Tweetchat: Church Social Media (#chsocm)

TweetchaChurch Social Media #CHSOCM An easy-peasy guide created by Meredith Gould @meredithgould

Before Diving Into Details . . . “So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith.” Galatians 6:10 “Everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” 2 Corinthians 5:17© 2011 Meredith Gould 2

Let the Church say ‘n Pray . . . 3

Our tweetchat is about:Church Social Media Our hashtag is: #CHSOCM 4

Tweetchat? What dat?Tweetchats are:  Twitter-based conversations  regularly scheduled  use a hashtag (#) to identify tweets during chats 5

Tweetchat? What dat?Regular tweetchats:  inform, educate, and inspire  build community among those with common interests  create useful content  reflect and generate trends 6

HashtagsHashtags:  identify topic-specific tweets before, during, and after chats  help catalog and archive tweets  can be monitored for trending http://whatthetrend.com 7

Hashtags 8

Getting Started Best and easiest ways to participate: TweetChat: http://tweetchat.com/room/chsocm  Automatically adds hashtag  Refresh rate may be adjusted Tweetdeck: http://www.tweetdeck.com  Makes it easier to monitor a single column  Allows for DM’s 9

TweetChat (the App) 10

TweetChat (the App) Start here by typing your commentRT = re-tweet Quick Use Buttons 11

TweetDeck (the App) Set up hashtag column Tip:Keep column open tomonitor conversationbetween tweetchats 12

Format 60 minutes  5-10 minutes self-introductions and reviewing rules of engagement  40 minutes of chat covering 2-3 topics  5-10 minutes of participants’ closing thoughts Tip: Arrive when you can, leave when you must! 13

Participate! Introduce yourself when prompted by chat moderator Follow the conversation Contribute . . . or simply observe Re-tweet (RT) to emphasize/endorse Feel free to Modify Tweet (MT) to save characters without changing meaning 14

Rules of Engagement Do unto others…etc. Choose humor over snarkasm Remember why we’re chatting about church social media Don’t make Jesus weep 15

After the Chat . . . Review the chat transcript Add new-to-you tweeple to your network Stay in touch between chats Tag content about church social media with #chsocm so others can find it Pray for those who fear social media! 16

Miscellany H/T to Christian Sinclair and other Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media (#mccsm) colleagues for allowing me to adapt various and sundry PPT presentations. Shameless self-promotion: The Word Made Fresh: Communicating Church and Faith Today (Morehouse) is available in print and a variety of e-platforms. Want to get more involved with this chat? Contact: meredith@meredithgould.com 17

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Tweetchat: Church Social Media (#chsocm)

by Meredith Gould on Jul 02, 2011

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