by John Freund, CM | May 5, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
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...
by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
A very powerful brief  video (link no longer active)draws our attention to an often underappreciated source of social action — not just those at the top, but those in the middle. Separating the new and the scalable from what actually makes an impact, Nancy calls for a...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 29, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Sunday April 29 marked  Internet Evangelism Day. The people at Internet Evangelization Day write on their site… In New Testament times, the Roman Road system was strategic in God’s plan. It enabled the spread of the Gospel throughout the then-known world. In the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 28, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Three-quarters of the countries that use mobile money most frequently are in Africa, and mobile banking in some of them has reached extraordinary levels according to a report in The Economist in an article entitled “Press 1 for modernity” Many people know...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 31, 2012 | News, Technology: Issues and Uses
What would you do if you lost all your data? Do you value your digital stuff? Nearly everyone is creating things with computers, and some do it without any concern for its value. How to Keep Your Digital Memories Safe World Backup Day. (link no longer active)The site...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 12, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Meredith Gould offers this contemporary take on Saint Teresa of Avila’s well-known prayer, Christ Has No Body. For your consideration and contemplation: Christ Has No Online Presence but Yours “Christ has no online presence but yours, No blog, no Facebook page...