New Look to Third Hour Website

[pam]

I don't know if you have noticed but there is a new look to the Third Hour website.  I've already had a couple of people ask me what happened to all the articles there. They are under the tab "Topics."

It seems the new idea is to pretty much just have reels, TikToks and podcasts.

 

 

[pam]

So what do you all think of it?

[LDSGator]

I think it’s a great idea. Like it or not, tik tok is the future of social media-heck, it’s the current social media darling. 

[pam]

Well it now looks like the articles are gone. 

[zil2]

I'll be glad when the world finally get over their love-affair with the video and we can move to using the written word when it makes the most sense, audio when it does, and video when it does.  And no, video is not always the best option - sometimes, it's the worst.

[pam]

  On 8/15/2024 at 11:09 PM, zil2 said:

I'll be glad when the world finally get over their love-affair with the video and we can move to using the written word when it makes the most sense, audio when it does, and video when it does.  And no, video is not always the best option - sometimes, it's the worst.

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I so agree with you. I'm not a fan of the new format.

[pam]

And the articles are back under Third Hour Blog  

[MrShorty]

I am going to agree with @zil2, I tend to prefer written content over video content. But that could just be because I am a grumpy old man who is also a late adopter.

I will say that I was happy to recently discover the Saints Unscripted podcast in my podcast app. I'm not sure if that is new or if I just never formulated the right search query to find the podcast feed there, but I found and subscribed to it.

It's probably in the same vein as being morbidly fascinated by train wrecks and the like, but I have seen some rather pointed accusations that SU is "too woke" (I hate that word, actually), especially when they publish something like the recent podcast episode with someone like Ben Schilaty (spelling??). It could be interesting (in the same way that train wrecks are interesting) to see how this group would react to content like that. It's already in my podcast queue, because I have long followed Ben and Charlie's podcast and find their experience in the church fascinating and faith promoting. I also know that they can be polarizing. Does anyone want to start a reaction thread to this episode so MGF can see how this small internet community feels about it?

[zil2]

  On 8/17/2024 at 9:56 PM, MrShorty said:

But that could just be because I am a grumpy old man who is also a late adopter.

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Nope.  When your goal is to learn information, reading is faster (and less passive, which means you learn better (some exceptions apply)).  When your goal is entertainment, video is grand.  There are some things that are indeed better taught via video, but not information, rather, physical things that require you to operate in 3D - like how to do wood-turning.

  On 8/17/2024 at 9:56 PM, MrShorty said:

Saints Unscripted

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I've heard of this.

  On 8/17/2024 at 9:56 PM, MrShorty said:

...Ben Schilaty ... Ben and Charlie's...

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Never heard of these folks.

Gonna go crawl back under my rock now.

Edited August 17, 2024 by zil2

[pam]

  On 8/17/2024 at 9:56 PM, MrShorty said:

I am going to agree with @zil2, I tend to prefer written content over video content. But that could just be because I am a grumpy old man who is also a late adopter.

I will say that I was happy to recently discover the Saints Unscripted podcast in my podcast app. I'm not sure if that is new or if I just never formulated the right search query to find the podcast feed there, but I found and subscribed to it.

It's probably in the same vein as being morbidly fascinated by train wrecks and the like, but I have seen some rather pointed accusations that SU is "too woke" (I hate that word, actually), especially when they publish something like the recent podcast episode with someone like Ben Schilaty (spelling??). It could be interesting (in the same way that train wrecks are interesting) to see how this group would react to content like that. It's already in my podcast queue, because I have long followed Ben and Charlie's podcast and find their experience in the church fascinating and faith promoting. I also know that they can be polarizing. Does anyone want to start a reaction thread to this episode so MGF can see how this small internet community feels about it?

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David Snell who for years has been one of the major hosts on Saints Unscripted has now branched off and rebranded what he is doing.  It's called Keystone. It just started a month or so ago so there isn't a ton of content yet but it's worth following.  

 

https://keystonelds.com/

Oh and btw, Ben is so awesome!!

[The Folk Prophet]

The home page is terribly annoying.

Of course that sort of sums up the things that seem to appeal to the TikTok generation. Terribly annoying.

[pam]

  On 8/20/2024 at 1:32 PM, The Folk Prophet said:

The home page is terribly annoying.

Of course that sort of sums up the things that seem to appeal to the TikTok generation. Terribly annoying.

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Yeah they want to appeal to the younger crowd since TikToks and Reels seem to be the thing these days. Does the younger generation not have a long attention span?

[zil2]

  On 8/20/2024 at 1:51 PM, pam said:

Does the younger generation not have a long attention span?

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It has been proven that use of a smart phone dramatically shortens attention span.  So, no, they don't have an attention span.

[The Folk Prophet]

  On 8/17/2024 at 9:56 PM, MrShorty said:

they publish something like the recent podcast episode with someone like Ben Schilaty (spelling??). It could be interesting (in the same way that train wrecks are interesting) to see how this group would react to content like that.

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His arrogance is off-putting to me.

[Carborendum]

  On 8/20/2024 at 1:51 PM, pam said:

Does the younger generation not have a long attention span?

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I'm sorry, I was looking at my smartphone.  What did you say?

Edited August 20, 2024 by Carborendum

[pam]

  On 8/20/2024 at 5:38 PM, Carborendum said:

I'm sorry, I was looking at my smartphone.  What did you say?

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I don't remember.  😛