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A simple guide to social media

27 July 2012 at 08:15
By: Yewtree
How to market your brand / book / website on social media:

Set up a Facebook page and/or group where you will post regular news items (from your site and those of other relevant sites). Attract attention to it by posting it in other related Facebook groups (search in Groups for related keywords for your topic). Keep it updated regularly.

Set up a Twitter feed where you will post regular news items (from your site and those of other relevant sites). Attract attention to it by following other similar Twitter accounts (search for related keywords for your topic) and retweet and reply to their tweets. Keep it updated regularly.

Set up a blog where you will post regular blogposts about topical items in your subject area. Attract attention to it by adding other similar blogs to your blogroll (search for related keywords for your topic) and post comments on their blogs. Keep it updated regularly.

If you don't "get" Twitter, there's a remarkably succinct and clear summary of what it is and how it works in today's verdict on the Twitter joke trial. (PDF)

Using HootSuiteΒ (a paid service), you can also automatically send your blogposts to Twitter and Facebook.

Introduction to social media

18 August 2011 at 05:48
By: Yewtree
Report by Sue Woolley

Lifespan Religious Education Conference 2011
Star Island, New Hampshire, 16 – 23 July 2011
Report on Social Media Workshop by Sue Woolley

Thanks to the generosity of the Manchester Academy Trust and the Hibbert Trust, I was able to attend this conference. The basic structure of our own Hucklow Summer School is based on this Unitarian Universalist conference, so many elements were familiar to me: the morning devotions, the daily theme talk, the compulsory morning workshops, optional afternoon activities, and lantern-lit procession to evening worship.

The morning workshop that I attended was led by the dynamic Peter Bowden, who is a β€œchurch growth consultant and Unitarian Universalist change agent” (to quote himself) who has dedicated his life to helping UU congregations to understand social media and to use them effectively. His blog (which is well worth looking at) is UU growth. I am writing the workshop up without much comment, as the things he was telling us are just as relevant to Unitarian congregations in the UK as to UU congregations in the US, if not more so.

Read the rest of the report β†’

How to promote your blog

27 April 2011 at 09:24
By: Yewtree
  1. Comment on other bloggers' posts - if your comment is interesting and polite, they might drop by to read your blog
  2. Add other blogs to your blogroll - they may return the favour (but never ask to be added to someone's blogroll, it's really tacky)
  3. Follow other bloggers and add them to your Google Reader
  4. Get yourself added to Unitarian Universalist andΒ UnitarianΒ blog aggregators
  5. Have a Twitter account, link it to HootSuite and have HootSuite update your Twitter and Facebook accounts automatically whenever you publish a new blog-post

How to use a URL shortener

12 September 2010 at 14:49
By: Yewtree


Web addresses (URLs) can be very long, and if you are pasting them into an email, Twitter, or printing them in your newsletter, it's better to use a URL shortener. This creates a much shorter version of the web address, which redirects to the long version. This saves space in Twitter, prevents the problem of URLs breaking when they are wrapped round to the next line in emails, and saves your newsletter readers from typing out the long version.

Join our Twibe

29 January 2010 at 04:55
By: Yewtree

Twibes is an application that allows people to group together on Twitter, the microblogging site, and tag posts with a particular tag or word so that they appear in the feed on the Twibe's page. The tags for the ukunitarians group are unitarian, unitarians, ukunitarians, uu, universalist (with or without #). We can have up to seven, so if you want extra ones, post a comment here.

UK Unitarians on Twitter

21 November 2009 at 05:58
By: Yewtree
Twitter is a micro-blogging service where you can post links, quotes and items of interest without the need to write a full-size blogpost. Quite a number of UK Unitarians are on there already.
I have also created a group list of UK Unitarians on Twitter.

There may be many others but I haven't found them yet - add a comment and let us know your Twitter address, and if you want to be added to the group list.


@BelmontUU First Church in Belmont, Unitarian Universalist

1 June 2020 at 21:47

The First Church congregation will be joining the virtual vigil this Thursday from 7:00 to 7:30 hosted by Belmont Public Media and led by Belmont Against Racism and the Belmont Religious Council.pic.twitter.com/XWsRT5255w

@ArlConnection Arlington Connection

1 June 2020 at 18:31

Public Witness in support of #BlackLivesMatter Monday, June 1, 5-6pm Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington. UUCA@uucava.org In response to a call to action from the Arlington Interfaith Network Safe social distancing will be observed.

