As some of you may have noticed, I did not post anything last week, and this week’s post won’t be too terribly long. However, what I do have to share this week is my second set of social media data, which will now be publicly available starting today! Not only that, but this data focusesContinue reading “Short Update, With A Lot More Data”
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Emoji Are 👌 For Communicating (Just Don’t Overdo It!)
Emoji: once a Japan-exclusive addition to text messaging, emoji have now become a universal method of communication that people from all generations have picked up on. These little pictures are now standard on smartphones, and they’ve even made their way onto desktops and laptops. Not only that, they’ve also become an easy way to shorthandContinue reading “Emoji Are 👌 For Communicating (Just Don’t Overdo It!)”
A Short Update On Everything
Hello, everyone! As you may have seen, the posts have lightened up a little bit recently, due to my return to Hendrix for the Spring 2017 semester. However, I’m not letting that stop me from writing on here, and in fact, I’ve got a few updates! Thanks to a new program that I’ve written (calledContinue reading “A Short Update On Everything”
Best Practices for Social Media Account Identification
In developing the “The United Methodist Church in the US – Social Media Presence” spreadsheet, one of the first things I had to do was find each annual conference’s social media account on either Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. However, this actually proved to be a bit of a time-consuming process (two hours, according to Google Sheets)Continue reading “Best Practices for Social Media Account Identification”
A Short New Year’s Analysis
I just wanted to write a quick post for the new year reflecting back on the blog (for the few days that it has existed) and the social media statistics data that I’ve been collecting for close to six months now.
Does Your Conference (Or Church, For That Matter) Really Need A Mobile App?
They seem to be all the rage nowadays: the mobile app. Mobiles apps exist for any and every company, service, or product you can imagine, from Netflix to the NCAA, Walmart to the Washington Post, and Bandsintown to the Bible itself. The iPhone even popularized the phrase “there’s an app for that,” which has become anContinue reading “Does Your Conference (Or Church, For That Matter) Really Need A Mobile App?”
Some Thoughts On UMC Annual Conferences and Their Usage of Social Media
Back in June of 2016, I made a little spreadsheet that I titled “UMC in the US – Social Media Presence“. It was a simple little spreadsheet that tracked every United Methodist annual conference and their social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, arguably the three most popular social networks in the United StatesContinue reading “Some Thoughts On UMC Annual Conferences and Their Usage of Social Media”
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