What if Jesus was born in our Digital Age?

As a follower of Jesus and a Social Media practitioner since January 2009, I have often wondered, ‘what would have happened if Jesus Christ was born in these Digital times?’

Would Jesus have used Social Media platforms like I do today?

Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube?

What about Foursquare, Google, Gmail and Amazon?

And more recent apps like Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat and beBee?

Well, if Jesus chose not to, I’m sure the Apostles would have. Perhaps the gospels would have been self published on Amazon by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Now, the Apostle Paul is perhaps the greatest networker ever. Certainly he was in the first century.

Paul of Tarsus the Great Connector

Albert-László, Barabási, author of “Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life,” describes the activities Paul the evangelist, as a great net-worker.

Why?

Because he was “linked” all over Asia Minor.

Malcolm Gladwell, author of “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, “describes three types of people involved in creating networks:

Connectors are the people who "link us up with the world ... people with a special gift for bringing the world together.”

Mavens are "information specialists", or people we rely upon to connect us with new information and trends.

Salesmen are "persuaders", charismatic people with powerful negotiation skills.

Paul, the apostle, I believe could well qualify for all three of the above types of networkers.

Paul, indeed was a great connector as well described by Iggy Pintado author of

“Connection Generation: How connection determines our place in society and business.”

So, as Paul was such a great connector, I’m sure if he were living in current times, he would have been an early adopter of Social Media and used it to great advantage.

The Birth of Jesus...

Well getting back to Jesus...

... What if Jesus was born in our Digital Age?

Would it be announced on Twitter in 140 characters or less?

... well, a good friend and colleague of mine sent me the following message by email back in December 2010:

“Hope you have a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year.

This YouTube just cracked me up! Reminded me of you

Corinne”

Now the YouTube isn’t mine.

However I recon if Jesus was born today it might go something like this...

Now as indicated be the upload date below, the video is 6 years old, and social media has evolved and and new platforms have come on the scene since then. However the concept is still relevant and it is interesting to compare the social media platforms used to how they work today.

THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY by ExcentricPT uploaded Dec 13, 2010 (with 12.9 million views)

Click the video below to play ...

So...

... what if Jesus was born in Digital Age?

Times change, the feeling remains the same.

Jesus was born over 2000 years ago and not in our Digital and Mobile Age.

The big question is this for many people…

Is he alive today?

What do think?

What do you believe?

Finally...

... my simple credo is ΙΧΘΥΣ, the ancient acrostic formed by the classical Greek word for "fish" and used by Early Christians as a secret symbol.

As “less is more” as the saying goes, the acrostic ΙΧΘΥΣ works well in Twitter and goes like this (in English)...

ΙΧΘΥΣ

Jesus Christ Son of God Saviour.

Have a Happy Christmas, wherever in the world you happen to be.

And I trust the New Year is everything you want it to be.

Best Regards,

Lance Scoular,

The Savvy Navigator

(Founder of Key Directions)

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