Comments on: Elder Ballard Urges Participation in Internet Conversations http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/04/23/elder-ballard-urges-participation-in-internet-conversations/ Sharing technology ideas for LDS parents and youth Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:08:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Hello world! « Normandy Mormon http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/04/23/elder-ballard-urges-participation-in-internet-conversations/comment-page-1/#comment-16444 Hello world! « Normandy Mormon Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:48:35 +0000 http://www.ldsmediatalk.com/?p=296#comment-16444 [...] post of my first blog! I’m starting this in response to the apostle Elder Ballard’s advice to participate in the online conversation of mormonism. So… let’s get to [...] [...] post of my first blog! I’m starting this in response to the apostle Elder Ballard’s advice to participate in the online conversation of mormonism. So… let’s get to [...]

]]> By: ldsWebguy » LDS Online is Launched! http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/04/23/elder-ballard-urges-participation-in-internet-conversations/comment-page-1/#comment-14358 ldsWebguy » LDS Online is Launched! Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:11:48 +0000 http://www.ldsmediatalk.com/?p=296#comment-14358 [...] LDS Online is intended to be a community of Latter-day Saints where they can share ideas and collaborate on how to best provide accurate and positive information about the Church on blogs and Web sites. It is intended to be a resource for people who want to respond to Elder M. Russell Ballard’s challenge to participate in a gospel discussion online. [...] [...] LDS Online is intended to be a community of Latter-day Saints where they can share ideas and collaborate on how to best provide accurate and positive information about the Church on blogs and Web sites. It is intended to be a resource for people who want to respond to Elder M. Russell Ballard’s challenge to participate in a gospel discussion online. [...]

]]> By: LDS Tech » Blog Archive » LDS members encouraged to participate in online discussions http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/04/23/elder-ballard-urges-participation-in-internet-conversations/comment-page-1/#comment-14336 LDS Tech » Blog Archive » LDS members encouraged to participate in online discussions Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:08:26 +0000 http://www.ldsmediatalk.com/?p=296#comment-14336 [...] ldswebguy comes a quote from Elder M. Russell Ballard, dated April 19, 2008, as presented to the Brigham [...] [...] ldswebguy comes a quote from Elder M. Russell Ballard, dated April 19, 2008, as presented to the Brigham [...]

]]> By: Tim Malone http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/04/23/elder-ballard-urges-participation-in-internet-conversations/comment-page-1/#comment-14335 Tim Malone Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:01:33 +0000 http://www.ldsmediatalk.com/?p=296#comment-14335 It is exciting to see how the Church has embraced the Internet, the web and even places like YouTube. But as Elder Ballard has pointed out many times, there is no way the official online sources of the Church can reach all those who are seeking information about our faith. The number of anti-Mormon sites still outweighs pro-LDS sites. However, I have also noticed that more positive and accurate content is rising to the top in Internet searches. It's great that Elder Ballard specifically mentions blogging - either doing our own or adding comments to others. I have seen a huge increase in the number of LDS blogs since Elder Ballard first spoke about this in Dec 07. We need more tech-savvy members to help out with posting good content on Wikipedia and other non-official sources. Hopefully all the new LDS-friendly blogs will continue to make a difference over time. As Elder Ballard mentions, we need more people to join the conversations to clarify misconceptions and share faith promoting experiences from our own lives. Thanks for these great updates, Larry. Keep up the good work. We appreciate all you and your team are doing with the new media. Let us know what more we can do in addition to blogging and commenting on other blogs and sites. Maybe you have some suggestions on good ways to respond to those who leave negative comments on our blogs. It is exciting to see how the Church has embraced the Internet, the web and even places like YouTube. But as Elder Ballard has pointed out many times, there is no way the official online sources of the Church can reach all those who are seeking information about our faith. The number of anti-Mormon sites still outweighs pro-LDS sites.

However, I have also noticed that more positive and accurate content is rising to the top in Internet searches. It’s great that Elder Ballard specifically mentions blogging – either doing our own or adding comments to others. I have seen a huge increase in the number of LDS blogs since Elder Ballard first spoke about this in Dec 07.

We need more tech-savvy members to help out with posting good content on Wikipedia and other non-official sources. Hopefully all the new LDS-friendly blogs will continue to make a difference over time. As Elder Ballard mentions, we need more people to join the conversations to clarify misconceptions and share faith promoting experiences from our own lives.

Thanks for these great updates, Larry. Keep up the good work. We appreciate all you and your team are doing with the new media. Let us know what more we can do in addition to blogging and commenting on other blogs and sites. Maybe you have some suggestions on good ways to respond to those who leave negative comments on our blogs.

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