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Well, my holidays are officially over.  I spent the first week in what I would consider to be a tech blackout.  The internet that was available was painfully slow and cell phone coverage was sporadic and unreliable.  But, I survived.

It was nice to have a couple of weeks to kick back and relax.  Of course, holidays never last long enough.  Now, it’s back to work.

To kick off this week, I wanted to share a really interesting infographic that I cam across while I was on holidays.  Buzzplant conducted a survey of churches across the US.  Here are their findings.

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Today I thought I would write a practical post to celebrate my being reconnected after my week of tech blackout.  I have been talking a lot about using Twitter and Facebook in your ministries.  So I thought I would walk through, step-by-step, creating a Facebook page.

If you follow this simple tutorial, you will be up and running with a new Facebook page in no time!

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My Tech Blackout

July 30, 2012 — 2 Comments

Driving to my parents house - Gros Morne

Recently I read an article by Michael Hyatt about how he disconnected for a period of time while he was on holidays.  It was a very inspiring article that made me think about what it would be like to do the same.

Then, this happened.

I went to visit my parents who live in a rural part of our province.  I am now left with one bar of cell phone service in some parts of the house and satellite internet that isn’t all that much better than dial-up (ok for email and twitter).  So, I thought, what is the difference between a planned offline mode as opposed to a forced one?

One word.  Frustration.

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Sorry for the late addition to my blog today.  I opened up the Mac App Store today and gave into the temptation to update my computer with the latest Mac OSX operating system, Mountain Lion.  At just $19.99, why wouldn’t I?

So, I clicked the button and began the download…

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We all know that teens are extremely connected today and have many ways to communicate. Social Media, smartphones, and the internet each allow us access to vast amounts of information and allow us to connect very easily.

The following infographic by AWeber Communications gives us a break down of how teens communicate. It gives American based statistics, but I believe they are as true for Canadian teens as well.

After reading through this infographic, here are some things that surprised or stood out to me.

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