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Looking Back to the Redesign of Second.org
Posted by: |A few months ago, I reported to our Executive team the impact of the recently redesigned second.org. Since its launch in late March, our number of page views have doubled…reaching as much as 2.2 million in a single month. Today, we have 3,261 registered users, 1,000+ of which registered within the first week of launch. Every month, our registered users send an average of 75,000+ emails to their respective community groups…coordinating group activities, announcements, prayer and care. We have been very pleased with the results.
Special thanks to our technology partners who help make this happen: Origin Design (for initial design, images, html, flash, and CSS) and RoundedCube for our CMS implementation, Google Mini search, and custom development. Last but not least….BIG thanks to our own in-house dev team. Great job gang!
Here is a short video produced by Origin that give a quick overview the new second.org:
Unfortunately, the video does not highlight the online community groups.
Over the last year or so, Multisite Church Revolution, DJ Chuang at Digital Leadership, Cynthia Ware at the Digital Sanctuary, and Greg Atkinson have all posted lists of known internet campuses. I compiled their lists (and comments by their readers) and did some additional research to document the technologies used by many of these churches to create their online campus. The results are listed below and may be updated directly online using the link below. A login is not required to make updates.
Social Media: New ‘Did You Know’ Video
Posted by: |The newest Did You Know (version 4) video was recently released. The latest version was produced for the Economist’s Third Annual Media Convergence Conference in New York City next month (10/20-21).
The video moves fast. If you want a transcript of its contents, you can read them at Michael Hyatt’s blog.
Social Media Governance & Best Practices
Posted by: |Bill Reichart passed along a great resource via twitter today. It is an online database of social media governance (i.e. guidelines and best practices) from several different organizations. This would be a great place to start for those writing one for your church.
Why does a church need this? For several reasons:
1. It helps church staff realize that whether they like it or not, they represent the church. Their blogs or use of social media (even with disclaimers) can both positively and negatively affect the church.
2. To help distinguish between official (church sponsored) and unofficial (non-church sponsored) use of social media.
3. Educate church staff on how they should respond to negative posts or conversations regarding the church and how to alert the appropriate church staff so appropriate action can be taken (if any).
4. Provide church staff a clear understanding of what is confidential vs public knowledge as it pertains to official church business.
Does your church have a social media plan?
