It seems that most Vincentian Family groups don’t understand why people really share on social media. Yes, people use...
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by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 16, 2018 | Formation, Social, Social Media
It seems that most Vincentian Family groups don’t understand why people really share on social media. Yes, people use...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 2, 2018 | Formation, Social Media
Tailwind blog has some new insights on using hashtags on Instagram. We can always use a new angle to increase viewers....
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 5, 2017 | News, Social, Social Media
*Symposium on Street Homelessness and Catholic Social Teaching, convened by The Institute for Global Homelessness,...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 17, 2016 | Social, Social Media
We're all concerned about sharing and privacy on Facebook. But many times we forget that we WANT people to be able to share things with a wider audience than our "friends." This will be especially true in the upcoming planning for and celebration of our 400th...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 3, 2016 | Collaboration, Social, Social Media
Five years ago, Forbes magazine published an article entitled, "From Social Networks to Collaboration Networks: The Next Evolution of Social Media for Business." To re-purpose a key phrase of this article (underlined sections are my variations), the biggest value that...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 26, 2016 | Evangelization, Social, Social Media
Evangelization takes planning. Planning takes research. Research means reading a lot of current marketing articles. Often, when planning our evangelization initiatives we think of using social media. But we don't make a social media plan. What is this plan? A social...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 5, 2016 | Social, Social Media, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Throughout the Vincentian world, laudable projects go unfunded or underfunded. It's not because of the lack of resources available. It's often because of the failure to provide people with the opportunities to give "to their heart's desire." Online fundraising is a...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 29, 2016 | Evangelization, Social, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses
To evangelize doesn't mean only reading from the Bible. Social media trends ought to concern the “professional evangelizer. To all of you who manage webs, Facebook pages, twitter accounts...whatever... this is for you! As of January 2015, 80% of Internet users own a...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 8, 2016 | News, Pope, Social, Social Media
Tweetable. It means that the things you say can capture the imagination in 140 characters or less! Certainly, Pope Francis qualifies. MillenialJournal, which characterizes itself as "young Catholics -- ancient faith -- new century," has published an interview with...
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 16, 2016 | Social, Social Media
Telegram is a free communication tool available for most electronic devices and platforms, including Android & Apple tablets and smartphones, and also PC, Mac and Linux desktop operating systems. Thanks to this application, you can connect with people (regardless...
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
The internet is like a vast ocean that hides precious pearls. The video I am introducing to you now is undoubtedly one of them. It tells in less than five minutes a moving story that makes one think. This short movie has received more than 50 awards in 180 film...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 2, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, Social, Social Media
Stories of our past are often windows on our future. It helps to know our roots. Many of the Vincentian Family branches dedicate time and energy curating their archives. The Daughters of Charity of the Province of St. Louise(USA) want to make their resources...