by Rhett Smith | Jul 13, 2009 | Marriage
For the last week I have been talking a little about marriage, whether it be a quote from a good book, to some thoughts on some benefits for couple’s therapy. Today I want to introduce you to a great tool on Twitter. It’s called imarriage and it’s...
by Rhett Smith | Jun 29, 2009 | Technology
[image by Tom Purves] One of the things about Twitter that I have not quite been able to explain that well is why I think the little details in life that one tweets about (eating cereal, going for a walk, crying after that movie, hanging with friends, etc.) are so...
by Rhett Smith | Jun 23, 2009 | Technology
[image by Robyn Twomey] The thing about Twitter is that it is beautiful in its simplicity, and powerful in its capability. Not everyone gets it at first…or second…or third time. But if you stick with it, it will pay off for you. I was struck the other day...
by Rhett Smith | Jun 16, 2009 | Technology
Great TED video interview with Clay Shirky at the TED@State event. Clay has been super influential in my thinking, especially after I read his book Here Comes Everybody last year. I highly, highly recommend this book. It is a must read for anyone in a leadership...
by Rhett Smith | Jun 10, 2009 | Intentional Living
[image by Capture Queen] I have been thinking a lot…a lot about Anne Jackson’s recent decision, Saying Goodbye to Facebook. And then yesterday she followed it up with an article at Purpose Driven, Why I Kissed Facebook Goodbye. Something that Anne said in...
by Rhett Smith | May 1, 2009 | Marriage, Technology
There are some great therapists out there who have a blog which I enjoy reading…and which I think you will too. Luckily for me, the two I’m highlighting today are in the Dallas-Ft.Worth Metroplex, which means I have had the opportunity to connect with them...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 24, 2009 | Marriage, Technology
[image by Simon Doggett] I thought this was an interesting piece out of USA Today, especially when I’m beginning a series of blog posts on the issue of boundaries in a variety of contexts. Read The Popularity of Twitter has Some Relationships in a Twist, and...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 22, 2009 | Marriage, Technology
For those of you that read my other writings online, you know that I love Twitter. I think it’s an absolutely amazing tool that I think has the ability to help us connect with others in some meaningful ways. And Twitter is not just about connecting online, but...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 21, 2009 | Marriage, Technology
The other day I received an @reply from Mikey Ames on Twitter with the message, @rhetter SM mental health, Vancouver- http://tinyurl.com/dhd2y4 When I opened up the link I read this, Mental Health Camp – a Conference about Mental Health and Social Media with the...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 19, 2009 | Marriage, Technology
For many of you that know me, and those of you that don’t, launching my own therapy private practice has been something that I have been wanting to do for quite a while. After a lot of years of work in university life, church ministry, pastoral care and...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 14, 2009 | Technology
I had the privilege to write an article for Collide Magazine for their March/April 2009 issue, and of course I wrote it on the topic of Twitter. But more specifically, my view on how Twitter is a shaping/sharing/telling of our narrative, one tweet at a time, to those...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 25, 2009 | Technology
A couple of things in the area of technology and some of the social media tools we use–caught my eye this week. And I wanted to share them with you because I think they are of great importance for us as we think through and wrestle with the implications of our...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 20, 2009 | Intentional Living
Who Is Jason Taylor? I met Jason online of course (thank you Twitter), and I was impressed with his thoughts, and I appreciated the great comments he was leaving on my blog, and the encouragement he gave via Twitter. Jason has a varied work experience (mortgage...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 4, 2009 | Technology
Over the weekend my wife and I spent about an hour or so explaining Twitter to a couple of our friends. He is a youth minister and I was explaining not only what Twitter was, but how it might be beneficial to his ministry. The “this seems crazy” or...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 24, 2009 | Leadership
I hate being captive in an audience when the people on stage don’t have a feedback loop going with the audience. We’re used to living a two-way life online and expect it when in an audience too. Our expectations of speakers and people on stage have changed, for better...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 16, 2009 | Technology
it’s official..i have disabled Twitter from my Facebook group..2 very different groups..I wrestled with this for months, but now i did it–12:19 AM Feb 12th from web In the grand scheme of life this decision is about as unimportant as the come…really,...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 10, 2009 | Marriage
McLuhan and Twitter via John Dyer This is a post I have had in the making for a while, but when I read John Dyer’s post Tools for Tech Thinking: McLuhan on Twitter, and well, he unknowingly gave me some inspiration to post some of my thoughts on this issue. Read...
by Rhett Smith | Jan 26, 2009 | Leadership
I’m very excited to be a part of the live blogging team for the Innovation3 Gathering, put on by Leadership Network, and hosted by Bent Tree Bible Fellowship. I hope that you can join me on my blog Tuesday and Wednesday as I will live blog 4 specific sessions,...
by Rhett Smith | Dec 17, 2008 | Technology
The Question? It seems like people have been asking the question: Can you have community online? Or at least some form of this question is asked. Usually adjectives are thrown in front of the word community such as “true” or “real” or...
by Rhett Smith | Dec 12, 2008 | Leadership
Text Messaging: Best Way to Communicate? I came across the article Gmail Preferred By Students, But Nothing Beats Texting, this morning via Twitter (HT: Terry Storch & Matt Knisely). Lots of interesting things in this article but a couple stood out to me in...
