Comments on: Can Social Networks Go Too Far? http://www.eministrynotes.com/2006/09/06/can-social-networks-go-too-far/ A place to record notes on effective web ministry Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Facebook’s Stumble; spiritual sabotage or unique opportunity? at effective web ministry notes http://www.eministrynotes.com/2006/09/06/can-social-networks-go-too-far/#comment-21972 Facebook’s Stumble; spiritual sabotage or unique opportunity? at effective web ministry notes Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:28:42 +0000 http://www.eministrynotes.com/2006/09/06/can-social-networks-go-too-far/#comment-21972 [...] Regardless of whether MySpace and Facebook are good for Christians to participate in, it is most important to note that the leaders we (at Campus Crusade for Christ) want to reach with the gospel are there. So we need to be there, too. To avoid this aspect of students' world is to avoid our core duty to go and tell people about Jesus! One way CCCI is using Facebook to do this is by advertising EveryStudent.com on Facebook. Prior to the Facebook debacle last week, when they added "MiniFeeds" to each person's profile, 80% of U.S. university students had a Facebook page and logged in about once a day. Advertising there is relatively inexpensive, but highly focused on our the people we want to visit EveryStudent.com. [...] […] Regardless of whether MySpace and Facebook are good for Christians to participate in, it is most important to note that the leaders we (at Campus Crusade for Christ) want to reach with the gospel are there. So we need to be there, too. To avoid this aspect of students’ world is to avoid our core duty to go and tell people about Jesus! One way CCCI is using Facebook to do this is by advertising EveryStudent.com on Facebook. Prior to the Facebook debacle last week, when they added "MiniFeeds" to each person’s profile, 80% of U.S. university students had a Facebook page and logged in about once a day. Advertising there is relatively inexpensive, but highly focused on our the people we want to visit EveryStudent.com. […]

]]> By: Jim http://www.eministrynotes.com/2006/09/06/can-social-networks-go-too-far/#comment-21836 Jim Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:16:48 +0000 http://www.eministrynotes.com/2006/09/06/can-social-networks-go-too-far/#comment-21836 Thankfully, the Facebook team (reeling from all the negative feedback), has made your presence in the mini-feed optional. Users can now control how much or how little is published in the mini-feed. I, personally, took it all off. In addition, I've taken all of my interests/favorites/my wall/my pictures...all of the meat basically, off of my profile. If anyone wants to get to know me, they are more than welcome to talk to me directly instead of learning about me from a social networking website. Thankfully, the Facebook team (reeling from all the negative feedback), has made your presence in the mini-feed optional. Users can now control how much or how little is published in the mini-feed.

I, personally, took it all off. In addition, I’ve taken all of my interests/favorites/my wall/my pictures…all of the meat basically, off of my profile. If anyone wants to get to know me, they are more than welcome to talk to me directly instead of learning about me from a social networking website.

]]> By: Karin http://www.eministrynotes.com/2006/09/06/can-social-networks-go-too-far/#comment-21747 Karin Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:51:42 +0000 http://www.eministrynotes.com/2006/09/06/can-social-networks-go-too-far/#comment-21747 It's definitely stalkerish. And creepy. Quite a few new groups on Facebook have popped up saying how stalk-like it is and it seems that the overwhelming majority do not like the new RSS feed. Or maybe it's just the vocal minority. But I've found myself not wanting to make comments anymore because now everyone will know exactly what I'm writing. And, worse, who I'm writing to. Did I mention it's creepy? It’s definitely stalkerish. And creepy. Quite a few new groups on Facebook have popped up saying how stalk-like it is and it seems that the overwhelming majority do not like the new RSS feed. Or maybe it’s just the vocal minority. But I’ve found myself not wanting to make comments anymore because now everyone will know exactly what I’m writing. And, worse, who I’m writing to.

Did I mention it’s creepy?

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