Tweets About LDS General Conference
If you plan to tweet (post on Twitter) about this weekend’s LDS general conference, remember to use the hashtag #ldsconf.
LDS Church Page on Facebook Grows
This weekend, the Facebook page of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“the Mormons”) passed 200,000 fans. Interested in getting started on Facebook yourself? Need to teach someone else how to get started? Watch this easy-to-understand video...Mormon Scholars Testify, and Vertical Testimony Sites
BYU Professor Daniel Peterson and Scott Gordon FAIR have launched a new website with the testimonies of Mormon scholars: Mormon Scholars Testify. Bro. Peterson explained his rationale to the Church News: “I hope to gather up testimonies from, well, Mormon...Comparison of Social Media Sites
Posts over the last few weeks have talked about using social media for sharing the gospel and staying connected with friends. But how do you decide which social media site(s) to use? Below is a quick review of each of the major social platforms. Facebook Primarily...
Use of Social Networks
Social networks continue to climb in popularity around the world. The study “Power to the People: Social Media Tracker” found that the percentage of US Internet users with a social network profile grew 16% from 2008 to 2009. Today, 59% of active Web users (those with...
What is a Twintern?
This morning Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) tweeted about A Day in the Life of a Twintern. The article immediately caught my eye since it’s a story about Pizza Hut’s first official “twintern” – Alexa Robinson. As a twintern – “an intern in charge of their companies’...Usernames for Facebook Pages
In May 2009, Facebook became the most popular US social networking site, just barely surpassing MySpace’s number of unique visitors. Facebook now allows you to choose a username for your user page. For example, rather than the Web address (URL)being a...LDS Application on Facebook
If you haven’t added the LDS App on Facebook, you should check it out. It allows you to include on Facebook some of your LDS interests and background. You have the option whether or not to include the information on your personal profile. New features: Share...
Facebook is Huge
Every day, the social networking giant Facebook is becoming a larger part of the overall Internet experience. More than 175 million people have joined since its founding in 2005, and its users contribute millions of pieces of content every day. Every day in February...
Top Sites for Women: Online Communities
In February 2008, it was reported that comScore ranked Women’s Communities as the fastest growing category of sites on the Internet, growing 35% from Dec 06 to Dec 07. Below is a list of the top Web sites, at that time, in that category: comScore MediaMetrix...
Current Use of Social Networks
Who’s using Facebook? Inside Facebook, an independent blog that reports on the Facebook platform, found that the faces on Facebook are looking older these days. 45% of the social network’s US users are ages 26+ and nearly 25% are over 34. In fact, women 55+ are...
Text Messaging Services
I happened today across a Web site called Tagga.com which provides free text messaging services. Tagga (82442 on the phone keypad) allows you to create text messaging campaigns so that when people text in a keyword, they will be texted back with additional...Teens and Content Creation
93% of U.S. teens use the Internet, and more of them than ever are treating it as a venue for social interaction. As they embrace the conversational nature of interactive online media, they find it easier to share creations, tell stories, and interact with others....What Are Social Networks?
Online social networks are communities of people who share common interests and activities. Social networking sites provide the ability to create a personal profile and various ways to interact with other people, such as messaging, e-mail, video, text or voice chat,...Follow on social media