@1014me1 1014me

1 June 2020 at 16:32

Don't protest near shopping centers

@fplex First Parish Lex MA

1 June 2020 at 16:02

Sir Paul McCartney's "Let it Be," from our virtual Sunday morning service on May 31, 2020. Rip Jackson, piano. Chris Hess, voice and video. #uutwitter #uumusic #unitarianuniversalism #unitarianuniversalist #lexingtonma #TownOfLexMA #virtualchoirhttps://youtu.be/8lYQYjNXiGE 

@UnitarianUCE UnitarianUCE

1 June 2020 at 15:28

Each Sunday we usually collect money for a different #charity Now that we are not meeting in person we hope that you will take time to go to the George Spady website and learn more. https://www.gspady.org/  #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #SocialJustice #Yegpic.twitter.com/EqbeEZGq8C

@PartisanHack4 Partisan Hack

1 June 2020 at 15:16

This isn’t your place to allocate people. You aren’t Native American. You don’t hold natural right to anything. Keep trying to use racism as an excuse to hide from your insecure self

@DavidATX49 David Munoz

1 June 2020 at 14:58

As I muse about what's going on in the world, I realize once again that I don't know more than I know. So I'm working on learning more. This is a remarkable thread. #BLM #UnitarianUniversalist https://twitter.com/clairewillett/status/1266894029498675200 

@mccainn_john John McCainn

1 June 2020 at 14:50

You have disgraced George's memory. Bunch of thugs

@CCNY_UU Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist

1 June 2020 at 14:49

"Systemic racism and economic injustice are America’s pre-existing conditions. They make us vulnerable and the fissures they create in our society have only grown larger under the stress of global pandemic." @RevPeggyClarkepic.twitter.com/PrxE6BlJhp

@qm6Z1GSyWQhcTBA Your worker grandpa

1 June 2020 at 14:44

The wealth of the rich should be divided between the farmers and the workers who create the food and the products

@Jasonsm55921611 Jason smith

1 June 2020 at 14:17

Well then shut up and go back to Africa we don't want you

@CarrieJoCovfefe CJ

1 June 2020 at 13:29

If you truly want to make a difference, you need to speak out against violence, looting, & destruction. 99% of the country stood in solidarity against #GeorgeFloyd's murder.Yes, even majority cops. The riots are a distraction from the message. We're listening. Make it meaningful!

@LeahJTheGreat LeahJ

1 June 2020 at 13:12

It's the damn truth. Do you condone violence, vandalism, theft and arson?

@sarahemilyduff Sarah Emily Duff

1 June 2020 at 12:33

There’s a #blacklivesmatter protest in Waterville, #Maine, today, 12-1pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Silver Street. Please practice social distancing and wear a mask. For more information on this and other protests and vigils in the state: https://www.facebook.com/suitupmaine/photos/mainers-are-standing-in-solidarity-with-those-calling-for-justice-for-george-flo/3063099590442537/ 

@hamarquette Prof Heather Marquette

1 June 2020 at 08:38

When I go home I always go to Newburyport where my parents grew up & where I lived very happily, on the beach, for years. We walk past the Unitarian Universalist church to see what they have to inspire. This was a couple of years ago, but it means a lot to come across this today. pic.twitter.com/A3xmy5l5rt

@GeorgeBonnett4 George Bonnett

1 June 2020 at 04:43

There are racist people black & white! ignorant people please continue to follow the racist BLM group! They’ll continue to make millions off of your ignorance of statistics. It is not a race thing!

@MikeylevinMikey Mike Lau

1 June 2020 at 03:24

Damn right! It’s always their “me,me,me” mentality and their own group of “elite” circles.

@SociallyQ SociallyQ

1 June 2020 at 00:22

I’ll bet trump would collapse if protest broke out at Mar Largo .

@TRUTHSE72674895 TRUTHSEEKER

31 May 2020 at 23:35

Keep it non violent if you don’t want the country to push for BLM to be classified up there with Antifa as a domestic terrorist group.

