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These are AWESOME! To celebrate the London 2012 Olympics, LEGO have created a set of nine 'Team GB' minifigures. There's a boxer, swimmer, relay runner, judo fighter, tennis player, gymnast, weightlifter, horse rider and an archer. Each figure comes with their own sporting accessories and a gold medal! The only bad news (for non UK folks) is that they're only available in the UK! (which is ok for me :) ) Check them all out: ... Read More
This isn't really "breaking" news as Microsoft has hinted Windows 8 and the Surface would be released this year, but now we have an official date according to SEC filings. ... Read More
I receive multiple guest post requests every week for ChurchMag. I've had ridiculously awesome requests, those that pour their entire heart and soul into it. Spam requests, "You have dynamically fresh content and a web design like no other." And requests that fall in between. Here's an entertaining infographic on mistakes you can avoid when inquiring about guest posts, on blogs in general, and what kind of authors ChurchMag is looking for: ... Read More
A mission trip is a rewarding and exhilarating experience. However, when an individual travels overseas for months or years at a time, the distance between the individual and spouse can place a strain on the relationship. To keep the marriage strong, the spouse left behind must find ways to encourage their partner and interact with them even while they're away. The same can also be said for those who have a spouse in the military. ... Read More
What is Content Strategy and Should I Care? Content Strategy is becoming more and more popular among web professionals -- both the idea and the implementation. More focus has gone into design, user experience, and techniques of getting people to websites that the reason people come to websites can get lost. Of course, I'm talking about the content, itself. "Content strategy plans for the creation, publication, and governance of useful, usable content." Kristina Halvorson Just like you ... Read More
Does your church use The Table? Perhaps you've never heard of it? The Table is a custom social platform that aims to encourage community in your local church, empower leaders and move people beyond the pews and into authentic, life changing relationships. It enables church to happen between church services. Sounds cool, doesn't it? It is. ... Read More
If you have been in the blogging game for a while or frequently post to your website, you may have developed a routine about how to get content from your fingertips to your readers. For us, we write on average 70 posts a month for various websites which has allowed for a very specific set of steps to advertise to users. But not every step may be necessary or may even be wasting your time. At the same time, you may be missing some very crucial steps in the process. ... Read More
"Keep Calm and Carry On" is nothing short of iconic. It's generated tons of mashups and has an intriguing history as to its origination and emergence. The animation video, below, is based on this World War II piece of history in a fun, humorous and well done video: ... Read More
For all my childhood geeks out there, remember those hours, weekends, and summers spent building the greatest LEGO city or future battlefield that would take up your basement floor? Many of you have probably grown up, but still have those LEGOs somewhere (your own children playing with them now?) You probably have built the greatest baseball field stadium, scene from Star Wars, or architectural wonder that everyone in the world should learn how to build, right? Now you can with LEGO ... Read More
Bullying is an epidemic in the American school system and unfortunately has impacted millions of teenagers. With the incorporation of the Internet, social media, and online gaming, bullying has severely taken to a whole new form: cyberbullying. Now, venomous words are being spewed from and to teenagers about everything from their sexual orientation (whether true or not) to just hateful words. Of course, this is not a scenario just limited to teens, but we have seen many instances with ... Read More
