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In the wake of Boston, social media heals

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

It was last week American experienced its first terrorist act through the lens of social media. Millions turned to Twitter, Facebook, and other social media networking sites to gain information on the bombings in Boston. During 9/11, many turned to TV and…

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Naked church

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Julie Pennington-Russell — No Comments ↓

Dear Church: if you bring good news to your community you won’t need to inform your neighbors. They already know. If you don’t—well, chances are everybody knows but you. Let’s get down to it: a church is either welcome relief…

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Best part of ‘The Bible’ was on social media

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

I really was not expecting much from The History Channel’s “The Bible” but it made for some interesting discussion on social media. Folks on Facebook and Twitter really had fun with the ‘epic’ story. Many hailed “The Bible” as on par with “The Lord…

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Yo Facebook, are you losing it?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

Facebook started as a college student sharing site. It was new. It was edgy. It was young. It was better than MySpace. Now your mom, dad, and grandma are already your ‘friends’. That’s not cool according to some young people. Young…

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Social media pastors cast stones on Obama’s faith

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — 5 Comments ↓

As millions watched President Obama take a public oath of office, popular mega church pastors sought to cast some social media stones on our president’s faith. Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, set off a social media…

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The edgy Christian media startup you need to check out

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

More and more, Christian media outfits try to create their own social media platforms to get noticed. However, a new edgy social media startup, “Sogo” is taking a different route on social media to get their message out. Sogo describes…

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Subject: Fwd., Fwd., Fwd., Fwd., Fwd.,

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Nell Green — 4 Comments ↓

In general I don’t like emails that have been forwarded a dozen times. However, I do usually have a look at what I have been sent unless I have reason to suspicion a virus or such. Why take the time?…

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Six ways to set a positive blog tone

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

I had an epiphany regarding my Albany Times Union blog and the tone of negativity in the comment section. In the interest of freedom, openness, and free speech I had unknowingly allowed my blog to become a swamp of negativity.…

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Social media can change spiritual habits

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

Remember to enter to win a free copy of my new Judson Press book. Even though 89% of American households have a Bible, the number of those who read it daily is very low. A new study released by LifeWay…

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Three reasons why churches don’t use social media

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Alan Rudnick — 6 Comments ↓

Even though about half of all Americans use Facebook once a week,only 40 percent of people report that their church has an active Facebook page. Only 14 percent of Catholic Churches have a Facebook presence. And, only about 10 percent…

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