@ferasolus Probably a witch

31 May 2020 at 22:29

This poem highlights the need for empathy: "...then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out for me" - Martin Neimöller Yes POC are the victims here that need to be listened to, but this can and will affect all of us. #blacklivesmatterhttps://images.app.goo.gl/soJUPC9NU511moYj8 

@WLMTMOVEMENT WLMTWARRIOR

31 May 2020 at 21:06

Rioting and stealing does not = protesting. That = criminal actions.

@Theory_Praxis Theory&Practice

31 May 2020 at 20:24

America was never salvageable, third world invasion or no. A country founded on Protestant ethics is bound to degrade to the impersonal, Unitarian Universalist "love of man" cult at some point.

@UUSC Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

31 May 2020 at 19:30

Take action to support access to clean water and other essential services for all, which are more crucial than ever during the #COVID19 pandemic, by contacting your Members of Congress at our link!https://www.uusc.org/initiatives/tell-congress-water-is-life-especially-in-a-pandemic/ 

@goodeedits Jen Goode Stevens

31 May 2020 at 18:51

Friend @shanathornton of @ThorncraftBooks has put together another wonderful presentation. This week's is about Dr. Norbert Capek and the #unitarianuniversalist (#uu) tradition of the flower ceremony.https://www.facebook.com/uuclarksville/videos/256316622281853/ 

@ljgenz2002 ljg

31 May 2020 at 16:53

Cannot sign a petition for someone who starts fires, loots, destroys businesses, libraries, historical sightings, spreads hateful graffiti. You just solidified your reputation; do I fear you, no, do I trust you, no. A peaceful protest with thousands in the streets, yes.

@ljgenz2002 ljg

31 May 2020 at 16:49

You get your reputation from the manner in which you present yourself to the public. Tell me, did the looters honor Mr. Floyd as they carried out the goods?

@Zirconium Peg Duthie

31 May 2020 at 16:47

Music Sunday from my church: https://youtu.be/T1fghPLGEfU  (my voice is in the mix for the opening hymn, David Haas sings a song about his son's #EagleScout experience, there's gorgeous fiddlin' at 18:04, and more) #uu #unitarianuniversalist

@ArlConnection Arlington Connection

31 May 2020 at 16:42

Public Witness in support of #BlackLivesMatter, Monday, June 1, 5-6pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd., UUCA@uucava.org inviting all to peaceful public witness to the continued senseless killing of Black citizens. Safe social distancing

@ljgenz2002 ljg

31 May 2020 at 16:40

Are you starting fires, stealing from businesses, breaking windows, spreading graffiti and asking for respect for these actions? Wonder why you get little support?

@ljgenz2002 ljg

31 May 2020 at 16:37

So did you pledge to Mr Floyd that you would burn buildings, steal from businesses, break windows, and spread graffiti? Did you tell your children this is what you do to earn respect? You are your greatest enemy.

@CedarLaneUU Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church

31 May 2020 at 16:05

We may not be able to eradicate this age-old virus immediately, but what we do not face, we can never change. Let us face this evil and cast it from our collective being. And let’s do it together. All of us need all of us to breathe and to live. Everybody’s got a right to live.

@CedarLaneUU Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church

31 May 2020 at 15:38

On June 20, we will join thousands from across the country to lift the voices and faces of poverty in the midst of pandemic for a massive, historic online gathering that will embolden us and prepare us to struggle for the kind of society we so badly need and deserve.

@CedarLaneUU Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church

31 May 2020 at 15:34

The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is rising across the nation to address these challenges but they need your help.

@CedarLaneUU Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church

31 May 2020 at 15:21

We hold in our hearts the recent victims of extrajudicial murder: Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and George Floyd and in our own backyard of Silver Spring, Finan Bear-hey.

@CedarLaneUU Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church

31 May 2020 at 15:19

Today, many of us are filled with sadness, we are brimming with righteous anger, we are wracked with physical pain as our country once again wrestles with racism and it’s deadly impact.

@EXALTED4ever LOVEXALTED ?

31 May 2020 at 15:12

It was inevitably going to happen one time or another to put your mind at ease it's really no one's fault it was a ticking time-bomb since the Punic Wars they had an ambitious plan to lie about history and take total control of every soul their coy cockiness is their own downfall

@EXALTED4ever LOVEXALTED ?

31 May 2020 at 15:11

It seems like they're using Islamic Invader tactics acting innocent like they're the victims when they're the ones killing everyone that's why you're rioting in the first place They have to change the history books they need to respect every human being race colour and culture

@EXALTED4ever LOVEXALTED ?

