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Friday, March 26th, 2010Thanks to blogger friend Conrade Yap for the wording of this message: We have heard about learning to unplug our computers once a week. We have also heard about fasting for a good cause. What about unplugging our dependence on electricity for 1 hour? The purpose of Earth Hour is to promote public awareness about […]
Technology in times of disaster
Saturday, March 6th, 2010My latest column for Comment has been published: “Technology in times of disaster.”
BibleTech – March 26-27, 2010 – San Jose, California
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Come explore the intersection of Bible study and technology. This two-day conference is designed for publishers, programmers, webmasters, educators, bloggers and anyone interested in using technology to improve Bible study. For information and to register, visit http://www.bibletechconference.com. My friends from Logos will be there. Alas, I can’t go this year, but it should be a […]
Open source software and conviviality
Thursday, February 25th, 2010I contributed to an online symposium that was convened to respond to an article by Brian Janaszek on open source software and conviviality. Here is our response: Fee or free, people or profit?
HuffPost’s new Religion section leads off with an article on Faith and Technology
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010The Huffington Post, recognizing what a vital role religion plays in culture, politics, and life, has launched a Religion section today. One of the inaugural articles is “Finding the Spirituality in New Media” by Steven Barrie-Anthony, a Ph.D. student in Religious Studies at UC Santa Barbara, and former features writer for the LA Times, where […]
Whither Democracy 2.0?
Friday, December 4th, 2009My latest technology column for Comment Magazine has been published: Whither Democracy 2.0?
Retweeting for AIDS research
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009So, yet again my mixed feelings about Twitter get tweaked. An old friend of mine from Microsoft has hit the headlines in Seattle’s TechFlash, and raised over $7,500 for AIDS research merely by sending out one tweet. It said “For each re-tweet, I’ll donate $5 to fight AIDS.” It started as just a twexperiment (Twitter-speak […]
Twitter ads
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009I knew it wouldn’t be long before this happened: “[Advertisers] are offering to pay Twitterers to gain access to their followers — so they can send them tweets containing ads. The more followers you have, the more money you make.” If I were ever tempted to get on Twitter before, this turns me off completely. […]
Introducing Logos 4: Bible Study Reimagined
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Today Logos Bible Software unveiled the latest version of their flagship product. Logos is more than just a Bible study system, it is an entire digital theological library, with intelligent cross-referencing between the books, powerful search capabilities, amazing automated study tools, and a whole lot more. In keeping with the way the company tends to […]
Social networking and faith identity
Friday, October 9th, 2009My latest column for Comment magazine is online now: Social networking and faith identity
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