Comments on: Is the End Near for Social Networking? http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/08/18/is-the-end-near-for-social-networking/ A look at how trends in communication technology impact individuals and organizations. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Brother Deric http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/08/18/is-the-end-near-for-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-179659 Brother Deric Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:51:54 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=645#comment-179659 I just want to say that upon re-reading my message, I demonstrated that the enemy is even in me, even though I am saved and sanctified by the sacrifice at calvary, I will be of the flesh and thus a work in progress until the day he comes back. I committed the sin we are unfairly stereotyped for as Christians- hypocrisy. I "judged" the entire media to be secularist and evil. While that may be indicative of a trend, it really is foolishness to suggest that there are no good Christians that are members of the media trying to make it better and trying to stop all the distortion of the truth. I just want to say that upon re-reading my message, I demonstrated that the enemy is even in me, even though I am saved and sanctified by the sacrifice at calvary, I will be of the flesh and thus a work in progress until the day he comes back.

I committed the sin we are unfairly stereotyped for as Christians- hypocrisy. I “judged” the entire media to be secularist and evil.

While that may be indicative of a trend, it really is foolishness to suggest that there are no good Christians that are members of the media trying to make it better and trying to stop all the distortion of the truth.

]]> By: Brother Deric http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/08/18/is-the-end-near-for-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-179658 Brother Deric Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:45:40 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=645#comment-179658 Good observation in the article that Myspace is dying and Facebook is thriving. The reasons why are just conjecture, really though. I think I can come up with a story closer to the reality of the situation than Myspace simply not being "cool" anymore because adults use it. Everyone knows Myspace started off as a "cool" place for teens to go where adults didn't really want to be bothered because they were generally too busy. Sure enough, the secular humanist/evil media got wind of the pedophiles who sadly took advantage of the lack of parental oversite and meanwhile "the world at large" got to "discover" what young people, teens, pedophiles and computer geeks already knew a long time ago- that social networking was the next big thing. The media is quick to judge and slap labels on everything that we are left stuck with it, which is not very Christian if you ask me, because human righteousness is like filthy rags and the only reason we know right from wrong is because we know Jesus personally. People are endlessly getting things twisted. Anyway, to sum up my point... Human Being- Earth bound vessel (or for purposes of my point, TOOLS) of God training to resist evil on Satan's planet. Computers, MySpace, Facebook, Handguns, Condoms, (Insert Man Made Product Here)- TOOLS of Humans, for humans, by humans. We as Christians can and should use them to glorify God. I'm honestly not too sure that a Christian can, in fact, use a condom to glorify God, but my point is that evil is not in the objects that man has created. Evil is in the flesh since the fall of man at Eden. The enemy is within. Good observation in the article that Myspace is dying and Facebook is thriving. The reasons why are just conjecture, really though. I think I can come up with a story closer to the reality of the situation than Myspace simply not being “cool” anymore because adults use it.

Everyone knows Myspace started off as a “cool” place for teens to go where adults didn’t really want to be bothered because they were generally too busy.

Sure enough, the secular humanist/evil media got wind of the pedophiles who sadly took advantage of the lack of parental oversite and meanwhile “the world at large” got to “discover” what young people, teens, pedophiles and computer geeks already knew a long time ago- that social networking was the next big thing.

The media is quick to judge and slap labels on everything that we are left stuck with it, which is not very Christian if you ask me, because human righteousness is like filthy rags and the only reason we know right from wrong is because we know Jesus personally.

People are endlessly getting things twisted. Anyway, to sum up my point…

Human Being- Earth bound vessel (or for purposes of my point, TOOLS) of God training to resist evil on Satan’s planet.

Computers, MySpace, Facebook, Handguns, Condoms, (Insert Man Made Product Here)- TOOLS of Humans, for humans, by humans. We as Christians can and should use them to glorify God. I’m honestly not too sure that a Christian can, in fact, use a condom to glorify God, but my point is that evil is not in the objects that man has created. Evil is in the flesh since the fall of man at Eden. The enemy is within.

