by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2014 | Technology: Issues and Uses
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 “I think what’s attractive in a video like Sister Cristina’s is the way she embraces rather than attacks pop...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 19, 2014 | Technology: Issues and Uses
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” Take a guess. Be honest. How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 19, 2014 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Blogging nuns, tweeting monks, even a Pope? Elizabeth Segran writes a piece in a business magazine “Blogging nuns, tweeting monks, and the Catholic Church’s digital revolution  Do you believe in… the Power of Facebook to fan the flocks passionate...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Technology: Issues and Uses
Gayle Westfahl writes Hello everyone! 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! Last...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 10, 2014 | Technology: Issues and Uses
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 may not lead to it but it does seem to reinforce it. This survey’s findings produced several major insights:...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2014 | Technology: Issues and Uses
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...
