What motivates assailants to brazenly post their crimes to Facebook?
Technology
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Short attention spans, short news cycles and short form Gospels
Being comfortable receiving and processing information faster unfortunately does not correlate with our ability to assess that information for truth, much less for wisdom.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
The Vatican brand and “Compassionate Disruption” at SXSW
The concept of branding has become more prevalent than ever, thanks to the digital age. The Vatican is part of the game, too.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How advertisers are reaching kids. It’s not on TV.
Regulatory bodies such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission seem nearly powerless when up against the online advertising juggernaut.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
What is the Vatican is doing at SXSW?
“You’re certainly the only one in a collar and you’re possibly the only one with white hair,” Bishop Tighe said about the festival.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Democracy is not a Facebook focus group.
With his 5,800-word manifesto on “Building Global Community,” the Facebook C.E.O. seems to be easing ever more into his role as benevolent dictator of the media universe.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Holy App: Meet a woman bringing the saints to your smartphone
The love and healing to be found in prayer and meditation are available to all.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Alexa, please define knowledge
The new wave of internet devices is coming.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
What should your tech resolutions be in 2017?
On this podcast, Sam Sawyer, S.J., speaks to Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber about cybersecurity and the digital revolution. The conversation tries to answer who we want to be online in an age where cyberhacking has become commonplace.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
How bad journalism is hurting people of faith.
“Journalists don’t know the difference between an archbishop and a cardinal; they think Catholics worship Mary; they think the pope controls what every bishop and priest says and does.”