]]> By: Jack Scalfani http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/08/18/is-the-end-near-for-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-178170 Jack Scalfani Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:43:33 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=645#comment-178170 This is not true. Social Media is only beginning to grow. I have no idea what this guy is talking about. I am 41 years old and I am on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, 2 blogs, email, texting and I use everyone of them. Each one is for a different reason. LinkedIn is for business networking Facebook is for personal networking Twitter is to announce things. Good food, new blog entry, got a ticket, how was a certain movie, etc. Texting is if I need something now from someone. Email is conversation at my leisure. I use social media all day for everything in my life. My wife is hooked on Facebook. She texts, and is totally loving it. It's not going anywhere. If you get rid of Facebook then you get rid of all your family and all your high school friends. You lose touch with everyone. People who think it's going somewhere doesn't know what Social Media is for. They need to stop being afraid of it and embrace it. I am constantly training people to use these forms of media. I have 2000 subscribers to my Youtube channel. I have over 2000 followers on Twitter. I have over 156 friends on Facebook. There is no way I am going to get rid of all my contacts. When I post a new cooking video on youtube I notify all social media at one time through Ping.fm. Then thousands come to see my video. Then they watch my cooking video and youtube pays me for my viewers. I did all this for free. Didn't cost a thing. Yeah. Social Media is dead. (sarchasm) This is not true. Social Media is only beginning to grow. I have no idea what this guy is talking about.

I am 41 years old and I am on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, 2 blogs, email, texting and I use everyone of them. Each one is for a different reason.
LinkedIn is for business networking
Facebook is for personal networking
Twitter is to announce things. Good food, new blog entry, got a ticket, how was a certain movie, etc.
Texting is if I need something now from someone.
Email is conversation at my leisure.

I use social media all day for everything in my life. My wife is hooked on Facebook. She texts, and is totally loving it. It’s not going anywhere. If you get rid of Facebook then you get rid of all your family and all your high school friends. You lose touch with everyone.
People who think it’s going somewhere doesn’t know what Social Media is for. They need to stop being afraid of it and embrace it. I am constantly training people to use these forms of media.

I have 2000 subscribers to my Youtube channel. I have over 2000 followers on Twitter. I have over 156 friends on Facebook. There is no way I am going to get rid of all my contacts. When I post a new cooking video on youtube I notify all social media at one time through Ping.fm. Then thousands come to see my video. Then they watch my cooking video and youtube pays me for my viewers. I did all this for free. Didn’t cost a thing.

Yeah. Social Media is dead. (sarchasm)

]]> By: JoyEverMore http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/08/18/is-the-end-near-for-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-178133 JoyEverMore Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:44:47 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=645#comment-178133 Greeetings, Mark said:>>> I have heard that the reason why some teens and college aged kids are abandoning the use of social networking is that these networks are being shared with their parents and grandparents. I think it depends on the younger generation, my chldren invited me to join facebook. Now I am not on there very much at all, and I tend not to nose into their open conversations - except to use that for prayer sake (shhh) where needed. I think it is a good thing for children to be able to be open and them selves before all. It can help mature them and keep them off a track they may tend to go - via negative influences. I too think some are just seeing a change, maturing, and growth of the young adults. Give 8 years added to those in their late teens or in their early 20s and there will be a change seen in how they relate and communicate and the reasons why. I don't think social netwroking is going anywhere unless there is no choice in the matter. Greeetings,
Mark said:>>> I have heard that the reason why some teens and college aged kids are abandoning the use of social networking is that these networks are being shared with their parents and grandparents.

I think it depends on the younger generation, my chldren invited me to join facebook. Now I am not on there very much at all, and I tend not to nose into their open conversations – except to use that for prayer sake (shhh) where needed. I think it is a good thing for children to be able to be open and them selves before all. It can help mature them and keep them off a track they may tend to go – via negative influences.
I too think some are just seeing a change, maturing, and growth of the young adults. Give 8 years added to those in their late teens or in their early 20s and there will be a change seen in how they relate and communicate and the reasons why.
I don’t think social netwroking is going anywhere unless there is no choice in the matter.

