Comments for More Good Blog http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org For Online Member Missionaries Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:20:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on To online investigators: “Can I help you find anything?” by Richard K Miller http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/471/to-online-investigators-can-i-help-you-find-anything#comment-5524 Richard K Miller Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:10:13 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=471#comment-5524 @David: Good points. I suppose black name tags are the Church's "orange apron", aren't they? I wonder if Mormon.org's chat feature would be used more often -- not that I know how much it's used -- if each page of Mormon.org had a small headshot of a full-time missionary with the text "Available to chat". And, assuming they don't already have this, it'd be nice if the missionary could tell which page the person was currently on and which pages they had already visited. @David: Good points. I suppose black name tags are the Church’s “orange apron”, aren’t they? I wonder if Mormon.org’s chat feature would be used more often — not that I know how much it’s used — if each page of Mormon.org had a small headshot of a full-time missionary with the text “Available to chat”. And, assuming they don’t already have this, it’d be nice if the missionary could tell which page the person was currently on and which pages they had already visited.

]]> Comment on To online investigators: “Can I help you find anything?” by David http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/471/to-online-investigators-can-i-help-you-find-anything#comment-5523 David Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:34:30 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=471#comment-5523 When I go to a store like Home Depot, sometimes I know exactly what I want and I would prefer that the employees just leave me alone to find what I'm looking for and make my purchase as quickly as possible. On the other hand, if I can't find something, don't understand how things are organized, or simply am looking for an "expert" to guide me, I love having someone I can pick out of the crowd (i.e., orange aprons?) to get me pointed in the right direction. Woopra sounds helpful, but even better would be an intelligent tool that... 1. Identifies when a site "expert" is available to help 2. Allows for custom rules to identify when a user may require help. 3. Displays an unobtrusive modal dialogue box mentioning that an "expert" is available to assist them, if needed. When I go to a store like Home Depot, sometimes I know exactly what I want and I would prefer that the employees just leave me alone to find what I’m looking for and make my purchase as quickly as possible. On the other hand, if I can’t find something, don’t understand how things are organized, or simply am looking for an “expert” to guide me, I love having someone I can pick out of the crowd (i.e., orange aprons?) to get me pointed in the right direction.

Woopra sounds helpful, but even better would be an intelligent tool that…
1. Identifies when a site “expert” is available to help
2. Allows for custom rules to identify when a user may require help.
3. Displays an unobtrusive modal dialogue box mentioning that an “expert” is available to assist them, if needed.

]]> Comment on To online investigators: “Can I help you find anything?” by Richard K Miller http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/471/to-online-investigators-can-i-help-you-find-anything#comment-5512 Richard K Miller Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:12:41 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=471#comment-5512 @Jeff VanDrimmelen: Yes, Woopra is free right now, though we had to wait a couple weeks before we were approved for the beta program. @Matt: Thanks for saying hello! Kudos to you and TechSmith for Jing! We use it internally all the time and love it. (BTW, is it possible to embed the Jing video on this blog instead of linking to the full-screen version?) You may be right about chat -- perhaps people will only want the *option* to chat. Woopra doesn't really collect more information than any other analytics program, but it does feel a bit creepy to be singled out as a visitor instead of being examined collectively. @Jeff VanDrimmelen: Yes, Woopra is free right now, though we had to wait a couple weeks before we were approved for the beta program.

@Matt: Thanks for saying hello! Kudos to you and TechSmith for Jing! We use it internally all the time and love it. (BTW, is it possible to embed the Jing video on this blog instead of linking to the full-screen version?) You may be right about chat — perhaps people will only want the *option* to chat. Woopra doesn’t really collect more information than any other analytics program, but it does feel a bit creepy to be singled out as a visitor instead of being examined collectively.

]]> Comment on To online investigators: “Can I help you find anything?” by Matt http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/471/to-online-investigators-can-i-help-you-find-anything#comment-5510 Matt Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:40:51 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=471#comment-5510 Hey guys - great use of Jing for the Screencast (full disclosure, I work for TechSmith, the company that makes Jing.) I just started following your blog. As an instructional designer and technology geek, I think its interesting (and cool) to see and think about how technology could be applied to the helping Church members to reach out. It seems that the privacy issue is an important one, but if Woopra would allow you to show the visitor that there is an administer online and ready to answer questions - it would be a lot less intrusive. Otherwise, just popping in to see if the person has questions on the web seems less helpful and more creepy. Hey guys - great use of Jing for the Screencast (full disclosure, I work for TechSmith, the company that makes Jing.)

I just started following your blog. As an instructional designer and technology geek, I think its interesting (and cool) to see and think about how technology could be applied to the helping Church members to reach out.

It seems that the privacy issue is an important one, but if Woopra would allow you to show the visitor that there is an administer online and ready to answer questions - it would be a lot less intrusive. Otherwise, just popping in to see if the person has questions on the web seems less helpful and more creepy.

