when i grew up in new jersey i remember these ad's saying something like 'new jersey & you, perfect together'.. well, matt cheuvront at 'life without pants' has posted the first in my guest series on spirituality and social media. today i throw out the case that this who social media / web 2.0 explosion can be good for the faith.. is twitter the new town square, introduction to spirituality and social media.
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marshall mcluhan on church safety : life without pants guest post
for the next few weeks i will be guest posting over at matt cheuvrot’s blog ‘life without pants‘ covering thoughts on spirituality & social media. some thoughts (listen for the return to tribal culture mention) i ponder in my first posting are reflected in this snippet of marshall mcluhan. as with most things i hear, i relate them to church life. can you guess what i was thinking?
biblical story & economy : south park commentary
i have mentioned before that i am a fan of south park. i find their social commentary (which is generally hidden around the shock stuff they throw at you) to be spot on. this weeks episode took on the economy with some brilliant biblical narrative. from preaching in the temple, king herod, roman authority, & Jesus forgiving debts. its rather brilliant.
they are still dying : save darfur
genocide is still happening & its even gotten worse. save darfur
twouble with twitter : hilarious look at twitter
i get asked about twitter & why enough times that i am fine with saying, if your skeptical don't do it. i like len sweet's framing of twitter as passing on the town green. i've established some relationships, made a bunch of jokes, shared a ton of information, & wasted some time that was probably better off done somewhere else. adam cleaveland shared this hilarious video about twitter, on twitter, by the folks at current tv. as with most good satire, you need to know a bit of twitter to get the full fun, but even without that knowledge you'll be able to laugh at it. for a more serious look at twitter you can check out the 'twitter in plain english'
update: the folks at neatorama are having a bit of a slam on twitter after sharing this video