Social Media
4 Keys For Using Social Media for Positive Change
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | January 30, 2018 | Formation, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses | 0 Comments
The Most Obvious Reason People Share on Social Media
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | January 16, 2018 | Formation, Social, Social Media | 0 Comments
Not Reaching your Instagram Audience? Try #hashtags!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | January 2, 2018 | Formation, Social Media | 0 Comments
Three Days at #CSTHomeless* on Twitter
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | December 5, 2017 | News, Social, Social Media | 0 Comments
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Kinetic Typography: use it!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 17, 2018 | Formation, Social Media
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!
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Microblogging: Why you should use Twitter (and Instagram, WhatsApp, Tumblr and YouTube)
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 3, 2018 | News, Social Media
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.
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So Many Metrics, So Little Time
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 20, 2018 | Formation, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses
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.
Attracting Return Visitors to your Site (or Facebook Page)
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 23, 2016 | Social, Social Media
Yes, we all want return visitors to our web and social media sites. 50 First Dates is a movie where a girl has short-term memory loss and every day, she forgets the guy she’s dating. He has to re-introduce himself every day and make her fall in love with him...
A Little on Best Practices for Instagram
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 9, 2016 | Social, Social Media
Are there best practices for Instagram that we should be using as a Family? .famvin is on Instagram as social.famvin and we've adopted some. Instagram is a free application for iPhone or Android that lets people take photos, apply filters to change the look of the...
Greetings from the Superior General to the Daughters of Charity
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 3, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, News, Social, Social Media
Newly elected Superior General, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič CM greets Daughters of Charity in the world. The message is delivered in six official languages of the Company. Dear sisters! It is with great joy and thankfulness that I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all...
Thinking of a new design for your Web Site?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 2, 2016 | Social, Social Media
Design matters now more than ever before. Because it's all about your users. Your site needs to be attractive, easy to navigate, and nice to look at! You want users to be able to share input, and to communicate with one another. You want to promote "community." Here...
#famvin400 Praying with a Broken Heart
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 27, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
When people say they have a broken heart, they have entered a deep poverty. They pray, and sometimes there's no answer. Vincentians are called to serve body and spirit. Listen to this Sarah Hart song. https://youtu.be/WBecGxKmEKM [box type="tick" size="large"...
Are you Connected?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 26, 2016 | Announcements, Social, Social Media
Are you connected? If you haven't downloaded it yet, the World Youth Day App -- Called Pilgrim -- is available for download. Don't miss out! Direct links for Android and Apple below.... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app_wyd.layout&hl=en...
Participating in WYD via a modern miracle
by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2016 | Church, Social Media
It has been referred to as a "Catholic Woodstock" and a 21st-century version of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Whatever the description, the expectation is that more than one million youth will make a pilgrimage to Krakow, Poland June 26-31 for World Youth Day. The...
Getting Social Media Right: a “Now on Social” Note
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 19, 2016 | Social, Social Media
At .famvin, we use a host of social media options. We like to tailor our content to each medium. We don't always follow our own directions ? -- as volunteers sometimes we have to rely on automated options -- but if you want social media to work for you, .famvin...
Now on Social: Gotta Get Organized
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 12, 2016 | Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses
Being organized for an event is now an intensely "social media" process. In the run-up to World Youth Day with Pope Francis in Krakow, young Catholics from across England and Wales signed up for a Social Media Masterclass on Mercy. Organized by the Catholic Bishops'...