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Orange ’14: “Say Yes to Improving your Social Media Skills”

May 1, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments blog, blogging, communication, conference, facebook, Instagram, Jon Acuff, oc14, orange, pintrest, social media, twitter

Jon Acuff led this session on “Say Yes to Improving your Social Media Skills”   How do we engage with

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Orange Preconference ’14: “Developing a Weekly Social Media Plan for Parents & Volunteers” Notes

April 30, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments communication, community, facebook, Instagram, matt mckee, Parents, social media, twitter, volunteer leaders, volunteers

Matt McKee and Gina McClain “Developing a Weekly Social media Plan for Parents and Volunteers”. They are passionate about social

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Orange Preconference ’14: “Understand the Effects of Social Media on Kids & Students” Notes

April 30, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments communication, digital footprint, digital world, Jon Acuff, Parents, social media, teaching, tech, Teens

These are my notes from Jon Acuff’s “Understanding the Effects of Social Media on Kids and Students” Seminar at the

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the Social Sidekick: Drinking Less because of Social Media?

April 23, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments alcohol, beer, community, facebook, Instagram, party, relationships, social media, Teens, twitter, underage drinking, wine

A recent study done in Austraila by their National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre is suggesting that many teens are going

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the Social Sidekick: Who has the Best Church Facebook Page?

April 4, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 2 Comments church, facebook, like, page, social media

When New Life tasked me with helping the Social Media for the Church and the nZone, I was very excited

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the Social Sidekick: Messaging Apps teens are using

March 26, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments android, apple, blackberry, communication, facetime, imessage, ios, iphone, ipod touch, kik, messaging, snapchat, social media, teenagers, text messages, texting, tweens, video, video chat, windows phone

It has been well documented that teens have been “flocking away” from Facebook for some time now.  I’ve even written about it on

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the Social Sidekick: Facebook Group Events vs. Fliers

March 13, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments events, facebook, fliers, groups, Instagram, marketing, social media, twitter

I rarely print fliers anymore.  In fact, if it wasn’t for people who still have a desire to have a

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the Social Sidekick: Using Social Media for Games

March 7, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments camera, environments, games, Instagram, marketing, photos, promotion, scavenger hunt, social media, teenagers, Teens

This Sunday we are taking an old game and making it new while also using it as a huge promotional

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the Social Sidekick: The NEED for a “like”

February 27, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments friendships, Instagram, like, social media, Teens, tweens

True of False? Facebook is out.  Instagram is in.  This was actually a trick question.  Although Facebook is declining in

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the Social Sidekick: “A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Social Media” Review

February 20, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments adam mclane, book, guide, marko, Parents, social media

In 2012, Youth Ministry gurus Adam McLane and Mark Oestreicher wrote a book called, “A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Social Media:

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