Social media is not a new concept for most people. By now, we’ve all heard about sites like Facebook and Twitter. We’ve seen them featured in movies, talked about them with our friends and probably have accounts on most, if not all, the popular networks. With over 850 million people on Facebook and 500 million on Twitter, businesses have began to turn their attention to these channels as way to interact with their customers, increase brand loyalty and generate new sales. Many tote the importance of social media for businesses, but what role does social media play for churches?
Transform Your Website Background Into a Slideshow
Yesterday’s post about Backstretch, a jQuery plug-in that dynamically-resizes your background image, got me thinking more about the slideshow options. Backstretch could be easily configured to a slideshow, but lacked some extra creative effects you would want if you implemented the slideshow option.
If you want your background image to change or implement a dynamically-sized slideshow, bgStretcher II is what you’ll want to try:
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Lazy Travel Posters
These are funny, but unfortunately, there may be more truth here than there should be!
The History of Animated GIFs [Video]
Did you know the first GIF was created 25 years ago?
Animated GIFs have become a bit of a mockery of old web design. Remember the ‘Netscape Now!’ animated GIFs? Not to mention the millions of waving American flags.
However, it would seem as though animated GIFs are making a comeback …
Enjoy the video:
Amazing Animated GIFs
Animated GIFs have come a long way.
These are absolutely gorgeous!
Google’s Search Algorithm Changes [Infographic]
Google has made Internet search a work of art.
Considering how fast the web is growing, they’ve had to tweak and change their search algorithms to keep up with the increase of data that must be sorted as you key-in your search term and expect Google to spit out good search results in fractions of a second.
Here’s an interesting look at Google’s algorithm changes from 1998 to 2012. You’ll want to click on the image to read this infographic, it’s jammed with info!
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