The Vatican Gets It!

I have a friend who sometimes "attends" church services via streaming video on her church's website. I tease her that showing up in a real church building with a real, in-the-flesh congregation is "the only real Path." But, religion's got a long history of using technology to spread its various messages. I guess we could start with the Gutenberg press ... later radio, then television ... and now the Vatican has its own YouTube channel in four languages.

I guess you don't have to show up after all. I wonder if Father Guido Sarducci will have a guest spot.

The Internet, it's everywhere. Thanks to the Official Google Blog for the tip on this one.

Newspapers, again: More on Change.

The exodus from print to digital is picking up speed. As I discovered today, the Christian Science Monitor announced in October that it will halt the printing and distribution of its daily edition. In its place will be a website (CSMonitor.com), a weekly print edition and daily e-mail newsletters. In another sign of change, Google has dropped its print ads program.

Newspapers may not yet be extinct, but what is left of their market will be very different in a few short years. As marketing guru Seth Godin blogged a few days ago, "What will you miss?"

Additional resources: Jeff Gomez's "Print is Dead" blog and The Wall Street Journal on e-books for cellphones.


The Wall Street Journal Mobile Edition as viewed on my Motorola iRazr. Reading glasses required for almost anyone over 50.

Web Tools for Personal and Career Goals

This is a great list from Online-College-Blog.com. It covers everything from careers to household chores. I've never heard of many of the sites, but I have no doubt that many of them are worth exploring.