Catholic Tech Talk

It’s been about 9 months since Google+ has launched, and many of us have gotten a good idea of what it’s all about and how it can best  be used.   The biggest misconception I’ve found is the tendency to try and understand the service through a simple “apples to apples” comparison with Facebook.  The [...]

You’ve probably heard about the potential benefits for your parish.  You’ve read about it here.  You’ve heard me say it.  Even some Bishops are tweeting.  The Facebook thing looks great.  Google+ looks interesting.  So you and the Pastor decide to give it a go.  You set up all the accounts, do your customization, you tweet, you [...]

The other day a friend of mine posted a link to an article where a Pinterest user had come to some point where she felt uncomfortable with using the service and violating copyrights.  The writer was a not only a photographer, but a lawyer.  After reading the article, my friend (who has been an artist [...]

Facebook pages can have great uses for our parishes, and any Facebook user has probably ‘Liked’ a page or two.  As ‘Admins’ of those pages we know we need to get those ‘Likes’ right?  And building the number of those ‘Likes’ is paramount often times for us too.  But have you ever wondered why someone [...]

Among the top questions I’m asked when speaking with parishes about private social networks is “Why not just use Facebook”. Public networks like Facebook are extremely popular to say the least. Setting up a company or personal page is easy and free. The ability to reach people and share information is direct and simple. Parishes [...]

If you’ve stopped into Facebook within the past week or turned on the news, you’ve probably seen and heard about big changes to the service format and features.  You’ve probably seen opinions that range from extreme displeasure to not knowing what to think.  It seems strange that a free internet service causes such huge stirs [...]

“Back in the day” (well, just back in the early days of the web), remember screen names?  You know.  Those wacky “handles” we came up with that allowed use to participate freely in early social platforms without any one knowing our true identity.  We were “redcaper145365″ (my apologies to the person who may have actually/still [...]

Here are some of my thoughts on Google+ after one month. Leave your thoughts in the comment box!

Google production manager Christian Oestlien announced last Wednesday that Google+ business profiles would be launched earlier than expected.

Over the past week, Google+ has gotten a lot of attention. I’ve had a blast playing around with the new service. There’s been a lot of discussion as to exactly what it is, what best to compare it to (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.), and what are the real benefits. As you might imagine, there are [...]

After Google’s previous social networking failures – Buzz & Wave – I was a tad skeptical when I received an invite to join Google+. Still, I kept an open-mind, filled out my profile and dove in.

Every time a new social network comes along, the tech enthusiasts begin to ask: could this be the one that unseats Facebook as the king of all social networking?

Social networks like Facebook and Twitter can be a tricky business in a ‘workplace’ environment.