by Wil Ranney | Sep 16, 2013 | Best Practices, Facebook, Featured |
While I was off gallivanting in the Blue Mountains at The Wild Goose Festival, facebook made a major change, one that took me over a month to discover. I’ve been plugged in to all of my usual social media channels and there has been very little chatter about it,...
by Wil Ranney | Dec 18, 2012 | Facebook, Featured, Pastoral Counseling |
It’s hard to deny that facebook has changed the way we grieve as a community. Responses can be made instantly and with very little consideration or reflection. Those responses can then be “liked” or countered in real-time. They stick with us on our “timelines” and...
by Wil Ranney | Sep 25, 2012 | Directory, Featured, iPhone, Yelp |
Technically, it’s not the iPhone itself that matters so much, it’s the iPhone’s new Operating System, iOS 6. iOS 6 comes with a new mapping system. In the past, Apple partnered with Google for their mapping system, which is why I strongly recommended that churches...
by Wil Ranney | Sep 17, 2012 | Featured, Social Media, YouTube |
Social media’s ability to effect real life action has taken a turn for the worse. The YouTube video (Titled: Innocence of Muslims) is stirring up the Muslim world and has been cited as the incendiary force behind the protests and subsequent violence that led to the...
by Wil Ranney | Jul 17, 2012 | Featured, LinkedIn, Main Feature, Security |
Problem: Some high profile sites like LinkedIn have had passwords stolen from them lately (don’t worry too hard, they were still encrypted). Problem: If you use the same password in all places, a compromised password in one place means you have to change your...
by Wil Ranney | Jul 11, 2012 | Featured, Jesus, Worship |
Reclaiming Metaphors was a central theme at the Iowa Annual Conference’s School for Ministry a few weeks back. For those of you not familiar with the IAUMC School for Ministry, it is a yearly convocation for pastors and lay people alike in Iowa that is centered around...
