by Larry Richman | Oct 1, 2007
The Church has launched a new Stake Technology Specialist Web site. It is a resource for those called to oversee a stake’s satellite receivers, computers, and other audiovisual equipment. The Web site provides troubleshooting articles, a glossary of terms, and...
by Larry Richman | Sep 27, 2007
The Encyclopedia of Mormonism is now online at BYU.edu. This is a helpful resource with an extensive list of entries related to the beliefs, teachings, and practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Learn more about the Encyclopedia of Mormonism at...
by Larry Richman | Jul 6, 2007
Nearly half of US adults now have broadband Internet access at home, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. More than 70% of home Internet users have high-speed connections and 23% use dial-up. Given the demographics and logistics of those who...
by Larry Richman | Jun 28, 2007
BYU professor Phil Windley points out that the United Methodist Church now has an online social network. Read Phil’s comments about the site. What are your feelings about the value of such a site for LDS people?
by Larry Richman | Jun 27, 2007
Many of you are aware that the RSS feeds on Newsroom and the home page of LDS.org have not been working well (or at all) since June 8. Last night, the feeds were fixed and are working well.
by Larry Richman | May 10, 2007
On Monday, media titan Rupert Murdoch wrote a letter published at Forbes.com to explain how media is evolving. He’s the majority shareholder and chief executive of News Corporation, that owns 20th Century Fox, HarperCollins, Fox Broadcasting, dozens of...
by Larry Richman | Apr 28, 2007
I’ve been reading and benefiting from the Internet Retailer magazine. Although I’m not heavy into the Internet retailing business, I find that most of the articles are applicable to managing content sites because they talk about focusing on an audience and...
by Larry Richman | Apr 26, 2007
A test release of the redesigned missionary Web site is now available at beta.mormon.org. The new site includes multimedia and the option for nonmembers to “chat live” with missionaries (Church members should not use the chat feature). While on the beta...
by Larry Richman | Mar 30, 2007
I just subscribed to the daily newsletter at mequoda.com. It has some good information about online strategies. Today’s post has a good explanation of a strategy for online and print magazines.
by Larry Richman | Mar 29, 2007
You may be interested in the following two recent news items about the redesigned LDS.org: World Report, Section 14: In the News (about 2/3 through this section). Article in the Daily Herald newspaper.
by Larry Richman | Mar 28, 2007
Some people have asked if they can use on their personal Web sites or blogs any of the images used on Church Web sites or in Church magazines. Church policy doesn’t allow for Church-owned materials to be reproduced on other Web sites or blogs. Not all the images...
by Larry Richman | Feb 28, 2007
On February 10, 2007, a worldwide leadership training meeting on teaching and learning was broadcast over the Church satellite system. To help members and leaders in their teaching at home and in their Church callings, the proceedings of that meeting will be provided...
by Larry Richman | Feb 28, 2007
The following are the standards for all new audio and video we provide on Church sites. (Not all current media files meet these standards, but all new media we create will meet these standards.)Downloadable Audio: MP3 with an ID3 tag version of 2.3 or newer. Talks and...
by Larry Richman | Feb 15, 2007
If you’ve downloaded the MP3 audio files of the scriptures in the Gospel Library, you’ve probably noticed that the naming of the files don’t sort in the proper sequence to play them consecutively. I’m happy to announce that the MP3 audio files...
by Larry Richman | Feb 14, 2007
The More Good Foundation has produced a short tour of the new LDS.org and Newsroom sites in the form of a video screencast. The screencast gives an overview of the new sites and highlights some of the new features. See O’Reilly to learn how to create a...
