3. The world is coming . . .
. . . to social networks.
4. Reaching the next generation
Social networks increased 277% last year
Google Searches 7 billion searches for month March 2009
(65% of total searches)
Wikipedia 65,000,000 monthly visitors (2009)
YouTube, In 2009, reaches One Billion views per day
6. Reaching the next generation
Texting 2.5 billion text messages are sent each day in the USA
Facebook more than 350 million active users
Explosions of mobile devices
7. Reaching the next generation
Texting 2.5 billion text messages are sent each day in the USA
Facebook more than 350 million active users
Explosions of mobile devices
8. Reaching the next generation
Changing communication patterns 7
To an outsider, it can be confusing to understand how Generation Y uses those channels
MIT no longer issuing email addresses
just to talk to each other. After all, Boomers had just three channels and they made
friends just fine.
To put things in context, here is what my communication habits are like and how I use the
above.
Facebook
Twitter
9. Multiplying our impact
New paradigm
Anyone can publish
Instant access to tools, information, knowledge
Online communities servicing themselves
Wikipedia
iPhone apps
16. The big question?
How do we take advantage of what God has done in
bringing all these people together?
17. The big question?
How do we take advantage of what God has done in
bringing all these people together?
We join them in a strategic way!
18. Global Connexion Concept
Create a “plug and play” platform to exploit social
media sites and tools
Does the heavy lifting in the background
Provides hooks to attach new sites and tools
Creates a community of expertise to develop and
enable strategies
