Tweeting for Teshuvah:Enhancing your Spiritual Journey
Using the Internet
Slichot, 5770September 4, 2010
Aspects of Teshuvah
Inspiration
Information
Intervention
Internet Services Typify Each Aspect• With some overlap…
INSPIRATION:
Inspiration
Variety of Sources
Strikes Unexpectedly
Frame of Mind
May Occur only after Multiple
Exposures
“Micro-Blogging”• Messages (tweets): 140 characters or less
• Links to articles, pictures, etc.• Usually shortened
Follow • @SamKamens
• @hpct_cae
• @USCJMidAtlantic
Retweet
Seeing your tweets• Web
• Mobile (sometimes SMS)
• Desktop Application
Inspiration via Twitter
Follow Inspiring People
Follow Links
“Dip into the Stream”
Twitter Feed
Jewels of Elul
http://www.jewelsofelul.com
@JewishTweets
YouTube (@YouTube)
YouTube
@TweetTheExodus
INFORMATION:
WEB SITES AND SEARCH
Information
Specific Need
Initiated when Desired
Bounded/Finite
Chabad
INTERVENTION:
Intervention
Reach out to Others
Righting Wrongs
How do you Find Them?
http://www.facebook.com
Social Networking• Connections
Features• Events
• Photos
• Notes
• Pages
• Wall
Find Friends
Friend Request
News Feed
Wall
Pages