One of the lovely things about social media is being able to see things shared. As we become more and more connected through Facebook and Twitter and other social media services, we’re apt to discover things we might not otherwise have: from a community forming to remember the VTS Chapel, to creativity in friends we didn’t know about, to new tools that make the abundance of information easier to browse and share.
Who’s retweeting the Episcopal Cafe? Lots of people. Here’s what’s afoot in our social media spaces this week.
Welcome again to Sunday Social Hour, where we tune into our social media communities on Facebook and Twitter to see what you all are talking about–and mostly, the chatter is about blessings of the animals. But here are some other, more sobering highlights from the week.
Sometimes it’s interesting to see how comments on the Facebook page can take a different tack than comments here on the blog. But in other
Busy week on Facebook this week. Of course, perhaps it’s always been this busy, but with our new notification and update tools it just seems busier. Some of the commentary is trenchant, some is playful, some is helpful, some is critical. Just a couple of highlights within, as we were still getting the bugs out of the new system early in the week:
It has been a busy week at the Cafe’s Facebook page because for the first time in months, posts are importing properly. We’re using new tools to import posts and monitor page traffic, and will be posting new guidelines on what we expect from commenters and those who post content to our wall. Our biggest question to readers, as we formulate these guidelines, is what do you find disruptive? Read on for more from our Facebook space.
One thing we have been able to figure out about Facebook’s recent quirkiness: it’s not “spamming” you when we invariably pipe in 5-6 new items at a time. We know this because whenever the feed updates, we get plenty of comments on the one or two items that DO get posted to your walls, but none of the rest. So just consider the wall update you do see to be a nudge to check the site for new posts, or the Facebook page for new notes.
Facebook and Twitter provide an ongoing forum for people to share and discuss our links. Sunday Social Hour highlights some of this content each week (or so).
As the Cafe Facebook feed springs back into life–albeit tepidly–the comments are returning. In this week’s Social Hour, people are talking about Orombi, the M-word, and 20-something-ness.
Catching up with our social media spaces, finally. Or should we say our social media spaces are finally catching up with us?