• The Lighter Side Of Metrics Today (MediaPost.com), hat tip @steveplunkett
• Restaurants and Church Websites (MediaSalt.com)
  • You can get anything you want at (St.) Aloysisus’s Restaurant/Church
• ChurchMojo Posts:
  • This Week in Twitter – Nobel Prize Edition
  • How to Find a particular user’s Tweets

Tweet of the Week

• @LinkedInExpert RT @oldtownyoga: “The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.” G.K. Chesterton
  

Picks

• Moe: Catechism of the Catholic Church Board
• Joe: Free Church Images from IonaScribe including
• Mark: MyParentsWere Awesome
  Free PSD Twitter Background Template | Fuel Your Creativit
  http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/free-psd-twitter-background-template/

The Look Ahead

• Nov. 8, Orphan Sunday

Faux Sponsor:

• Godiva Chocoiste milk chocolate covered pretzels

• Goodbye cli.gs URL shortening service (hello bit.ly)
• Google freebies for churches:
  • Use Google Docs as a cheapo contact form
    (ChrisBrogan.com)
  • Google Calendar on Your Site: Part One (The Simple Way) (MediaSalt.com)
• Social Media Lessons I Learned from Paul Shaffer: Be remarkable and learn how to draw on the power of others
  Many Notes, Chords To Musical Sidekick Shaffer’s Life by Steve Inkseep, NPR Morning Edition ( or mp3 version)
• Video ideas for your church?
  American Statesman videos via @amzam
• Are You A Christian Hipster? (not if you’re Catholic apparently) via @holycowcreative

Tweet of the Week

• @lkr People generally follow because they like the person, not because they like the tweets
  
  Do you think this could apply to followers of Jesus?

Picks

• Moe: Brilliant Church Photography (inspiks.com)
• Joe: MinistryBestPractices.com
• Mark: Productive Catholic.com
  From the site: it “is designed to give Catholics tools and ideas on how to optimize their time and money in order to focus on their life’s purpose: to worship God and help others.”
  Free PSD Twitter Background Template | Fuel Your Creativit
  http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/free-psd-twitter-background-template/

Fantasy Sponsor:

• Edy’s Loaded Butterfinger

• Classic Ministry Fairs and an alternative
• Whole Foods to Food Banks–
  Designer Accessories, Expensive Automobiles And Donated Groceries: Meet the New Needy
  (Washington Post)

Tweet of the Week

• @sugarrae OH: “I told [my wife] that a husband is like a fine wine. So she locked me in the cellar…little help?” hahahaha

Picks

• Moe: Newman Guide to Picking a Catholic College
• Joe: Catholic Writers Conference, Feb. 26 – March 5, 2010
• Mark: Topsy.com, Tweet-powered search engine
  Free PSD Twitter Background Template | Fuel Your Creativit
  http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/free-psd-twitter-background-template/

Look Ahead:

• World Habitat Day, Monday, October 5

Fantasy Sponsor:

• Cold Stone Creamery JELL-O Pudding Ice Cream – Butterscotch (with Butterfinger smooshed in)
  It doesn’t melt, it turns into pudding

• Rick Warren – Saddleback Spec Work controversy:
  • Church Marketing Sucks (CMS) Part 1 and Part 2
  • AIGA on spec work
  • NavigateYourMarketing.com on the great buzz generated
  • The Hope You Need contest
• Catholics Come Home campaign and CMS’s review of it
• Website redesign questions to ask before you get started

Tweets of the Week

• @Sween: I only ask myself “What would Jesus do?” if I don’t want to shave.
• @CatholicMeme: RT @YoGeek: Bumper sticker: “God wants spiritual fruits, not religious nuts.” Word.

Picks

• Moe: @CatholicTechTip on free Bibles:
  Get free txt downloads of public domain Bibles at gutenberg.org
  [or Google the list]
• Joe: ChurchMarketingSucks.com
• Mark: Free PSD Twitter background template from Fuel Your Creativity
  Free PSD Twitter Background Template | Fuel Your Creativit
  http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/free-psd-twitter-background-template/

Fantasy Sponsor:

• Harris Teeter Bits O’Cookie ice cream

• 10 Commandments of Talk Like A Pirate Day
• Second Collection for Religious Ed?
• Pray As You Go podcasts – reflections on the daily readings
• Daily Readings podcasts – from US Bishops
• Fr. Gerry Creedon’s Invocation on 9/11 Before US House of Representatives

Tweet of the Week

• @BadBanana: “Capitalism is evil,” says Michael Moore’s new film. Tickets are $10.

Picks

• Moe: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
• Joe: How to Connect Journalism With The Greatest Possible Audience (PDF) by Brent D. Payne, Chicago Tribune SEO
• Mark: Brizzly.com – Web-based Twitter app with groups, muting, explanations of trending topics

Fantasy Sponsor:

• Safeway Select Mint Chocolate Moose Tracks

• @ChurchMojo
• AWOL Priests
• 3 must-have email newsletters
• Featured tweet: 24 Free Church Marketing Photoshop Files from inspiks.com

Picks

• Moe: Roman Missal site from US Bishops
• Joe: Top 10 list of advice when you take a new ministry position (RichKirkpatrick.com)
• Mark: Crummy Church Signs

Fantasy Sponsor:

• Breyer’s Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

• @stcharleschurch, Twitter account for St. Charles Church, Arlington, VA
• @KennedyNews
• Rocky Mountain News Twitter funeral experiment
• Featured tweet: Is It Time to Change Your Name or Tagline?
• Kojo Show: Behind the Scenes at .ORG

Picks

• Moe: MediaSalt.com
• Joe: OpenSourceCatholic.com
• Mark: Twitter-themed (Youth Group) Newsletter Template

Fantasy Sponsor:

• Edy’s Fully Loaded Mint Brownie Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Twitter

St. Charles Church, Arlington, VA Twitter account:

• @stcharleschurch

Twitter Recap

• Northern Virginia Search and Social Media Marketing 8/20/2009 event (LinkedIn)
• Strategy Document from UK Cabinet Office Overview and PDF Template
• Detailed recap of event

Search Engine Optimization

3 Pillars of SEO:

1. Good content
2. Links to your site from other sites
3. Good site architecture

SEOmoz On-page Optimization Overview

Facebook

Featured Tweet: TMA eMarketing’s custom Facebook Fan Page

Looking Ahead – Content Ideas for Your Church Website

• As the kids get ready to go back to school, use that tie-in to promote adult education opportunities
• Labor Day — highlight social justice issues tied to workers rights
• Football!

Picks

• Moe: @catholicmeme
• Joe: Lolcats.com
• Mark: Church Marketing Lab (Beta) on Flickr

Fantasy Sponsor: Edy’s/Dryer’s Banana Slit