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We will have more Facebook interaction in the future, but our goal isn't to simply complement (or even replace) Facebook -- it's to create a platform for existing Christian communities (churches, classes, small groups, etc.) to communicate and share around the word. So we have joining groups instead of linking friends, and offer strong privacy controls, and (on the way) lots of Bible-specific interaction features that Facebook doesn't offer.
We will have more Facebook interaction in the future, but our goal isn't to simply complement (or even replace) Facebook -- it's to create a platform for existing Christian communities (churches, classes, small groups, etc.) to communicate and share around the word. So we have joining groups instead of linking friends, and offer strong privacy controls, and (on the way) lots of Bible-specific interaction features that Facebook doesn't offer.
My point is that Facebook already is "a platform for existing Christian communities" and many churches that I know use it. people can use it to interact with both their church community and their wider circle of relationships. Facebook provides a single hub for all of these things which is its strength. By isolating Faithlife, this process feels more fragmented and looks like trying to re-invent the wheel. Foursquare and others grew as social networks precisely because they integrated with facebook from the start. Even something as simple as the ability to login with your facebook account - rather than type in another password - would make people more likely to use it (and yes, people really are that lazy).
I think that faithlife is a good idea and I want to see it succeed but I believe that People are more likely to adopt something that integrates with what they are already using.
For me, as a missionary, sites like facebook are a neccesary evil but having to add yet another social network (notwithstanding that it is focused around Bible Study) in addition to Google plus, twitter, faithbook is just a bridge too far.
[Y]My point is that Facebook already is "a platform for existing Christian communities" and many churches that I know use it. people can use it to interact with both their church community and their wider circle of relationships. Facebook provides a single hub for all of these things which is its strength. By isolating Faithlife, this process feels more fragmented and looks like trying to re-invent the wheel. Foursquare and others grew as social networks precisely because they integrated with facebook from the start. Even something as simple as the ability to login with your facebook account - rather than type in another password - would make people more likely to use it (and yes, people really are that lazy).
I think that faithlife is a good idea and I want to see it succeed but I believe that People are more likely to adopt something that integrates with what they are already using.
For me, as a missionary, sites like facebook are a neccesary evil but having to add yet another social network (notwithstanding that it is focused around Bible Study) in addition to Google plus, twitter, faithbook
is just a bridge too far.
Bob, I noticed where your response was written in 2012. Is Faithlife any closer to integration with Facebook? I have a page on Facebook that I have a few subscriber following, because it shares my thoughts derived from my daily devotions. Now that I am using Loos software, I post notes to the Faithlife community on specific verses as I read. I would love to have the ability to push those notes that I have posting to a private Community, to my page on Facebook. Will your integration plans include something like this? Thank you for the great work at Logos/Faithlife! I use the program and/or app every day and look forward to your ongoing improvements! God bless you!
Tom,
The home page to Faithlife.com has not been changed in some time, however, we are working on some changes in the future. Progress we have made on Faithlife features can be seen here - https://faithlife.com/whatsnext.
Is there anything in particular that your are looking for in Faithlife?
~ Joel
Ed,
My name is Joel and I am the Faithlife Product Manager at Logos. We intentionally created Faithlife as a place for community to occur around the Word. I am curious, what do you feel Faithlife needs in order for you to use it as your primary place to share your devotional thoughts?
I appreciate your feedback and thoughts!
~ Joel
Joel, I believe the primary thing would be that Facebook has such a large drawing. All of my friends are already on Facebook. To try and redirect them now to my Nuggets community on Faithlife would probably not be very attractive to them. People dislike additional logins, and they are very afraid of new site locations. I will try a link on my Facebook to see if I can get some of them to visit, and possibly subscribe. I was using WordPress and I had it automatically pushing a brief intro of my devotionals to Facebook, and when the user clicked 'More' they would be taken to Wordpress for the full devotional. I was hoping that something would be available like this in Faithlife. Perhaps ideas like mine and many others that I see in the forum will help you decide on the best course of action to help Faithlife even more successful as a tool for Christians to share the gospel! God bless!
Or maybe if you could invite your Facebook/Twitter/email friends to join...that would be good, too. And I wouldn't mind stuff posting on FB, etc..., but I'd also like the option to have it not post there.
Yes, opting out of Facebook would be good too. I just know that I and many others already have too many social networks on the go. Facebook, G+ and Twitter are actually a bit tedious to me. However, they are a necessary chore for a missionary working Today's world.
I guess the plus for me (and the reason why I'm trying to figure it out for a bible study group) is that it is solely geared for Christians. I don't have to worry about all the 'get your women cheap' adds that Facebook has.
At the moment Faithlife has nowhere near as much to offer as Facebook, etc but I'm sure the designers are reading these forums and taking notes.
[Note to the designers: It would be great if Faithlife could look for key words or verses or something in the conversation and advertise topical books and resources. Logos could also use a thing for viewing the news page of our Faithlife groups in addition to the Community Notes tab. That way we wouldn't have to keep jumping between Logos and Faithlife. Something like the Chat feature in Facebook would be nice.]