Social Media has become an integral part of our lives. It’s also one of the topics that youth workers ask our team at Youth Specialties about the most. Here’s a look at a YS Idea Lab we filmed on location at NYWC with some of the key things that influence how kids use social media and a few practical tips that you can share with parents.
Category: For Churches
Time Management for Social Media [Infographic]
The best community managers I know are 100% dedicated to their weekly schedules. If I catch them creating graphics for their Twitter content at 2pm on a Thursday,…… Read more “Time Management for Social Media [Infographic]”
Church Communication Beyond Digital Natives
2001 – The first iPod was released. 2003 – Blackberry released it’s first smartphone with a color screen and calling capabilities. 2007 – The original iPhone debuted. Anyone…… Read more “Church Communication Beyond Digital Natives”
Adding design layers to your photos with Tangent
Tangent has been a fun new find from the app store. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve used the app to edit background images that I would then…… Read more “Adding design layers to your photos with Tangent”
4 Things We Can Do Better On Social Media
I’ve been following Darrel Girardier’s blog for the last couple months and his website has quickly become one of my most recommended resources for churches looking to do more…… Read more “4 Things We Can Do Better On Social Media”
Creating GIFs
Steve Whilhite settled the long-running argument in May 2013 about the proper pronunciation for his creation, the Graphic Interchange Format—or GIF. Simply put… “It’s pronounced JIF, not…… Read more “Creating GIFs”
How Your Website Should Be Working
Odds are your website isn’t being used the way it should be. Maybe you’ve got it looking the way you want but what about the wealth of data…… Read more “How Your Website Should Be Working”
Does Anyone Really Know How Often I Should Post?
Frequency. It’s what I’m asked about most often and what I’m constantly evaluating. There are a lot of opinions about how often you should post to different…… Read more “Does Anyone Really Know How Often I Should Post?”
Legend: A Typography App
Legend is one of the most recent apps that I’ve fallen in love with. By bringing motion to your text, it creates a short 6-second video that’s…… Read more “Legend: A Typography App”
What Sweden’s Social Experiment Can Teach The Church
NPR’s Ari Shapiro shared this fascinating story about Sweden’s social media experiment, Curators of Sweden. “Every week, someone in Sweden is @Sweden: sole ruler of the world’s…… Read more “What Sweden’s Social Experiment Can Teach The Church”
Jacob Eckeberger 