Help Me Be a Zealot!
OK, here’s the deal. YouVersion.com (you know, the online Bible thing that all the 20 somethings claim they’re bringing up on their iPhones when the pastor says, “lets’s stand in honor of reading God’s word,” but instead they’re checking Loopt to see where everyone is going for lunch?)…anyway, they’re looking to hire a Zealot; um, someone to work with and recruit partners and to tout the obvious virtues of silicon-based Bible materials over carbon-based ones. Well, that might not be exactly how they would put it, but you get the idea.
I’ve applied for this position. Those of you who know me will probably picture a name plate outside of my office that says, “Joe Bassett – Zealot” and say, “duh.” Well, they’ve asked me to submit several writing samples, one of which is a blog post to the YouVersion Team with “some ideas on how you think YouVersion could be better, offering suggestions and recommendations. So, I thought, “Hey! I’ve gotta blog already and I can use it to demonstrate what a ‘social-media maven’ I am and how much I get the democratic incubator that is the internet!”
Here’s where you come in. Chances are that you followed a link from one of my tweets, or Facebook, Linked-in, etc. posts (see, I’m entirewebs savvy) that asked for help. Please help me write my blog post by leaving comments on how YouVersion could be better…sure, as if (shameless sucking up to YouVersion Team).
Just so that no one can say I didn’t come up with anything on my own I’ll make the first suggestion: “Out-Google Google; make on-line sermons, (youtube, vimeo, tokbox, podcasts, etc.) searchable and cross-referenced via search terms, Twitter hashtags, etc.”
OK, I’ve done my part, now how about helping a brother out? Lines are now open…
Tags: Bible, livechurch.tv, social media, youversion