1. Blogs, Twitter, Facebook & YouTube - What & Why? Robert Meade – GCI IT

2. Social Media – What Is It? Social Media = Web 2.0 Facebook Flickr Twitter YouTube Blogger Wordpress

3. What is Social Media?

4. Who Uses Social Media?

5. Before Social Media – The Webpage

6. Webpage – Keys to Success Simple & focused Key Information is Accessible – Who you are – Where you are – Why you are Easily Updatable with Authorization

7. Wheel of Social Media

8. Social Media – Keys to Success Simple & focused Think about the mission – your purpose – of why you share what you share! Make it personal – not generic Post regularly Get younger people involved!

9. Blogger Content Producer Likes to Write in paragraphs May like pictures Thoughtful Willing to be personal Can be written by one or several people Examples: – Pastor’s thoughts – Sermon Notes Audience Likes to read thoughtful, or personal updates from this person or group May occasionally (but probably rarely) want to comment Examples: – Congregation – Family & friends – Disconnected from church

10. Blogger – Getting Started 1.Read some blogs 1.http://thesurprisinggodblog.wcg.org/http://thesurprisinggodblog.wcg.org/ 2.http://genmin.blogspot.com/http://genmin.blogspot.com/ 3.http://trinitarianworship.blogspot.com/http://trinitarianworship.blogspot.com/ 2.Sign up at www.blogger.comwww.blogger.com 3.Post “with purpose” on a regular basis (at least monthly)

11. Facebook Content Producer Social & willing to share with people you know Short text, pictures, videos, and games are best Willing to build community online Examples – – Personal facebook page – Facebook page for your church Audience Someone who knows you or someone in your congregation Someone who wants to show they are connected to your congregation Examples – – People who “friend” your page

12. Facebook – Getting Started 1.Sign up at www.facebook.comwww.facebook.com 2.Find some people you know and “friend” them. Post a bit yourself (more is better) 3.Find a couple churches or businesses to “like” 4.Once comfortable - set up a church page for your congregation and post “with purpose” at least once a week

13. YouTube Content Producer Shares visually Likes to film or be filmed Can keep a message down to 10 minutes or less Note: with “flip” style cameras, creating video is easier than ever! Audience Likes to watch, not read Will share what is worthwhile to them Often values humor or education (combined when possible)

14. YouTube – Getting Started 1.Look at what churches are doing on YouTube: 1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_wu61fbtMIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_wu61fbtMI 2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCN-JS70oBwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCN-JS70oBw 2.Get an easy-to-use video camera & use it 3.Sign up at www.youtube.comwww.youtube.com 4.Upload your video – link and share it 5.Post “with purpose” at least a couple a year

15. Twitter Content Producer Likes to share frequently in very short messages (140 characters max) Likes potential of a worldwide audience Willing to build community online Audience People in your same ‘niche’ Primarily “followers” – relatively few posters

16. Twitter – Getting Started 1.Go to www.twitter.com 2.Look at the following examples: 1.michaelhyatt 2.edstetzer 3.Sign up for an account 4.“Follow” the above examples, and others 1.http://wefollow.com/twitter/christianhttp://wefollow.com/twitter/christian 5.Begin posting and sharing daily

17. Social Media Concerns Time Negative Comments Keeping it Fresh Authorized Media Perceived loss of control

18. Social Media Benefits Example of setting up a facebook page for the last year for New Hope Christian Fellowship Bermie Dizon’s re-connection with old classmates in Southern California Giving media-savvy younger people a key role in sharing your congregation

19. Where to Begin?!?

20. Questions?