Google announced today that it would be releasing a group of standard web based applications for any social networking site that wanted to interface with them (Story here). For those of you who don't understand a word of that, it means they are developing some generic tools, like SuperPoke, a popular way of interacting with people on Facebook.
Google's intention in all of this is to combat the popularity of Facebook and Myspace, and promote different web based social networks such as Orkut and hi5. These applications are so far, not supported by Myspace or Facebook.
Social networking sites are growing in popularity in a huge way. When I signed up for Myspace in 2004, the network was 30 million people strong. Today it is well over 207 million. Web trackers have been reporting that sites like myspace are actually starting to get more hits than popular portal sites and home pages like Google and Yahoo.
So how does this effect us as Christians? I know that I have heard many cry against sites like Myspace for their less than wholesome advertising. And I would ask them if the own a TV. I believe that while we should always be careful to make sure we are making real connections with people, that sites like Myspace can be a great tool for making connections and spreading God's love.
What social network are you on?
How are you using it to love people?
1 comment:
I agree dude, we should use myspace as a way to create relationships in which we can love others. When it comes to culture we must either receive, reject or redeem.
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