Ten Commandments of Social Networking
Posted by Allison Fine on October 1, 2010
Here is a fun article by Jonah Lowenfeld of the Jewish Journal of LA, The Ten Commandments of Social Networking.
My favorites are:
1. I am the Web. “Thy God?” No, but don’t ignore my power.
Using social media is no longer optional. Across the denominational spectrum, leaders of communities and congregations are reaching out to Jews online.
3. Don’t hate the slacktivists. It’s all right to click in vain. (OK, I contributed to that one!)
Lou Cove, executive director of Reboot, a network of Jews thinking creatively about how to adapt Jewish traditions and rituals to today’s world, suggested another possible benefit to slacktivism: “The one advantage of friending and liking—even if you yourself don’t do much more—is that other people are going to see it,” Cove said, “and that might be the person who will get really inspired by it.”
But my favorite is this one:
4. Remember the Sabbath, keep it holy—and unplug.
In January, Reboot began circulating and discussing a list of 10 principles intended to help people carve a day of rest out of their hectic weeks. They called it the “Sabbath Manifesto”, and the first idea—“Avoid technology”—attracted the most attention.
I started shutting down for Sabbath a few months ago and LOVE it. Give it a try, it’s like a mini vacation every week. Only three hours to shutdown!
4 Responses to “Ten Commandments of Social Networking”
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Viewcaster said
While social networking has seemingly “taken over”, there are good niche sites that are popping up that promise to deliver content beyond one line status updates and farming communities.
John Haydon said
Alison,
Great seeing you again last night. You and Beth are a powerful combination! What I like about your presentations is that it really comes across that you know and like each other (but clearly have your differences).
I’ve been shutting down on Saturdays – I call it my “interweb detox”.
See you soon!
John
Mazarine said
I don’t shut down email one day a week, but I do try to do 3 things in the morning before opening my computer. It really works!
I wrote a post about digital detox too, I called it: Shut your Facebook, 3 tips for Digital Detox:
http://www.wildwomanfundraising.com/shut-facebook-3-tips-digital-detox/
Would love to get your thoughts on it!
Sincerely,
Mazarine
Rachel said
The problem with “slacktivists” is that people click or change their Facebook status and think that by doing so, they have made a difference. The “I like it on…” campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness month didn’t improve donations. I think websites like Crowdrise utilize a social media in a much more effective way.
I wrote an article on Tribal Truth about social media causing lazy philanthropy. If you want to read it, the link is http://tribaltruth.org/2010/10/philanthropy-and-social-networking-awareness-or-laziness/.