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Pope Benedict (and his tweets) Resign
On Thursday the 28th February Joseph Ratzinger stepped down from being Pope Benedict, the earthly head of 1 billion Catholics worldwide. The final tweet from the @pontifex Twitter account on Thursday...
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Evangelistic Blogging & Social Media
I believe that blogging is a powerful tool for sharing the Gospel and I believe that blogging carries strengths that conversation does not. Yes, it certainly has it’s weaknesses but combined with...
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Smartphones can be leveraged to engage donors
From the Integrated Marketing Advisory Board:Most smartphone users view much of their email on their phones, so make sure your email messages will render nicely on Apple and Android devices. Every page...
View ArticleMP's £14,000 Comic Relief tweet
Slough MP Fiona MacTaggart has donated £14,000 to Comic Relief after promising to pay £1 per 'retweet'. Her tweet was retweeted 14,268 times in just 35 minutes!While she says she hopes her act will...
View ArticleThe right to be forgotten
Whether we are fully aware of it or not, there is a lot of information about you online. On social media and on websites, personal details about your life are often stored, along with photos and...
View ArticleDigital revolution for church services
Parishioners at St John's Church in Mickleover, Derby, have seen a radical change in the way that they participate in church services.They now have the option of following the whole service, including...
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The Fall of Paris
Tears ran down her face. Her new mentor stretched her arm around her and told a rabid journalist she was proud of her protege - for having the guts to face the media and apologise.A few days before,...
View ArticlePorn-free Wi-Fi plans announced
David Cameron has announced proposals for "clean Wi-Fi", to make sure children aren't able to access inappropriate material in public places.This comes after a long campaign by children's charities,...
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Is Facebook a good place to defend your faith?
I love Facebook, Twitter and social media – it’s a great way to connect with people online. But there’s also a danger. Sometimes the anonymity of the computer or smart phone screen means we can end up...
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Why the Church must embrace new methods of communication
The Christian Church must adopt new methods of communication to spread the Gospel in the 21st century, according to Dr Richard Chartres, The Bishop of London.“If we are to speak the word afresh to this...
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Teenagers, Facebook and Self-Esteem
An article reporting some research on the impact of Facebook on teenagers' self-esteem in my local newspaper caught my eye recently. And to be honest, it confirmed everything we old fogeys had...
View ArticleDigital Authenticity & Friendship
Are people more antisocial than they used to be? Have our social interactions and friendliness changed due to our use of social media? Has the word 'friend' been devalued by Facebook?Richard Littledale...
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Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be thy Facebook page…
What does the digital revolution mean for the way we do Church?Effectively communicating faith online to an increasingly secular world is just one of the hot topics at this year’s Christian New Media...
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How to bring your website up to date - Part 1
The World Wide Web has now been with us for 20 years, and during that time it has changed a lot: from Times New Roman fonts and clip art images to Web 2.0 social apps like Twitter. What hasn't changed...
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How to bring your website up to date - Part 2
The World Wide Web has now been with us for 20 years, and during that time it has changed a lot: from Times New Roman fonts and clip art images to Web 2.0 social apps like Twitter. What hasn't changed...
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Video: Top Social Media Tips for Churches
It can be a hard task to get your church up to speed on social networking, so Sean Skinner from the New Media Centre of Excellence has taken time-out from organising this year's Christian New Media...
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The Social Media Experiment
Comedian Jack Vale has performed a series of experiments to look at how much people publicly share on social media, and how they're often not aware of it. In this video, from a single post on...
View ArticleHow social media can change fundraising
Lots of charities have turned to social media recently, not only in a bit to raise awareness but also to raise funds. But this has to be done in a way that fits in with how a user behaves online. For...
View ArticleLet's get social
While we all want to create great content, it's important not to try TOO hard. You might spend a long time working on something that you will think is really engaging or funny, which it might be. I do...
View ArticleHateful Christianity in social media
To be honest, I have a love-hate relationship with social media, Facebook in particular. I love finding out what other people are thinking and doing, but I am deeply disturbed at the way some...
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