Using hashtags effectively - infographic from Huffington Post
Helpful infographic from Huffington Post on using hashtags effectively:
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12202
Free ebook: Why Every Christian Leader Must Blog
Blogger Rodlie Ortiz is offering a free ebook to all those who follow his blog.
In his book Why Every Leader Must Blog: 7 Reasons To Start Now & 11 Tips To Get You Started, his contention is an established one – that what we sit down to consider, think around, and write about, we understand and remember far better. That's why you used to write essays at school and college, remember? It's one reason why people keep journals or diaries, or even take notes during sermons.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12205
Latest Erik Qualman 'Socialnomics' video short released
Erik Qualman has done it again. Released his latest annual iteration of his view of the state of social media, as a 3-minute YouTube summary.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12241
Understanding media and evangelism - conversation with Phil Cooke
Lots of challenging wisdom from Phil Cooke, author of Creative Christian Media, on creatives, media, culture, storytelling, film, evangelism and effective communication.
Here are 18 minutes of high-value insights – do make the time to watch.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12228
The impact of education globally: infographic
Education is a vital catalyst for positive change. Access to schooling is, for example, a major reason that Scotland punches above its weight on the world stage, because that country had virtually free and universal primary education, centuries before the rest of UK.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12255
Are you using the best method to communicate your message? What does research show?
There’s a magazine from my childhood which has hugely influenced my thinking since. And it wasn’t Superman comic!
It was WHICH?, the magazine of the pioneering UK consumer group CA. In what is now a common worldwide concept, they buy and exhaustively test various consumer products, and choose a 'best buy', or a range of recommendations based on various criteria.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12302
Internet and mobile use in Africa: infographic and free ebook
These stats are already out of date, but you get the incredible picture! For more detail, download this free 43-page PDF ebook Emerging Nations Embrace Internet, Mobile Technology from Pew Research. Digital is a major key to leverage all types of existing evangelism and discipleship, not least in the Majority World.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12087
Ever been on a conference call like this? Humor video
You may well have experienced a phone conference call as chaotic and fruitless as the one in this humor sketch from Tripp and Tyler. It presents a face-to-face meeting as if it were telephone conference, with all the downsides present and correct.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12039?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=...
French animation by Michel Ocelot is a storytelling masterclass
For Christmas, I received a little gem – the DVD Tales of the Night by celebrated French animator Michel Ocelot. It's based on the very simple device of story within story: a young man, woman and older technician meet in an abandoned cinema and collaborate together to create and act in (or perhaps animate – this is left open) a series of delightful short stories.
See why storytelling communicates so well, and recognize the creative process for storytellers down the millenia.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11918
Creation to Christ smartphone app is available on Android and iOS
GEM's simple 'flipbook' smartphone evangelistic app that summarizes the sweep of the biblical narrative is now available on Android and iOS, and in multiple languages.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12021