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A Call to Software Developers
There have been a few people asking over the past few months about making an iPhone or Palm OS app, and getting it onto the App Store. I personally have only rudimentary programming knowledge, and not enough to make a quality app that would effectively fulfill the needs of the organizations/people who have asked about an app.
Are there any OSC readers out there who might be interested in some paid work? Writing apps might be a lucrative way to help out the Church, you know...
The kind of apps...
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Favorite blogs
Which blogs are your favorite?
I would have to say Fr. Z and American Papist are my top 2.
For those looking for something with a little more flavor, check out http://catholic-beer-review.blogspot.com/
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Has anyone used the facebook ads to increase visability on FB?
Has it worked?
Do you get more *fans*, and then does that ever translate into new benefactors?
WHat's your take on this?
Is it worth it?
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U.S. Archdioceses and Dioceses on Twitter
[Update: Also, check out our list of (Arch)Dioceses on Facebook!]
For some time, I've been looking for a listing of Archdioceses with a presence on Twitter (I follow about 10 or so of them, but I know there are many more. I'm going to post all the ones I know of here, and hopefully people can find others that aren't listed here and post them in the comments below. I'll update this post as more are identified. Here's the list:
Archdioceses
- Archdiocese of Saint Louis, MO - @archstl
- Archdiocese...
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Feedburner?
Hey Jeff,
Any chance you could create Feedburner feeds for the site? I did something like that on The Catholic Spirit site.
You could then add the option to receive emails on those feeds as well.
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Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, traditionally, is a title given to Our Blessed Mother in honor of having give the Scapular of Mount Carmel to Saint Simon Stock. According to a pious tradition the Blessed Virgin appeared to St. Simon Stock at Cambridge, England on Sunday, 16 July, 1251. In answer to his appeal for help for his oppressed order, she appeared to him with a scapular in her hand and said: “Take, beloved son, this scapular of thine order as a badge of my confraternity and for...
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Catholic Sisters Online.
We are experiementing with Facebook, Twitter and Blogs. We are also redesigning our website.
Any other Sister congregations out there doing the same? I know of a lot doing various things, but wondered if there are others here at OSC.
I work with the Sisters of the Holy Family This is the old site. We will be launching our new site in a week or so. It's so close to finished, I'm getting very excited!
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