Items for November 2011

Size matters

Published on November 18th, 2011

I’m not trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs here – as figures suggest millions of links get shortened every year. But just because ‘everyone else knows about it’, it doesn’t mean it’s too late to learn. So consider this a blog for all abilities – so long as your abilities are less than ours.

Tags: social media, twitter, url shortening

The gospel of social media

Published on November 11th, 2011

Religious homilies will often begin with a secular reference to a mundane daily ritual that somehow illuminates our understanding of something mysterious and spiritual. (At this point imagine a Rowan Atkinson voice in your head saying: “I was painting my fence the other day. You know, God is like a fence...”) Here I’m going to try to turn the tables and use a theological reference to offer some insight into how social media works. Bear with me on this one – I can’t promise it will be worth it, but I’ll do my best.