social media and networks

Creating Connections Better Than Giving Directions

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | December 3, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments

A place where homeless and formerly homeless people can connect to one another. They can also connect to vital outreach services, their own personal friends, and family members.

You can’t automate some things…

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 15, 2017 | News, Social Media | 0 Comments

There is no way to automate some things while keeping them authentic and engaging. Brian G. Peters on his medium.com blog tells us what and why. Many social media and marketing strategies have a big, long-term impact, but they simply aren’t scaleable for a small...

Teaching with Social Media

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | November 29, 2016 | Social, Social Media | 0 Comments

Social media has changed the way people communicate and share information in their personal and professional lives. It's a safe bet that most students in any college classroom have used or are familiar with sites like Facebook and Twitter. Yet surprisingly, some...

Renew or… become obsolete

by Javier F. Chento | July 4, 2016 | Social, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses | 0 Comments

Suitably, the saying is "renew or die." In the world of Internet, where everything happens at high speeds, this is particularly true. Technology and the media are constantly renewed on the Internet. And so should our portals and social networks. Both .famvin and We...

Renew or… become obsolete

by Javier F. Chento | Jul 4, 2016 | Social, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses

Suitably, the saying is "renew or die." In the world of Internet, where everything happens at high speeds, this is...

Collaboration Networks in the Vincentian Family

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...

Now on Social: Advancing Mission

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 26, 2016 | Social, Social Media

Many institutions in the Vincentian and Setonian Families help foster their missions by using social media. At St. John's University, with a clearly defined Vincentian mission, social media teams provide information that can feed the hearts and minds of students,...

Want New Members? Go Mobile!

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 9, 2015 | Social

For those recruiting new members and those working in vocation ministry in the Vincentian Family the verdict is in. The coming generation has gone mobile, and it's not going back. Pew research states, Much of this frenzy of access is facilitated by mobile devices....