Today Facebook held an event where they announced a update to their current group structure. Looks like it will make it much easier to use. Creating groups, adding people to the group, privacy, all are getting upgrades. The biggest improvement that I see it to...
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The hub for all things WebFor Fun: 666 Name Calculator
Ever wonder if you have an unidentified proclivity for eschatological global domination? Simply type your name(s) into the name box on this site and it will let you know if there is a way to make your name add up to 666. I got bad news... my last name contains 666....
New Twitter Interface Revealed
Twitter announced today some upcoming changes to it's web interface. They seem to be trying to bring a lot of the features that we all love about the various desktop clients we love to the web. They plan on splitting the screen in two, allowing one half to be your...
Evolution of Blog: Slant33
Youth ministry blogs are as common as youth ministers. Actually, they are probably more common since the people I follow contribute to multiple blogs. They are also all incredibly similar: one youth pastor sitting up late at night giving you a taste on just exactly...
QuickTip: Know Everything with Monkeysee
Youth ministries have a bad reputation for being underfunded and understaffed because they often are. That probably translates into you needing to do everything from fix the hole in the wall that happened during a wild game of pin the pool stick on the Jr Higher last...
New: “Google Instant”
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Great (short!) Youth Ministry Training Podcast
I've been involved in a project to provide free Youth Ministry resources online at umyouthpastor.com for a while now. We thought about doing a training podcast for a while, but wanted to make sure that we were adding something worthwhile rather than just creating...
Crazy Video: How to Pull Out a Tooth with a Rocket
I'm not quite sure what I can add to this, but my son thought this looked like a good idea. I think I should be afraid.
Stats on Internet Pornography – Online MBA
I thought these stats on internet pornography were really interesting: (click the image to view full size.) Stats on Internet Pornography - Online MBA.
Failsafe Backup (The 321 System)
Peter Krough has written an excellent article on backup in which he suggests the 321 system. It says that you should have three copies (one primary and two backups) on two different media with one off-site. Not only is this incredibly easy to remember, it really...