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Why I unfollowed nearly everyone on Twitter

Posted on January 17, 2017 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

So while running the risk of alienating many or all of my followers, I have decided that I will do a mass unfollow and then only follow accounts that will be helpful for me to get news, information, and encouragement.

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Twitter, unfollow

Disqus Update – Why I’m Back

Posted on January 13, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

I have been amazingly indecisive about which comment system I use on this blog. I have tried the native Wordpress system, Disqus, Intense Debate, Livefyre and one or two others. Currently, I am back with Disqus.

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: comments, Disqus, Facebook, Twitter, wordpress

Why I switched from Bufferapp to Timely for Tweet buffering

Posted on December 26, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

I recently made the switch from using Bufferapp as my primary mechanism for Tweet buffering. I now use Timely for reasons discuss here.

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Facebook, Google, Social Media, Tweet, Twitter

4 Reasons Why I Dropped Disqus Comment System From My Blog

Posted on December 13, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 8 Comments

Disqus

After about 3 minutes of internet research on the subject, I decided to no longer use the Disqus comment system on this blog. I had no serious problems with Disqus. The service was free and it worked well. Yet, I found some reasons to turn off Disqus and I think they are strong enough to […]

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: comments, Disqus, Facebook, Twitter, wordpress

A Real Sense of Community

Posted on September 8, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Community

A few days ago I read a story about a man with 100,000 Twitter followers who took his own life. I know nothing about his history or the reasons behind the suicide. But I am struck by sadness that none of the 100,000 “friends” was close enough to prevent this tragedy. I often hear that […]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture, Social Media Tagged With: Blog, Business, Church, Facebook, God, Social Media, Twitter

Gutenberg, Google and the Church

Posted on June 8, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Gutenberg could not have imagined the speed of communication today. The church has the opportunity to use this speed to proclaim the Gospel.

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture, Social Media Tagged With: Church, Google, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Online Communities, Social Networking, Twitter

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