Social media might be a powerful tool, and Dr. David K. Rehr, Law Professor at George Mason University, questions...
Technology: Issues and Uses
THINK ABOUT: Instagram as a “web site”
Leave it to Ikea to do something simple but innovative. With the help of an ad agency, the Russian division of Ikea...
Implementing a Mobile Strategy
Implementing a mobile strategy is no longer an option for Vincentian Family brnaches, because in less than a year more...
Now on Social: Get a feed reader for your favorite sites
Do you have favorite sites you go to regularly to feed your soul or keep you updated? Allison Gingras writes, Do you remember where you saw that great article on … well anything, really? I can barely remember where I put my shoes most days never mind keeping straight...
Now on Social: What World?
In a recent article on Medium called What World Are We Building?, Danah Boyd writes, I grew up in small town Pennsylvania, where I struggled to fit in. As a geeky queer kid, I rebelled against hypocritical dynamics in my community. When I first got access to the...
Why do videos of singing nuns and tap-dancing priests go viral?
Why do videos of singing nuns and tap-dancing priests go viral? Such is the headline of an article in Crux. Between them they have racked up 60 million views
Be honest! What is your attention span?
Be honest! What is your attention span? Noted social media guru Beth Kanter reflects on “How To Train Your Attention and Be Effective When Working Online”
Blogging nuns, Tweeting monks, even a Pope
(There is) a movement sweeping the Catholic world: monks, nuns, everyday people of faith, and, most famously, the Pope himself, are embracing digital media
Second annual SVdP International Youth Videoconference
The second annual SVdP International Youth Videoconference is coming! In two weeks, onFriday, September 26 (Saturday, September 27 for some of you) at 8:30 p.m. in time zone UTC-6, we will be reuniting via the internet!
Does social media lead to polarization?
Does social media lead to polarization? According to a study from the respected Pew Foundation with the title Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’ it does seem to reinforce it.
From diatribe to dialog
Moving the digital frontier from diatribe to dialog (Excerpt from Archbishop Kurtz's keynote address to the annual meeting of the Catholic Press Association on Wednesday, June 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina.) I believe that the Catholic press will be called over the...
Vatican Radio – Technology in service of Mission
How is Vatican Radio using technology – especially new media technology – to bring the voice of the Pope to all creation? Vatican Radio will be providing thirteen English Language commentaries for events over the three days of Papal pilgrimage, all of which will be...
