Tired of having to remember that pesky Cobblestone username and password? If you've got a Facebook account (and who doesn't???) you can now link it to your Cobblestone account so that you only need to be logged in to Facebook in order to get right in to Cobblestone. Here's a quick video showing how to set it up:
Today we've added a new option for email notifications: Daily Digests. You can now add specific groups to the digest, and rather than get notifications from those groups throughout the day, you'll receive a single email at the end of the day with a summary of all activity from all groups that you've added to the digest.
To add a group to the digest, head to your notification settings:
Then, click the "Add to Digest" checkbox for whichever groups you want to add to the digest:
After this, click "Save" and then you'll be all set. You'll start receiving a single nightly email summarizing activity for the selected groups. Hope you enjoy the new feature!
Today we released a few new features:
Here's a screencast we recorded to walk you through the changes. Enjoy!
Pick up a copy of Your Church magazine, part of Christianity Today in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue to read Website Wisdom - New research, cooperative reveal best practices for churches written by Monk Development CEO Drew Goodmanson.
The article touches on developing a community engagement and reasearch from congregational and church studies. It reads:
Your Web Strategy Should Integrate With the Online Communities People Already Use.
After "I'm New" information, the second-most popular content category that people visited online was group information. People sought out ministry groups, home groups, and other communities to connect into the community and serve.
When asked to select the top five features or activities they would like to see in their church websites, 39 percent of people selected "connect with other members," which ranked highest. And in the congregational survey, more than 70 percent said the website was important in facilitating participation in their church community. People desire ways to participate online with others from the church.
The rise of social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, has trained users to seek online interaction with friends and family. Church members now desire this online experience for church. Respondents said the following features, listed here in the order of their popularity, appealed to them in a private, online community:
Read the full article: Website Wisdom