Here is a quick view as we wrap up the last of the curriculum, a 7 week series on 1 & 2 Samuel.
How Should the Church Use Mobile Tech with Social Initiatives?
Watch what you tweet…
The Game is going may be charged. Again.
The popular West Coast rhyme-smith isn’t in trouble for any myriad of stereotypical offenses we have almost come to expect from our generation of Musically Gifted. Not for assault, not for weapons, not for relieving himself in public.
He is in trouble for tweeting.
In all fairness, he didn’t tweet about the weather, or what 5-star restaurant he was having cracked crab at. Authorities allege that he incited a “telephone flash mob” by tweeting his half a million Twitter followers to tie up the local Sheriff’s department switchlines with phone calls. He told them to call and ask for an internship.
In the time, the Sheriff’s department contends, people with serious issues had difficulty reaching emergency services.
Serious charges, no doubt. Game took the tried and true method of fighting computer and phone based allegations. He says he was hacked.
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The Church and Social Media
Over the past few years, I have seen an explosion in social media being utilized by the Church. While some see this as very useful (and it can be), I tend to lean toward it possibly being a distraction.
Let me explain what I mean…
Church IT: Use a Password Manager
There are a number of reasons why most Churches and organizations don’t regularly update passwords or use stronger passwords in the first place. It’s already difficult to keep your personal passwords in check, let alone passwords that are used by multiple users.
Create a system and use a password manager!
They can be very handy for personal use, but they are absolutely invaluable for Churches and organizations.
Here are three password managers for you to consider:
How-To Build a Mobile App for Your Church
You can now build a mobile, multiplatform app using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript!
PhoneGap is the only open source mobile framework that supports six platforms.
This is awesome.
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Hosting FAIL
Our hosting provider, VPS.net, was feeling a little blue, today (and yesterday).