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Google+, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook Cover Photo Dimensions


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Cover photos are all the rage. The use of big images to make your social media profile more visually attractive is very “in” right now. The problem is, each social network has different dimensions for their cover photos and it takes a bit of searching to find all the specs.

Well, it’s your lucky day, as you will never have to hunt down those elusive cover photo dimensions ever again!

That is, until the networks change the sizes.

In the meantime, here is your one-stop social media cover photo cheat sheet:

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Google+ Surpasses 1 Billion Users


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In a little over 2 years of existence, Google+ has rapidly grown to become the second largest social network in the world. A recent study now estimates that there are more than 1.1 Billion registered users on the social network.

How does that compare to some of the other prominent social networks out there?

Well I’m glad you asked! I’ve actually created an infographic to illustrate just that!

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James MacDonald On Resourcing For Jesus: #R12


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Ministry requires a lot of things. Being a part of several church plants, I know this all too well. It requires people, programs, facilities. All of these things require money. Unfortunately, the word “money” to some people is about the same as dropping the “f-bomb”.

If talking about money and resources offends you, you’re not thinking biblically, according to James MacDonald. This is how he begins his talk on Resourcing for Jesus from R12 Day Two.

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Miles McPherson On Serving The City For Jesus: #R12


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By far the most entertaining speaker of the entire R12 conference was Miles McPherson. When he was being introduced they said he was running late and had to find an alternate form of transportation to the conference. They then rolled footage of him taking a ride in a Fighter Jet!

Miles then took the stage and began to tell us a bit about himself. He talked about how he was an NFL player doing coke (not the soda), smoking marijuana, chasing (and running from) women. He was not even remotely close to having a relationship with Jesus.

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Rick Warren On Seeking Influence for Jesus: #R12


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Being named one of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America is an honor that few have. Well, as few as 25 I guess. Rick Warren was mentioned on this list by Time Magazine. He’s also got a little book out that has sold over 30 Million copies. I think it’s safe to say he has a bit of influence.

Rick starts out his talk on Influence by going straight to the word. He lets everyone know he’s going to be talking about Moses.

Why Moses? Well first of all, he was the most influential person in the entire Old Testament. Second of all– he’s the most influential person in the Old Testament. Make sense? Good.

The story of Moses is pretty interesting. First, Moses learns to be a “somebody”, growing up as a prince of Egypt. Then he learns how to be a nobody when he flees Egypt. Then something really interesting happens– God teaches Moses to become God’s somebody.

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