]]> Comment on To online investigators: “Can I help you find anything?” by Jeff VanDrimmelen http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/471/to-online-investigators-can-i-help-you-find-anything#comment-5508 Jeff VanDrimmelen Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:27:00 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=471#comment-5508 Wow... that is a great analytics program. I have been using Google Analytics for a couple of years, but this looks leaps and bounds ahead of them. Is it free? Guess I will have to check it out! Wow… that is a great analytics program. I have been using Google Analytics for a couple of years, but this looks leaps and bounds ahead of them. Is it free? Guess I will have to check it out!

]]> Comment on To online investigators: “Can I help you find anything?” by Richard K Miller http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/471/to-online-investigators-can-i-help-you-find-anything#comment-5506 Richard K Miller Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:35:06 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=471#comment-5506 @Rick: I'm glad to hear you've been using it. I found myself doing what you did recently -- when someone searched for "Who is the Mormon prophet?" I realized the "Mormon prophets" article didn't actually say who the current prophet is, so I added it. There's something about watching the keywords, the flow between pages, and timing in real-time that seems to make it easier (in my opinion) to guess the visitors' intent and be more empathetic to what they might be looking for. @Rick: I’m glad to hear you’ve been using it. I found myself doing what you did recently — when someone searched for “Who is the Mormon prophet?” I realized the “Mormon prophets” article didn’t actually say who the current prophet is, so I added it. There’s something about watching the keywords, the flow between pages, and timing in real-time that seems to make it easier (in my opinion) to guess the visitors’ intent and be more empathetic to what they might be looking for.

]]> Comment on To online investigators: “Can I help you find anything?” by Rick http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/471/to-online-investigators-can-i-help-you-find-anything#comment-5505 Rick Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:32:58 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=471#comment-5505 I've been using Woopra for over a month. I've never initiated a conversation with a visitor and I don't think I would. It is interesting to watch live as a visitor clicks on different links in a post. Sometimes I can predict where they will click next once they have already clicked on a few links. Also sometimes I notice certain patterns in conjunction with their search string that cause me to be able to return to a post and add an update that includes useful information. I’ve been using Woopra for over a month. I’ve never initiated a conversation with a visitor and I don’t think I would. It is interesting to watch live as a visitor clicks on different links in a post. Sometimes I can predict where they will click next once they have already clicked on a few links. Also sometimes I notice certain patterns in conjunction with their search string that cause me to be able to return to a post and add an update that includes useful information.

]]> Comment on Which Mormons should share their beliefs online, and is there only one way to do it? by Sharing Your Testimony Online | Molly Mormon http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/322/which-mormons-should-share-their-beliefs-online-and-is-there-only-one-way-to-do-it#comment-5501 Sharing Your Testimony Online | Molly Mormon Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:53:32 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=322#comment-5501 [...] To Read More about Which Mormons should share their beliefs online, and is there only one way to do it? [...] [...] To Read More about Which Mormons should share their beliefs online, and is there only one way to do it? [...]

]]> Comment on BYU Students Encourage Mormons to Share Their Voice Online by Karen Merkley http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/447/byu-students-encourage-mormons-to-share-their-voice-online#comment-5486 Karen Merkley Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:35:31 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=447#comment-5486 Thanks, Nate. Time to reconnect and let you know what else is occurring as we move forward. Hope you're well. Thanks, Nate. Time to reconnect and let you know what else is occurring as we move forward. Hope you’re well.

]]> Comment on BYU Students Encourage Mormons to Share Their Voice Online by Anonymous http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/447/byu-students-encourage-mormons-to-share-their-voice-online#comment-5485 Anonymous Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:45:02 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=447#comment-5485 I think Kate is amazing! I think Kate is amazing!

]]> Comment on BYU Students Encourage Mormons to Share Their Voice Online by Nathan Howe http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/447/byu-students-encourage-mormons-to-share-their-voice-online#comment-5484 Nathan Howe Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:53:26 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=447#comment-5484 Good work, More Good Foundation. Hopefully BYU students will respond well to this - there is plenty of negative content out there that needs to be balanced out with positive views of the Church. Good work, More Good Foundation. Hopefully BYU students will respond well to this - there is plenty of negative content out there that needs to be balanced out with positive views of the Church.

]]> Comment on Elder Ballard Encourages Use of Internet to Share the Gospel by For the Little People at Mormon Matters http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/218/elder-ballard-encourages-use-of-internet-to-share-the-gospel#comment-5481 For the Little People at Mormon Matters Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:03:43 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/2007/12/elder-ballard-encourages-use-of-internet-to-share-the-gospel/#comment-5481 [...] after he started the endeavor, which he calls Mormon Blogosphere, Elder Ballard’s “call to blog” inspired a proliferation of bloggers who post on LDS subjects.� This caused a problem for [...] [...] after he started the endeavor, which he calls Mormon Blogosphere, Elder Ballard’s “call to blog” inspired a proliferation of bloggers who post on LDS subjects.� This caused a problem for [...]

