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Churches are increasingly investing more time into social media.  It can be a great way to connect with members, regular attenders and new folks in a place where people are already hanging out.  Whether you’re just getting started in social media or have been at it for awhile, here are three tips for avoiding a few common mistakes.

Don’t set it and forget it.  Launching a Facebook page or setting up a Twitter account is the easy part.  The challenge comes in keeping it up to date.  If...

Veteran Facebook users still log into Facebook, but they post less. 

That’s one of the findings from a study done by the digital consultant agency Beyond as they look to predict how people will use social media in the future.  And for me, it’s a great insight to why I, like some of you, have been feeling Facebook fatigue.

This idea also jibes with my personal experience lately.  While I don’t see friends posting as often, I do see them interact with the things I’m sharing.  So they’re not...

As promised, Google has finally made an official way for businesses and organizations to sign up for their own Google+ page.  If I’m to be completely honest, I’m still not the biggest fan of G+.  My experience, based on my personal account, is that a lot of people signed up, realized it (generally) wasn’t much different than Facebook and have been inactive ever since.  Right now, Facebook is still king. 

That said, it may be something you’re interested in using for your church.  Like any...

We talked a little bit last week about Google+, the latest social media attempt from Google.  Thanks to Jon, a Church Juice community superstar in our books, we were invited to check out the service.  Overall, it’s probably Google’s best attempt at social media to date.  The design is clean and the user interface is cool.  But like most Google launches, where only a limited number of people are invited to test it out in the beginning, I find myself giving the overall reaction of: meh. 

Some...

I’ve been hesitant to talk about Google+.  After the search giant flopped with two other social media ventures (Buzz and Wave we barely knew ye) I wasn’t sure Google+ was going to be anything significant.  But based on the reviews of people who’ve received one of the limited invites to use G+, this social media venture seems to have some momentum.

While I haven’t been invited to the Google+ dance, I can’t help but wonder what it’s like.  More specifically I’m curious what potential it will...