The Digital Sanctuary

I got an email today from the School of Communication at USC notifying me that the Annenberg Center for the Digital Future Report for '07 is available online. 
The project, Surveying the Digital Future, has been covered on this site before and currently records six years of longitudinal research to comprise an absolutely unique [...]

I frequently encounter people who are skeptical at best, fearful at worst, when it comes to using the Internet.  That’s understandable and it’s not particularly noteworthy.  If you're reading this, you may not be one of them. But for others of us, new media technologies can be intimidating.  We all wonder, for example, what Internet [...]

The mind of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.   Proverbs 16:9
"Infinite Walk" photo courtesy of HRKVC.  Wisdom courtesy of the Holy Bible.
Giving thanks for the steps, the journey and for all my blogging partners. 
 

Yesterday, I received an email from Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist working with the Pew Internet & American Life Project in Washington, D. C.  She let me know that Pew has just completed a national survey conducted in collaboration with the Exploratorium.  It benchmarks how the Internet fits into people's habits for gathering news [...]

The Digital Sanctuary has repeatedly highlighted the appeal of Apple's iPod line for Christians who want access to either the Bible or worship music via the portabilility of an mp3 player.   Apple has obviously ruled the field for five solid years – indeed, virtually invented it – even as media players have grown [...]

The Mobile Web is gaining momentum.  Oxford University is offering their first class in user generated content & Web 2.0.
According to Nielsen/Netratings (Aug 2006) user-generated content sites, platforms for photo sharing, video sharing and blogging, comprised five out of the top 10 fastest growing Web brands in July 2006.
With the rise of MySpace, YouTube [...]

Just a reminder that our friends at IEC are an incredible resource when it comes to exploring ideas for Internet evangelism.  The stated purpose of the coalition is to stimulate and accelerate web evangelism within the worldwide body of Christ. Part of their mission includes encouraging collaborative efforts and to connect partners and resources for [...]

Online capabilities continue to spread at an amazing rate and are now demonstrating how archaic it will soon feel to be "desktop confined".  The newest mobile innovation, TracNet, a system that allows passengers to access the Internet from a vehicle's video screens, launched less than 6 weeks ago. TracNet brings the Internet to the pre-installed [...]

There's a lot being said about revolution these days.  Although it's an overused term, it's possibly an under- statement to say that the Internet is about to revolutionize our world.  No really.  This time it's not just hype about a new-fangled software application. 
Today's Internet addressing scheme, called IPv4, is based on '70s technology and [...]

Prepare for a heafty read.  Sometimes comments are so helpful they have to be made into posts.  There is simply no replacement for a timely word, in this case delivered by a reliable expert.  Anthony Coppedge is a church media consultant, author and all around self-described techno-geek.   He recently commented on a Social Bookmarking [...]