com, agreed to sit for a phone interview with me. Brandglue is a social media firm that call themselves the “News Feed Optimization Agency”,…   Read more

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The Basics of Using Facebook Well

(Part 2 of a 5-part series: What I Learned From the Industry Experts on Using Facebook Well: An Interview with Michelle Widman of Brandglue) A few weeks ago Michelle Widman, the Project/Community Manager at Brandglue.com, agreed to sit for a phone interview with me. Brandglue is a social media firm that call themselves the “News Feed Optimization Agency”,…   Read more

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Using Social Media to Reach Donors

(Part 1 of a 5-part series: What I Learned From the Industry Experts on Using Facebook Well: An Interview with Michelle Widman of Brandglue) A few weeks ago Michelle Widman, the Project/Community Manager at Brandglue.com, agreed to sit for a phone interview with me. Brandglue is a social media firm that call themselves the “News Feed…   Read more

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