In a few weeks, blogs will be 18 years old. Blogs began as a log of a person’s day, thoughts, interests, etc. published on the web. The name “web log” was shortened to “blogs” in 1999 and five years later Merriam-Webster declared it their word of the year.
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A Website is the Hub of Web Presence
Not long ago, leaders of parishes, dioceses, religious communities, schools and other organizations were pleased and proud to announce that their community or institution had a website. It was a major achievement. If they had a good website, it was because they (or someone else) put a lot of hard work into it. But today, a website is not enough to be truly present to our current members, visitors and…
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Facebook User Profile and Facebook Page: What is the Difference?
From time to time, people ask me about Facebook page and often they don’t know that Facebook user profiles and Facebook “pages” are two different ways to be on Facebook. The question came up again this week, so I thought it would be worth a few words here.
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Getting Help with Technology Questions
Do-it-yourself has been a longtime tradition for many of us. We’ve picked up many skills as we have assembled new furniture or equipment; painted, cleaned, or serviced items in our possession. Now, the digital age has opened up a whole new world of self-learning possibilities. We may have the latest hardware and software, but not know how to use it to do the simple or complicated tasks we want. Sometimes…
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Deficiency in Technology: One of the “Failings of the Church”
In his October 6, 2011, column for the The Evangelist, the official publication of the diocese of Albany, Bishop Howard J. Hubbard discussed seven failings of the Church which he believes have contributed to the alienation of Catholics from the Church. One of those failings is what he calls a “deficiency in technology.”
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Websites with Catholic Content worth Sharing
One of the things I like to do for my Facebook and Twitter followers is to give them links to good Catholic content. In this post, I would like to share with you some of the sites which I use for that content.