]]> Comment on Muslim Responds Thankfully to Mormon Website by peanut http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/410/muslim-responds-thankfully-to-mormon-website#comment-5480 peanut Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:34:25 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=410#comment-5480 I'm collecting mission stories and would love to hear some from you... any kind any time. http://eldertoelder.webs.com is where we collect them. I’m collecting mission stories and would love to hear some from you… any kind any time.

http://eldertoelder.webs.com is where we collect them.

]]> Comment on What was the “Mormon” Internet like 7 years ago? by Melissa http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/435/what-was-the-mormon-internet-like-7-years-ago#comment-5255 Melissa Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:10:09 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=435#comment-5255 This is a great tool Google has released. I had not realized that it was done...so thank you for pointing it out. You always find the good stuff. This is a great tool Google has released. I had not realized that it was done…so thank you for pointing it out. You always find the good stuff.

]]> Comment on El Gerente del LDS.org Ahora Tiene un Blog by dagoberto nunez http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/77/religiones-de-los-estados-unidos-de-america-por-region#comment-5248 dagoberto nunez Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:48:44 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/2006/09/religiones-de-los-estados-unidos-de-america-por-region/#comment-5248 esta iniciativa es muy buena,felicidades cuente con un amigo aui en la republica dominicana esta iniciativa es muy buena,felicidades
cuente con un amigo aui en la republica dominicana

]]> Comment on 12 Ways to Share the Gospel on the Internet by Whitney Ransom McGowan » Blog Archive » Using PodCasts For Educational Purposes and To Share The Gospel http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/148/12-ways-to-share-the-gospel-on-the-internet#comment-5247 Whitney Ransom McGowan » Blog Archive » Using PodCasts For Educational Purposes and To Share The Gospel Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:09:30 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/2007/03/12-ways-to-share-the-gospel-on-the-internet/#comment-5247 [...] people are sharing the gospel through podcasting and other means, I came upon the following blog: http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/148/12-ways-to-share-the-gospel-on-the-internetThis blog provides 12 ways to share the gospel on the Internet. I think these ideas are great, some [...] [...] people are sharing the gospel through podcasting and other means, I came upon the following blog: http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/148/12-ways-to-share-the-gospel-on-the-internetThis blog provides 12 ways to share the gospel on the Internet. I think these ideas are great, some [...]

]]> Comment on Online Mormon Voices Needed by timheuer http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/370/online-mormon-voices-needed#comment-5227 timheuer Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:12:47 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=370#comment-5227 Here's my story: http://aviewfromthefont.com/blog/my-story/ Here’s my story: http://aviewfromthefont.com/blog/my-story/

]]> Comment on Online Mormon Voices Needed by Dana King http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/370/online-mormon-voices-needed#comment-5225 Dana King Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:06:47 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=370#comment-5225 I welcome LDS to join the dialogue on St. Louis Post Dispatch's Civil Religion blog: http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/. And you can subscribe to my feeds at: http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/category/king/feed Member of Lindell Ward, St. Louis Missouri South Stake Dana King I welcome LDS to join the dialogue on St. Louis Post Dispatch’s Civil Religion blog: http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/.

And you can subscribe to my feeds at: http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/category/king/feed

Member of Lindell Ward, St. Louis Missouri South Stake
Dana King

]]> Comment on “Criticisms Create Interest” in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (”Mormon” Church) by Rick http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/364/criticisms-create-interest-in-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-mormon-church#comment-5222 Rick Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:20:25 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=364#comment-5222 As an individual investigating the church over the past few months, I can only encourage Mormons to speak confidently and openly about their faith. Of course, one shouldn't be too pushy or self-righteous when doing this because that can make others uncomfortable. I, personally, am grateful for the many postings on the various websites and weblogs because they are so personal. It speaks much for your church that it and its members are willing to make available to the general public so much information. When I view the websites of other religions, many are very confusing in their content or organization. Some have little information available online. I admire so much the personal testimonies of the Mormons. In fact, they are what have moved me to accept the missionaries invitation to be baptized in the church. As an individual investigating the church over the past few months, I can only encourage Mormons to speak confidently and openly about their faith. Of course, one shouldn’t be too pushy or self-righteous when doing this because that can make others uncomfortable. I, personally, am grateful for the many postings on the various websites and weblogs because they are so personal. It speaks much for your church that it and its members are willing to make available to the general public so much information. When I view the websites of other religions, many are very confusing in their content or organization. Some have little information available online. I admire so much the personal testimonies of the Mormons. In fact, they are what have moved me to accept the missionaries invitation to be baptized in the church.

]]> Comment on “Criticisms Create Interest” in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (”Mormon” Church) by Shaun http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/364/criticisms-create-interest-in-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-mormon-church#comment-5217 Shaun Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:32:37 +0000 http://blog.moregoodfoundation.org/?p=364#comment-5217 I thought it was amazing how the internet has become so important in our lives that even an apostle talks about 'blogs'. What a crazy world we live in. I thought it was amazing how the internet has become so important in our lives that even an apostle talks about ‘blogs’. What a crazy world we live in.

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