tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727707849242997136.post2632746619795070332..comments2023-10-19T09:08:06.343-07:00Comments on WORDS IN HIGH DEF: Internet InterventionDiane Markinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13090334941523457539noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727707849242997136.post-9326224527868181792009-10-11T08:55:58.168-07:002009-10-11T08:55:58.168-07:00Diane, kudos to you for continuing to take on and ...Diane, kudos to you for continuing to take on and opine about controversial topics!<br /><br />I held out against involvement in Twitter and fbook for a long time. Why? I really don't care if a friend ate a "tasty pear and power bar for breakfast". But then I succumbed to the tsuanmi of pressure from colleagues that this was a great way to build a platform (much as you said). <br /><br />Then I entered a season of infatuation with the novelty of "creating my profile" (a satisfying exercise that might help to allay or solve mid-life crisis!), setting up columns in Tweetdeck, and reconnecting with some folks I haven't seen in decades (that was probably the highlight and most valuable facet of my introduction to the world of social media).<br /><br />Then my internal clock began tracking the amount of time that could be wasted perusing innane posts about things such as pears and power bars, and I just said no. Now, I rarely immerse myself in tweetdeck of fbook pages, and I don't feel like I'm missing anything significant or opportunities to "promote" the ministry my wife and I've been called to do. <br /><br />If someone dies and I'm close enough, their survivors will call me. If someone wants or needs the ministry we have been equipped to do (marriage coaching and training couples to do marriage coaching), they will call or write. <br /><br />My tweets are limited to notifications of new blog posts, articles or training opportunities, and I peruse a select few others for the same. Why? It boils down to the time factor and is related to the value of stewardship. <br /><br />We each have a specific number of days appointed to live. I want to responsibly represent (not market) what I have been given to do by God, and be on task with that as well as possible. Limiting distractions and conserving energy for priorities (God, family, work) is challenging enough without cluttering my brain with pears and power bars.<br /><br />Why did I take the time to write this? perhaps for your accountability if I go off the wagon and begin posting inane details about my life, :)<br /><br />Gotta go! Gonna have a pear and power bar for breakfast!<br /><br />Jeff Williams<br />Jeff.gtre@gmail.com<br />www.graceandtruthrelationship.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727707849242997136.post-66246406336803199302009-10-09T09:44:53.108-07:002009-10-09T09:44:53.108-07:00Well Diane. . .you've most likely hit a nerve ...Well Diane. . .you've most likely hit a nerve with me! I LOVE Twitter. When things pile up for me because there's more than 2 persons can get done - let alone 1, I turn to my TweetDeck & have a little conversation with one of my most frequent tweet friends - it lightens the load.<br /><br />I'm NOT a Facebook fan. I know people play what I consider stupid games on it because I get them in my inbox - or my "home page". There's some game now that folks who used to add richness to their tweet stream are now absent because they're caught up in "Mafia Wars". And spare me these "so and so sent you a Jewel on Facebook - send one back".<br /><br />No thank you! That's what I don't have time for!<br /><br />I agree 100% with Amy Stark who says that twitter is the greatest form of social capital. . . can't remember the rest of her quote (on Twitter), but it said it all for me. The internet and social media are like anything else that man (or woman) thinks of. It can be used for bad and for good. I choose to use it for good and pray that others will as well.<br /><br />One of the things I've discovered is that some health care facilities that cater to the more 'vintage' folk find social media very beneficial to lonely folks who are lacking in much social contact. Just learning the computer; the internet and the simple aspects of social media can help those who have the budding beginnings of dementia or Alzheimer's. And the opportunities to connect with folks half way (or more) around the world absolutely astounds me. On Twitter, I connect with an awesome person in Eastern Europe and recently had a woman from the UK join the Station because of a post I put up on another forum.<br /><br />You are correct - folks can become "addicted" to the internet; the games that are there (ask Amy Stark about playing bridge at one time with folks from other countries & making some great connections). But then if one has an "addictive" personality; one will become addicted to most anything.<br /><br />Since much of the vision my heavenly PAPA gave me 3 years ago involves use of the internet and now social media. . . I'm probably a wee bit biased. But I think the other side of the coin is what we can add to the lives of others by a simple post here and another one there. That's how I view it. . .<br /><br />I believe that making connections is the absolute positive value of social media. Whether it's for business, professional, spiritual or personal advantage - one has to do "all things in moderation". . . but I can say that if I didn't consistently post here, it would be a pretty bleak picture. Actually it would be "blank" for the most part.<br /><br />And if I didn't do some Twittering each day, we would not have grown as we have over the last number of months.<br /><br />And as a "recovering professional therapist", I know that some professionals will come up with almost anything with which to diagnose another because it's all about the "almighty buck".<br /><br />Sorry, I think I just went on a rant! I know how you feel when we don't get the response we want. . . but persistence pays off. And yes, if young people are spending too much time on the computer (for any reason); ipod; x-box, etc. - that needs to be monitored. And we'll not even go into the internet porn issue as that's a growing phenomenon that is causing considerable pain to too many women in this day and age.<br /><br />Okay, I'm done! I have to go off and say "hi" to my Twitter friends; print off from the computer material for a Team meeting this a.m.; say a word or two in another post of things I wanted to mention a few days ago, but didn't have time to do so, etc. etc. etc.<br /><br />All in all - I believe the internet and social media can be the most awesome positive addition to our lives - and that of others - that the world might ever have seen. Better than permitting Iran to have the bomb.<br /><br />Much love in your day,<br /><br />Linda FitzgeraldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727707849242997136.post-21445634827453686512009-10-05T07:22:37.346-07:002009-10-05T07:22:37.346-07:00Internet Poem
I asked the Lord to tell me
Why my ...Internet Poem<br /><br />I asked the Lord to tell me<br />Why my house is such a mess.<br />He asked if I'd been 'computering',<br /><br />And I had to answer 'yes.'<br /><br />He told me to get off my fanny,<br />And tidy up the house.<br />And so I started cleaning up...<br /><br />The smudges off my mouse.<br />I wiped and shined the topside.<br />That really did the trick....<br /><br />I was just admiring my good work.<br />I didn't mean to 'click.'<br /><br />But click, I did, and oops - I found<br />A real absorbing site<br />That I got SO way into it -<br />I was into it all night.<br /><br />Nothing's changed except my mouse..<br />It's very, very shiny.<br />I guess my house will stay a mess....<br />While I sit here on my hiney.<br />PS I love my computer because my friends live in it!<br />J WilcoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727707849242997136.post-44889207332936372782009-10-04T21:38:17.045-07:002009-10-04T21:38:17.045-07:00My allotted time is up! :-)My allotted time is up! :-)Joan C. Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723788529574690591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727707849242997136.post-13082252019952413372009-10-04T16:57:11.401-07:002009-10-04T16:57:11.401-07:00Hi Diane! So far I haven't succumbed to tweeti...Hi Diane! So far I haven't succumbed to tweeting or Facebook, but I know the marketing advantage. Your article makes me think, because I do have a weakness for procrastination and don't really need more ways to do that! Thanks for the thoughts.<br />Nancy Parker BrummettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com