Has anyone else jumped on either Plurk or Indenti.ca ? Twitter still has most people but the conversation is dying there as people can only really use the web page to stay up to date. Thoughts on the future of micro-blogging / status update services?
I'm on both. identi.ca is weird. There's no good way to find people. Plurk = ugly but I like the timeline feature.
- Johnny Baker
I just wish twitter could complete it's upgrades and have things running fast and easy - it would even take the pressure off feeling like I have to use friendfeed like twitter/microblogging...
- Tony
I have accounts on all, but Twitter is still king because as Tony says, it still has the most people. I have been able to find a good number of church leaders to follow, however, I would like to see a way of being able to track tweets that are ministry related and have good ministry ideas, comments & discussions without wading through all the usual "eating a sandwich" type of posts..
- Allen Blair
Here is a post I wrote about Digital @ Leadership Network that churches should avoid the "walled garden" approach to online community, what are you thoughts? - http://digital.leadnet.org/2008...
How can we reach out to others inside the Christian on-line community? There are so many of us here doing our own thing, some even attacking each other. How do we get us together. A house divided against itself can not stand. Just thinking out loud.
Well on one side unity will be more possible on online community because it breaks down the "walled" mentality between church communities. On the other end the church has been run with a mainly controlling mentality, and when something or someone challenges that control church people grow their fangs and lash out. My hope is that the public nature of the web continues to build the...
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- Tony
Take risks! I like what my blogging community "TheDailyScribe.com" are doing since it is a balance of varied Christian traditions. I have connected with people I might have never met before online or otherwise. That kind of thing, with some boundaries that are practical, seems to work. Any other things like that out there?
- Rich Kirkpatrick
Has anyone started studying the Catholic church for learnings on how to scale and administrate a multi-site strategy? They have been doing it for thousands of years...
It could make the implementation of cross-site information (ie data portability, "bringing the social graph with you") much easier for a majority of sites. And it would take "mashups" to a whole new level, even within some of the core web services.
- Tony
"At it’s core social media gives us five base opportunities: 1. the opportunity to contribute - easy sharing of information 2. the opportunity to comment - your chance to have your say 3. the opportunity to collaborate - work with anyone, anywhere to achieve a common goal 4. the opportunity of conversation - getting involved in discussions with others 5. the opportunity of community - building relationships online"
- Tony
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Great story on the strategy and execution that has made youtube what it is today. especially good some on team startup dynamics (ie sweat equity that turns into real equity).
- Tony
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This blog post is a perfect example of how something like twitter could help the church find opportunities to serve and connect with people, on the fly, in the rhythm of life. Have you had any experiences like this - and how can you see the church using tech like twitter?
- Tony
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Starting a Friend Feed room because it is becoming what some are calling "Forums 2.0" with the sharing and refinement of an idea or topic by all that want share, process, comment and particpate.