I actually found it really interesting that religious sects have included social media in their world of religion, but then again, i feel like it should have surprised me. Our world has become so intertwined and linked together that it only makes sense that social media become useful for all types of things, including religion. I found the idea of a religious facebook page, and twitter page especially interesting. It makes sense that people use these platforms to share their views of religious just as so many people use them to share politics, world views, economic input, etc.

Because of the very nature of these platforms it is no surprise that they have become instrumental in the world of religion. They might be used for a weekly facebook news letter for christians, or a way for muslims to ‘follow’ religious leader on twitter. The very fabric of these sites acts to promote a certain message, whatever it may be. This is precisely what religion does as well.

The explosion of religiously backed apps comes as expected with the explosion of twitter and facebook. The app revolution exploded exponentially more than anyone expected. So why wouldn’t there be a bible app, where one can search for any passage or scripture. It makes perfect sense when you really think about it. Religious sects are doing everything they can to stay desperately relevant wit their ancient messages as texts. A perfect way to move into the digital age is to update all of these ancient things by creating digital versions of them.

In this evolving digital age it has become all but essential that anything desiring to stay relevant  has to go digital and viral. All corporations, no matter what the business audience has to involve social media if they want to stat on the up and up. Even companies that don’t utilize social media in their relations with the public are creating twitter and facebook accounts in an effort to better promote their product or services. That’s what it really comes down to in my opinion with social media: promotion. If you want to get your message, product, idea, etc. out to as many people as possible, you must use social media platforms. This logic transfers flawlessly to the world of religion. Promotion of ideas and teachings via social networks has only made the church;s job easier.