Staying Safe Online
I just reviewed the site OnGuardOnline.gov that provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. It has some great tips you may...LDS Application on Facebook
If you haven’t added the LDS App on Facebook, you should check it out. It allows you to include on Facebook some of your LDS interests and background. You have the option whether or not to include the information on your personal profile. New features: Share...Use the Internet Wisely, Leader Cautions
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf at the April 2008 general conference: “This conference is being translated into 92 languages and broadcast to 96 countries by the miracle of modern technology. Many of you brethren attend general conference by means of the Internet....Texting and Education
A recent article in The Record Search Light titled “Txting away ur education” talked about the use of cell phones and texting in our schools and the distraction that can be to your child’s education. It also talked about how addicted some youth are...More Mormon Myths
Last month, I wrote “Faith-Promoting Story or Urban Legend?” I just found this video clip, which debunks a few other Mormon myths. And, of course, there is this video produced by the Church Public Affairs Department:
Mormon Channel iPhone Application Now Available
I am pleased to report that the free Mormon Channel iPhone application is now available. This application allows iPhone users to tune into content being broadcast on the Mormon Channel, as well as listen to audio recordings of General Conference addresses, magazine...Protecting Your Kid’s Privacy Online
The site OnGuardOnline.gov provides the following suggestions to protect your kids’ personal information and privacy online: Check out sites your kids visit, and see what kind of information the sites ask for or allow kids to post. Talk to your child about the risks...E-mail Spam
We all hate e-mail spam. Even though my e-mail providers have pretty good spam filters, I get over 100 spam messages a day that make it into my in-boxes. According to MessageLabs, the percentage of worldwide e-mail traffic that is spam has been declining slightly over...Matt Cutts at WordCamp 2009
Following Larry’s post that blogs are hot, Googler Matt Cutts recently presented at WordCamp San Francisco 2009 and posted his slides at Straight from Google: What You Need to Know. Mr. Cutts presented some tips for optimizing a WordPress blog for Google. A few points...
Blogs are Hot
Blogs are mainstream media. About 30 million US Internet users (14% of the Internet population) have a blog they update at least once a month. That number is expected to grow by 25% in 4 years. Even more important than the number of bloggers, is the number of blog...
Please Help Us Improve the Mormon Channel
Thank you to those who recently completed the survey about Church-produced audio content. The information gathered was helpful in launching the new Mormon Channel and will continue to be helpful as the Church develops new programming for the station. As a follow-up to...Faith-Promoting Story or Urban Legend?
We’ve all received e-mails from well-intentioned people who pass along the latest faith-promoting story, only later to find out (after you’ve forwarded it to everyone in your address book) that it was only a faith-promoting rumor. Have you heard that the...
People Are Flocking to Twitter
The microblogging service Twitter is exploding. Celebrities, politicians, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and everyday users are flocking to the service. In a cleaver marketing plan, Ashton Kutcher (Twitter name: aplusk) gathered more followers than any other Twitter...How Big is the Internet?
ComScore reported that the total Internet audience worldwide (aged 15+ from home and work computers) surpassed one billion visitors in December 2008. Where do they come from? Asia-Pacific accounts for 41% of the users. Europe: 28% North America: 18% Latin America: 7%...Follow on social media