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In a recent article on Medium called What World Are We Building?, Danah Boyd writes, I grew up in small town...
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VMY (JMV) to renovate website design
The folks at JMV are about to renovate their website, and have embarked on a collaborative project to promote participation in website design.
Humans need not apply
Humans need not apply
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...
Formation Friday – Do you know?
Where would you find articles dedicated to Pinterest and our charism Vincentians using technology Essential Readings in Vincentian Spirituality Vincentian heros Understanding Our Origins Vincentian Social Media Vincentian Virtues and Charism These are just some of the...
Formation Friday – Vincentians using technology
"A picture is worth a thousand words!" This week's exploration of the resources of VinFormation focuses not on theory but on practice. What are some of the creative ways Vincentians are already using technology? A campus-wide Vincentian-themed treasure hunt...
Reasons to ENGAGE with technology in Lent
"Lent is also a time of confrontation, as we come face to face with the poverty in ourselves." G. Gregory Gay, CM Superior General Congregation of the Mission. Lent is a time to grow in our understanding and commitment Christ. Perhaps that is why I was struck by...
Staggering Statistics of the Mobile Web
Mobile web use is increasing by leaps and bounds. It can be quite difficult for web designers to keep up, since "Responsive Design" (building websites that look good on all sorts of screens) is still an emerging technology. FAMVIN is a communication vehicle for the...
Our flight from conversation
Have you ever observed what Sherry Turkle writes of in a recent New York TImes article... "We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection." "A 16-year-old boy who relies on texting...
Digital worship?
Cathy Lynn Grossman, in a USA TODAY article about the use of technology by churches writes, "Find the church by going online -- the 21st-century version of sighting a steeple on the horizon. Beyond their website, Christ Fellowship has a Facebook page to give it a...
VinFeed: A News App for Your Phone
With the constant march of technology, more and more people are accessing their daily news on their "smartphone." In addition to the apps on VinFormation, Famvin is happy to announce VinFeed, VinFeedES, and VinFeedPOLSKA: news readers that draw some of the latest news...
Should all Vincentians embrace Twitter, etc.?
It depends! Here are some words of wisdom from a long time Non-profit activist, Jayne Cravens. The primary goal of a nonprofit, NGO, government agency or mother mission-based organization in using Twitter isn't for its messages to go viral (to be retweeted/resent on a...