Church2.0

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

I may have fuddled up the address. - Tony

Ummm... I think so. Didn't work for me... - Matt Tennison

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 burden of proof and maturity of the conversation that occurs, while allowing people to have their say, and be heard. People will always be people and religious conversation will always be "fighting words". - 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

I've seen this, think I downloaded it, but haven't read yet. Maybe I will start to poke around - has anyone else skimmed through it? - Tony

Just downloaded it. Will read through it when I get a chance. - Greg Atkinson

How does this affect how we'll use 2.0? - Johnny Baker via Bookmarklet

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

This is good news. - Johnny Baker via Bookmarklet

"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 via Bookmarklet

This wordpress plugin on a church website + add water = local church social network (thoughts?) - Tony via Bookmarklet

Thanks man - I figure that if we all share the best we find, and then refine that through conversation we can all benefit tremendously! - Tony

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 via Bookmarklet

This is just an excellent description of "long tail" theory and a solid illustration to demonstrate the point. - Tony via Bookmarklet