But it’s necessary. In my Monday morning ‘down a rabbit hole,’ I was looking into a local restaurant for dinner with some friends for this evening. I hit their menu to see if there’s anything that I’d be interested in (there is) and then I got distracted by the rest of their website (as I…
According to a 2002 study, the ‚Äúappeal of the overall visual design of a site, including layout, typography, font size, and color schemes,‚Äù is the number one factor we use to evaluate a website‚Äôs credibility. – In Defense of Eye Candy by Stephen P. Anderson (A List Apart) Most people I deal with fall into…
I’ve mentioned this same statement more than once to those in a position to make some changes at our church. Maybe hearing it from other sources will help the message get through. a successful Internet ministry does not rely exclusively on volunteers to create or maintain their web site. (via Church Marketing Sucks)
A major player in the world of web (both design and programming) was looking to adopt his third child along with his wife in the near future, the future came a little sooner than expected. Read all about it (and contribute if you’re inclined) here: http://snook.ca/adoption Through the use of twitter, in 12 hours he’s…
Still wrapping my brain around this: http://skittles.com/ They are using most major forms of social media to show their product and how people interact with it including twitter, facebook, youtube, flickr and wikipedia instead of having a standard website. Interesting concept, I can imagine that it won’t be long before we start to see this…
This is the church that – when I decided to get out of bed in college – I attend on a semi-regular basis. Funny thing is, I consider them one of the most conservative churches in their area. Pretty surprising to see them using social media like Youtube to promote.
I have an intern. She started today. She doesn’t really have a set schedule, she doesn’t get paid and she’s only around for a couple of weeks but I now have an intern. It was a little weird sitting down with her today to converse about what she currently knows, what she wants to learn…
It’s exciting to me to see church media and their creators starting to get it. For far too long, the materials presented to the public were sub-par. I Am Second, gets it. A ministry that concerns itself with both substance and style. One of the best presentations in any field I have seen in a…
First off, I am attached to the electronic communication medium more than I probably would like to admit. I am one of those that carries a multi-use phone or PDA. Although I rarely use the calendaring functionality of it, I am shackled by the phone, text, and email capability of the device. I send plenty…