The Navigators is an international Christian ministry focused on teaching others about Jesus. They are using social media to do just that! They currently have a Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. As their site states, “Navigators are people who love Jesus Christ and desire to help others know and grow in Him as they “navigate” through…
CNN had a story on how homeless people are using social media to find community, food, and shelter. How amazing. Twitter is the main source of finding food shelters and housing for people online. Likewise, AnnMarie Walsh, a woman previously homeless began tweeting to conquer her fears and loneliness attributed to living on the street. This is…
Wives of Faith is an great social media site for women in the military who believe in God. The site is dedicated to connecting, supporting, and encouraging military wives. There are many different features that are extremely resourceful. Outside of membership: Prayer Ministry: The site receives prayer requests via email (prayer@wivesoffaith.org). Each request that is received…
Another social media author here at Salty Waffle has posted some great articles about online behaviors. Since we are representing Christ, we all want to try to behave in a way that brings glory to God. With social media being such a foreign land to some of us, it is sometimes hard to know how…
To conclude this series, we will review the last 3 social media sites for kids. To see the first set, check out Part 2, for the second set see Part 3, and for an introduction on these sites see Part 1. 7) Handipoints: is a virtual community for families where children’s everyday “real world” chores earn…
For all you photo fans, Flickr is an awesome social media site! Whether you want to share photos of your church’s Sunday service, show some pics of an outreach project, or photo’s of missionaries in the field… whatever it may be, Flickr is for you. Here are some cool features of the photo sharing site:…
We live in an imperfect world, so your retail business is bound to receive negative reviews on one of your social media sites. With so many different review sites out there these days, it’s difficult to keep track of who is saying what. When you do locate a bad review, being prepared to deal with…
Social Media Crisis – A Prayer Poem Dear LORD God Help! I began to yelp, As I looked online today, gasping in dismay. I’ve realized I need help. I work and I pray all the live long day, but nothing turns out and I just keep going about round and round, without knowing the right…
An author on wikispaces wrote an article about a game that can be planed at a workshop to teach people about social media. Here is an explanation of how to do it!Props: Instructions (You have to know how to play, in order to play!) A pack of cards: These cards can be created by you or…
Is my blog to short, to long, to…? Blogging for any retail business is a great asset, but if you’re not attracting a ton of views it gets tedious quick. Blog length plays a crucial role in whether or not someone reads your post. Think about it, if you click on a blog that interests…