]]> By: Dr R Joseph Milligan http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/08/18/is-the-end-near-for-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-178124 Dr R Joseph Milligan Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:18:19 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=645#comment-178124 Social networking is very important, I'm still learning. Still have no idea what twitter is or even how to use it. There is a real danger to rely too much on social networking. I'm on Facebook, have a Web address, and E-mail, Cell phone. But, nothing really is a subtitute for the personal human touch. it is the annoiting that destroys the yoke. Technology, and money are only tools to used to further the work of the Church, and the Kingdom. E-mail me, tell what you think. "parsonjoe1@verizon.net" Visit my webpage"www.ourchurch/member/u/upperroomgather". I'm looking for an army of believers who will take no prisoners, and be ready to do Spiritial battle for the Kingdom of God!!! Have a Jesus-filled Day!! Dr. Joe Milligan,D.D. Upper Room Ministries , Gathering of Friends Fellowship Social networking is very important, I’m still learning. Still have no idea what twitter is or even how to use it. There is a real danger to rely too much on social networking. I’m on Facebook, have a Web address, and E-mail, Cell phone. But, nothing really is a subtitute for the personal human touch. it is the annoiting that destroys the yoke. Technology, and money are only tools to used to further the work of the Church, and the Kingdom. E-mail me, tell what you think. “parsonjoe1@verizon.net” Visit my webpage”www.ourchurch/member/u/upperroomgather”. I’m looking for an army of believers who will take no prisoners, and be ready to do Spiritial battle for the Kingdom of God!!! Have a Jesus-filled Day!! Dr. Joe Milligan,D.D. Upper Room Ministries , Gathering of Friends Fellowship

]]> By: Mark Steinbrueck http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/08/18/is-the-end-near-for-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-178115 Mark Steinbrueck Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:08:14 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=645#comment-178115 I have heard that the reason why some teens and college aged kids are abandoning the use of social networking is that these networks are being shared with their parents and grandparents. What started out as a "cool club exclusively for kids" has turned into a family reunion. Kids are wanting to share their experiences with their friends but want to have some privacy (especially from their family) when doing so. Texting is a private way to communicate with your friends (until your parents contact Verizon for a print-out of the 15,000 text messages that their 14 year old sent that resulted in a $800 bill). I don't think that social networking is going out the window, I think that the demographic of those that are using it may simply be changing. I have heard that the reason why some teens and college aged kids are abandoning the use of social networking is that these networks are being shared with their parents and grandparents. What started out as a “cool club exclusively for kids” has turned into a family reunion. Kids are wanting to share their experiences with their friends but want to have some privacy (especially from their family) when doing so. Texting is a private way to communicate with your friends (until your parents contact Verizon for a print-out of the 15,000 text messages that their 14 year old sent that resulted in a $800 bill). I don’t think that social networking is going out the window, I think that the demographic of those that are using it may simply be changing.

]]> By: Dan http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/08/18/is-the-end-near-for-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-178113 Dan Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:44:59 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=645#comment-178113 Myspace was a huge thing, but in all reality, AOL is a social networking site what was King, problem was you needed to pay... Myspace (I have been on since 2004) has sold out. There is no structure as anyone can really mess up their pages. It is full of ads and unwanted material. Facebook was exclusive at first, allowing only college age students to create a profile, they made a good move to allow anyone. In the education world, twitter is very important and needed. Social Networking is here and alive. It will go strong until something better comes? But looking at Social Networking, we can look back to the Bible.. where Jesus was our first Social Networker and the Churches were the sites. If social network sites are to connect with people, that is what Churches were for. Myspace was a huge thing, but in all reality, AOL is a social networking site what was King, problem was you needed to pay…

Myspace (I have been on since 2004) has sold out. There is no structure as anyone can really mess up their pages. It is full of ads and unwanted material.

Facebook was exclusive at first, allowing only college age students to create a profile, they made a good move to allow anyone.

In the education world, twitter is very important and needed.

Social Networking is here and alive. It will go strong until something better comes?

But looking at Social Networking, we can look back to the Bible.. where Jesus was our first Social Networker and the Churches were the sites.

If social network sites are to connect with people, that is what Churches were for.

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