This document summarizes a presentation about Facebook, Twitter, and technology. It discusses how Web 1.0 focused on static information download while Web 2.0 enables dynamic information sharing and collaboration among users. It also provides examples of Web 2.0 technologies like social media and discusses both opportunities and risks of using these technologies in ministry, emphasizing the importance of privacy, safety, and balancing online and offline interaction.
Adam Walker Cleaveland presentation on social media
1. Facebook and Twitter and Tech, OMG!
presentation by Adam Walker Cleaveland
Asbury United Methodist Church
October 15, 2009
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12. A Vision of Students Today
by Michael Wesch / October 12, 2007
Digital Ethnography at Kansas State University
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
13. A Vision of Students Today
by Michael Wesch / October 12, 2007
Digital Ethnography at Kansas State University
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
15. This is our world.
How does/should the
church respond?
• Worldview - not generational
• Church must listen to culture
• Must not exclude others
• Online does not replace face-
to-face interaction
• Ethics - humans (imago dei)
behind machines
20. What is Web 1.0?
• Search
• Static content
• Information download
• Little to no interaction
• Great - because now we had all this information at our fingertips
21. What is Web 2.0?
• Web 2.0 is a term which
describes the trend in the use
of World Wide Web technology
and web design that aims to
enhance creativity, information
sharing, and, most notably,
collaboration among users.
-Wikipedia
28. What is Web 2.0?
• Dynamically generated content
• Enhancing creativity
• Information sharing
• Collaboration
• Web 2.0 requires something from internet users
44. Why use it in ministry?
• The world is changing - why shouldn’t churches embrace culture?
• Deepens Relationships
• Easier to get engaged initially via Facebook, etc.
• Great way to share information & announcements
• Immediacy of connecting (youth don’t use email)
• Ambient Awareness
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07awareness-t.html
45. What to be aware of?
• Facebook is EASILY addicting
• reSTART: Residential Internet Addiction Recovery Program
http://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/
• Should you be “friends” with your children?
• People can see what you post online.
• Safety & Privacy Issues:
“First of all, I want everybody here to be careful about what you post on Facebook, because
in the YouTube age, whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later somewhere in your life.”
President Barack Obama
46. Facebook Privacy Tips
• 300 million active users • 50% of those log in every day
• Make use of Facebook’s Friend Lists
• Customize the Profile Privacy
• Set Facebook Privacy Level of Photo Albums
• Restrict Search Visibility
• Control Automatic Wall Posts and News Feed Updates
47. Facebook Privacy Tips
• Set Facebook Wall Privacy
• Avoid Appearing in Ads
• Change Privacy Settings with Applications