31 May 2020 at 15:11

Every single person in that Riot is a hero to all of humanity to stand up for not only your basic rights but everyone else is Future children's lives are at stake and our actions will have consequences for reaching beyond our comprehension at the moment the right thing is riot

@EXALTED4ever LOVEXALTED ?

31 May 2020 at 15:11

They never cared about your lives or your family health & future they only want to exploit you and use you were never part of their vision of a Utopia if it was true they would have never put Christopher Columbus and fake aryan invasions in history books where's the respect?

@UUSC Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

31 May 2020 at 13:30

“I crossed through the desert and across a river without food or drink. And when I arrived here, the reality was much worse than I had believed...You can’t go to the park, can’t go to church to distract yourself, because ICE could arrive at any moment.”https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/isolated-undocumented-immigrant/612130/ 

@Dcbmarks Diane Marks

31 May 2020 at 12:29

Moving and inspiring remarks by Rev. Alison Miller - Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. https://twitter.com/Dcbmarks/status/1267068109678096384 

@C3HTech C3HUU Tech

31 May 2020 at 05:08

Sunday, May 31, 2020: The Flower Communion Service Led by Rev. Thom Belote, Marion Hirsch, and Kat Good ​ The Flower Communion is a beloved Unitarian Universalist tradition + a special time for honoring our "rising up" high school seniors. #C3HUU #UUA https://c3huu.org pic.twitter.com/EU6JGZO9e3

@c3huu C3HUU Media

31 May 2020 at 05:07

Sunday, May 31, 2020: The Flower Communion Service Led by Rev. Thom Belote, Marion Hirsch, and Kat Good ​ The Flower Communion is a beloved Unitarian Universalist tradition + a special time for honoring our "rising up" high school seniors. #C3HUU #UUA https://c3huu.org pic.twitter.com/TVOE6RZwca

@KelciRee Kelci ?

31 May 2020 at 02:30

The reverend of the Unitarian Universalist church I attend is out there blocking traffic protesting on the interstate I’m so here for it

@CedarLaneUU Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church

30 May 2020 at 19:40

Winding down our final week of What's in My House spiritual practice & FUNdraiser. So, now what? 1. Add up total amount you've collected 2. Send that to CLUU http://cedarlane.org/give  3. Final reflection w/your family on what you learned Calendar & guide http://cedarlane.org/blog/whats-your-house-fundraiser pic.twitter.com/OLvvG41oyW

@UUSC Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

30 May 2020 at 19:30

UUSC is proud to flank Indigenous and Native people and their loved ones as they demand the Federal Bureau of Prisons abide by #COVID19 guidelines, while releasing low-risk inmates to reduce the transmission of the virus and keep communities safe.https://progressive.org/dispatches/federal-prison-not-death-sentence-madeson-200528/ 

@johnny_pumpkin John D Edwards

30 May 2020 at 18:43

Since becoming a Unitarian Universalist, all of my senior ministers have been/are women. They have been crucial to my growth. Only a fool believes religious wisdom is limited to one gender. Keep sharing your gifts.

@FriarTuckTweets Drew Tucker

30 May 2020 at 17:45

Dozens of multi-faith clergy gathered in solidarity and lament for victims of racism and state violence. Lutheran, Methodist, Buddhist, Jewish, Episcopalian, United Church of Christ, Baptist, Unitarian/Universalist,… https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0iNzoh-vU/?igshid=1rscnwy91377m 

@PrairieUU Prairie UU Church

30 May 2020 at 17:00

Will you be joining us for tomorrow service? Pastor AJ and our Core Team leads us in a time of reflection about what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist in 2020 and beyond. Details here: https://prairieuu.org/services/fire-of-commitment/ pic.twitter.com/aNHT1fePdz

@KazakhstanGuy Sen. Pax Vira ?

30 May 2020 at 16:13

Leftistvexillology has your back. Here is a flag someone designed for the BLM movement. Free to use however the fuck you want. Keep strong. pic.twitter.com/VaMPElgxm9

@denise69102534 denise

30 May 2020 at 15:22

Not ignorant, i see through shit. Think what you want with what you have, I won’t stop you, but I won’t ignore what’s going on unlike you.

@joeywags138 Joe Wagner

30 May 2020 at 15:14

Yep, that's what is wrong with you, your ignorant.

