One of the challenges hitting some web administrators is the need to provide a bilingual version of their website. The Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing segments of the Catholic faithful and in many markets in the US its becoming a prerequisite that the church offer masses in both English and Spanish. If [...]
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Who can build my website?
Even though I’m semi-retired from the web development business, I still get asked all the time, “Who can build my website?”. I’ll attempt to answer that question.
A book every blogger should read
Ignore this book and your blog posts will suffer. I should know – mine did.
Notable Parish Websites
The Parish Website is becoming more and more common. Most parishioners think the parish needs one, and most Pastors want one. I’m a firm believer that every parish should have a website. It’s my firm belief that the parish website’s purpose is to serve as a community hub and 24/7 extension of your parish office. [...]
Google+ Pages Part II: Why You Should Have One
So Google+ Pages went live this past week. Someone in your parish office or a parishioner might even suggested that your parish set one up. Then the thought comes to your mind, “Well, we have that Facebook page they told us we should get; why do we need another one somewhere else?” Good question, and [...]
Google+ Pages Are Live: The Set Up
As most know, Google+ launched a while ago and one thing I have particularly loved about it is the strong Catholic user presence on the service. Up until yesterday the service lacked the ability for organizations and brands to have their own “page” like Facebook Pages. So the announcement yesterday was very welcome news. I [...]
Things on a Church’s Home Page
Take a look at your Church’s Home Page today. What’s on it? In larger companies or design agencies, there’s a formal role on a web project called a User Experience Designer. This person’s role is to consider the user’s wants, needs, and understanding when they go to your website. While attending ParishSoft’s User Conference and [...]
How Do You Connect with Content?
I was listening to the latest This Week in Google today, fascinated by the conversation the panel was having about the recent changes to Google Reader. I was especially surprized when most of the panel said that they don’t use feed readers any more to get content delivered to them but instead rely on Twitter, [...]
Why I Unliked Your Facebook Page: Top 5 Admin Mistakes
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 [...]
“New Evangelization” and the Role of Technology
If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it! (1 Corinthians: 16) Not too long ago within some conversations the phrase “new evangelization” came up. I have to confess that I was not [...]
PCI Compliance Explained
“We’re compliant” is a phrase I’ve heard too many vendors say rather dismissively. Unfortunately, equally too many customers dismiss these responses as well with almost a sigh of relief. While the statement sounds good it shouldn’t be treated as a rubber stamp. If your church accepts credit cards for online donations, events, or any retail [...]
Sacraments 101
We often say that Church needs to utilize Social Media to better connect with the youth of today as well as reach out to anyone interested in learning more. Well, I couldn’t of found a better example of leveraging Social Media this week than Busted Halo’s Sacraments 101 series on YouTube. This series does two [...]
Electronic Outreach Director Thomas Sanjurjo – Catholic Spotlight Interview
Editor’s Note: This blog post originally appeared in Lisa Hendey’s CatholicMom.com site. It highlight’s a wonderful example of New Media in a Church. Its a great model for every church to consider! – Joe I recently came across a tech blog announcement about the hiring of Thomas Sanjurjo as “Electronic Outreach Director” at Nativity [...]
Catholic Android Apps Spotlight
Yes, I’m an Android user. One of the first things I looked for was Catholic Apps for Android and found several, but we’ll focus on two here. The first is Catholic One by Aycka Soft. This free app provides users with: Daily readings Prayers Rosary Access to the NAB Bible (when online only) Aycka Soft has been [...]
Cyberbullying: What Parents Need To Know And How To Prevent It
If you weren’t aware, October has been National Anti-Bullying Month. When I hear the word “bully”, it sometimes seems harmless. I picture that kid on the movie A Christmas Story. The truth is that it’s not harmless. In recent years it’s even been taken to another level with technology to what is now called [...]
Two Great Catholic Uses For Google+ Hangouts
This past year I read a great book by Jennifer Haigh called “Faith”. The story begins in Boston in the 50′s and I remember this one little part standing out to me. The Mother in the story gets her rosary, sits next to an open window in her apartment, and participates in a group [...]
Recent Mac Tech Headlines – Broken iPad. Box offers 50GB for free. Split keys.
The biggest story this week was probably the release of IOS5 and the iPhone4S. So, here are a few more delicious Mac morsels to munch on.
Dropbox: Backup files, share with your friends, and your iPad ($FF)
In the spirit of Twitter’s #ff (Follow Fridays), I’d like to introduce you to Catholic Tech Talk’s $FF or free finds. A $FF is our acronym (yes, us techies and the Catholic Church love our acronyms) for a recommendation on a technical tool or service that is free or nearly free that can help our [...]
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2011 Tech Wish List For The Church
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Catholic SEO: A Failing Grade?
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Parish Online Communities – Private vs. Public
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To Tech Or Not To Tech – In Mass
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The 5 Best Diocesan Websites
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The How To Guide for Podcasting Homilies
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Video: “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus”
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A Little Friendly Competition – Catholic Website of the Year Contest
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Have Mercy On The QR Code: The 5 Sins Of QR Codes Use
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2012 World Communications Day Message
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Mobile Technologies for Your Ministry
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