Twitter Rules prohibit the kind of abuse we mean here — threats, hate speech, cyberbullying, and harassment and more. Let’s be civil!
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Truth and Social Media
Social media are being abused. But, with a will, society can harness them and revive that early dream of enlightenment. Vincentians can help.
Tell Your Story
Here’s their story: St. Vincent School of Theology tries to follow the spirit and the example of Saint Vincent de Paul, theologizing from the margins.
Instagram Tips
To create engaging content on Instagram, show users how to fulfill the mission in their life. Friends like to get ideas and see what strategies that they use fit with yours…
Kinetic Typography: use it!
Here’s the best collection of kinetic typography possibilities I’ve seen in a while of this powerful, artful mode of communication. Here’s a nice example from the Vincentians (SSVP) of Australia. Tell Frédéric’s story, or anyone else’s!
Advocacy: Do it!
Vincentians of every branch are often shy, or at least trying to be humble. Humility is a great goal. Not advocating isn’t humility. Here’s how Daughter of Charity Julie Kubasak is trying to advocate.
Exposing Vincentian “Fake News”
We probably need to be forgiven for permitting social inequality to grow. Vincent had tenderness of heart. He understood that some problems require a complex, even systemic, response. But we can’t learn it from these quotes. They are “fake news.”
Microblogging: Why you should use Twitter (and Instagram, WhatsApp, Tumblr and YouTube)
Microblogging wouldn’t be as big of a deal as it is right now without the growing trend toward mobile web browsing. It’s too hard to write, interact and consume lengthy blog posts on a smartphone or tablet.
So Many Metrics, So Little Time
Keeping track of these metrics doesn’t have to be so daunting when you have the right tools on deck. By knowing what people are saying about your organization’s content and responding in a timely manner, you ultimately set yourself up to grow your social presence faster.
Multi-camera Live Streaming for Facebook and More
I had the pleasure of being with Brazilian Vincentian (SSVP) Thiago Tibúrcio the other day. Thiago is the editor of famvin on Portuguese and a professional journalist. He introduced me to Open Broadcaster Software (the OBS project) -- an open source free software...
The Power of Story: A Classic Technology
Storytelling -- relating a good story -- is the first Facebook, the first Twitter, the first Instagram, the first Snapchat. Story has power to inform, to persuade, to enchant and to inspire. Ella Saltmarshe, in Using Story to Change Systems" in the Stanford Social...
Why I Gave the Bishop a Pokémon Game @NiagaraUniv
Recently, thanks to the folks in Campus Ministry, I had a great conversation with Bishop Malone and 18 other students. We had a chance to ask about current events, situations in schools, and just hang with the Bishop, which was a blast. This meeting gave me the...