@uumiami UU Miami

30 May 2020 at 15:10

What will the “new normal” look like, be like? Sunday 05/31 11am EST on #UUMiami YouTube channel. Youth Bridging Ceremony too! #UUSunday #UUPlanet #virtuallyUU #Miamihttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCamVVHLvAbJfiuCr8cW7Ufw?view_as=subscriber 

@denise69102534 denise

30 May 2020 at 15:08

Idgaf where you grew up. You having black friends means NOTHING to me. “Seeing past color” is the problem, and I see the problem, unlike you

@secularprolife Secular Pro-Life

30 May 2020 at 14:03

A #prolife Unitarian Universalist has asked us for help connecting with like-minded folks. The denomination is officially pro-abortion, and the best hope of change is from within! If you are part of the UU church and willing to be contacted, please drop a reply.

@joeywags138 Joe Wagner

30 May 2020 at 14:00

Of course crime went down, because no one was getting arrested

@joeywags138 Joe Wagner

30 May 2020 at 13:43

By the way a white Billionaire funds your organization named George Soros. WAKE UP you are a sheep to this man

@UUSC Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

30 May 2020 at 13:30

A silver lining to the #COVID19 crisis: Renewable energy is now poised to eclipse coal in the US for the first time, an important step in the fight against #ClimateChange and toward a just, sustainable future.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/climate/coronavirus-coal-electricity-renewables.html 

@sharpiestache Meg

30 May 2020 at 04:42

Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit

@LeslieMac Leslie Mac

30 May 2020 at 04:13

And lastly tomorrow afternoon 8pm CT the MN Healing Justice Network & @BlackLivesUU are doing some beautiful work on the ground in MPLS. Artwork by @seriouslypaige Good Night all - be as safe as you can be. #DefundThePolicepic.twitter.com/X1x3rn9Nit

@Mike_Ikahihifo Michael Ikahihifo

30 May 2020 at 03:48

FRESNO PROTEST: People gathered near Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno to protest the death of George Floyd. Credit: Dez Martinez #LIVEDESKpic.twitter.com/HmM4vBOzIg

@GilbertABC30 Gilbert Magallon

30 May 2020 at 03:21

REMEMBERING GEORGE FLOYED: multiple people from different walks of life gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church I Northeast Fresno to honor Floyd and advocate for change. The crowd was in the hundreds. @ABC30pic.twitter.com/n58lAw728X – bei The Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno

@BlackLivesUU BlackLivesUU

30 May 2020 at 02:47

We all need to protest, which takes many forms. Tomorrow night bring your rage, your love, your fire. Share images of yourself in your practice and at your altar using #TurnUpAtYourAltar This is an invitation to meet each night in whatever way we need. Art by @seriouslypaigepic.twitter.com/HyS4sXzITv

@hendersonaw0604 AshDashLee

30 May 2020 at 02:01

Shoutout to @BlackLivesUU for the invitation to get this medicine, recharge our spirits so that we can keep taking these streets. Join. ❤️✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/hsibkdDgDv

@ShawnaKhalafiTV Shawna Khalafi

30 May 2020 at 01:47

People starting to gather at Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno for a vigil honoring the life of #GeorgeFloyd. They’ll be lined up on Alluvial Ave starting at 7, with markers on the ground for social distancing.pic.twitter.com/ErBVw2F68J

@DakillaQuintana celesteQ

30 May 2020 at 01:36

There’s a vigil for #GeorgeFloyd in Fresno ca @7pm @ Unitarian Universalist church It’s suppose to be peaceful but Fresno police is aware of this event & will be called if needed

@JAClothingco JackAttackkClothing

29 May 2020 at 23:05

#moodmademay20 Black silk chiffon with silver lurex from the @mood_fabrics NYC store 🖤 . #bostonfashionweek Model: lexii.lopezz 📸: bash_pics @ Arlington Street Church - Unitarian Universalist https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyiEJKFj9_/?igshid=13sr0wc9kqu3e 

@Stan1691 Stan Philip Richards

29 May 2020 at 21:37

Food giveaway, large amounts, tomorrow, Saturday May 30th. This info was passed on to me by WSUU (Westside Unitarian Universalist fellowship, here in West Seattle). If enough neighbors are interested in getting over… https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyX_IKACd3/?igshid=xux7w2qbbh27 

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