(FREE software is available to read Kindle books on iPhone, iPad, Windows PC, Mac, Blackberry, Android and Windows Phone devices.)
You can loan a book to anyone with an e-mail address via the Kindle Manager (as long as the publisher has enabled lending).
So as I was thinking about how this might be an awesome avenue for sharing ideas and material with not just my friends next door, but my friends across the pond, I started thinking… Continue reading Libraries of tomorrow
So I’ve never been an Apple fan-boy like my friend Thomas. But I do use an iPhone 3G on an almost hourly basis these days.
And recently I’ve started considering purchasing an iPad2 as well… but I’m not sold on the idea as of yet.
You see my biggest complaint with the iPad is that its seems to be solely about media consumption — which is how it was seemingly pitched in the beginning.
But now as more and more apps flood the market, the tide seems to be changing. There are more and more options out there for creating as well as consuming content. And with that in mind, my mind is shifting as well.
The Table Project’s Jason Wenell | Via ChurchMarketingSucks.com
With a slogan like “We’re not about connecting people all over the world, we’re about family” – the Table Project has grabbed my attention.
In a time when Christian Facebook alternatives are popping up everywhere, the ideas behind the (non-profit) Table Project are refreshing.
The Table is a relational, online web application, custom-tailored for the church. We aim to engage the community, empower leaders, and move people beyond the pews and into authentic, life-changing friendships.
The site is based around “four legs of the table” – Introduction, Engagement, Prayer & Sharing/Serving.
Now sure you can do all these things on Facebook, or Myspace, or whatever network comes along, but The Table Project gives you an opportunity to share these things in a more private setting with members of “your family/tribe” verses broadcasting them to the world.
In fact, the team behind the project addressed the differences between The Table Project and Facebook in a recent blog post…
The Three Big Differences
The fact that The Table is designed for “us” instead of “me” is a fundamental shift from the traditional social media mindset.
The Table’s atmosphere of privacy and intimacy causes different behaviors to arise that are not seen elsewhere online.
The fact that The Table is designed specifically for the church directs what we create and helps us to define “success” differently.
And I love their explanation video, which includes some history of the church and the importance of church as family… and not just a place we go each week.
If you’re making the move from del.icio.us to Pinboard.in you may be encouraging your blog readers to do the same (and I definitely encourage you to make the switch if you haven’t already).
And if that’s the case, why not add a “share this” link on your WordPress posts?
Since Pinboard.in is modeled after the first version of del.icio.us API, the share this link is fairly similar to del.icio.us.
To add a link for Pinboard.in, simply add this code to your single.php file in your WordPress theme:
<a href="http://pinboard.in/add?showtags=yes&url=<?php the_permalink() ?>&title=<?php the_title(); ?>&description=<?php the_excerpt(); ?>" title="Bookmark this on Pinboard.in" target="_blank">Bookmark this on Pinboard.in</a>
If you want, you can always replace the text “Bookmark this on Pinboard.in” with a graphic or other text, like I’ve done below.
And of course, if you like this post, be sure and Bookmark it on Pinboard 🙂
