The Connected Church
The Connected Church
Natchi Lazarus
As a Church, the Body of Christ, we are all called to fulfill the Great Commission given to us by Jesus in this digital era. In order to do that effectively in today's social-media-dominated world, it is important for us to equip ourselves with the knowledge, skill, and understanding of how this online ecosystem works. In The Connected Church Podcast, along with his expert guests, Natchi Lazarus covers practical and strategic topics that will equip the Church for this digital and social media age. Natchi has years of experience working with nonprofits, churches, ministries, Christian faith-based businesses, and entrepreneurs. In this podcast, he not only uses his experience and expertise from his work to derive solutions to complex digital media challenges that ministries face but as an experienced educator, he also breaks down complex technical topics to simple, doable actionable tasks. Discover why top global nonprofits, churches, and faith-based ventures seek Natchi's help to implement social media ministry strategies for their online and digital media programs.
[News] Week 3, August 2021: Zoom, WhatsApp, TikTok, Messenger, Facebook
The Connected Church News: Week 3, August 2021 1. Facebook reveals impact of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) on Ads 2. WhatsApp chat transfer between Android & Apple devices coming soon 3. Zoom releases a new ‘Focus Mode’ for Meetings to help reduce distraction 4. Messenger brings end-to-end encryption security to video & audio calls 5. Top social channels release policy updates & new features related to kids Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Aug 21, 2021
5 min
[News] Week 2, August 2021: WhatsApp, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter
The Connected Church News: Week 2, August 2021 1. Whatsapp releases ‘View Once’ feature with disappearing photos & videos 2. Facebook redesigns its settings page with new categories & grouping 3. Google Maps on iOS gets new features including live-location on iMessage 4. YouTube updates its 'Creators website' making it an educational info hub 5. Twitter adds co-host option to Spaces; releases latest Agency Playbook Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Aug 14, 2021
5 min
[News] Week 5, July 2021: Apple, WhatsApp, Olympic Games, Clubhouse, Instagram
The Connected Church News: Week 5, July 2021 1. Whatsapp releases a new ‘Joinable calls' feature inside Whatsapp Groups 2. Social Media & Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Major channels add exclusive features 3. Clubhouse is officially out of ‘invite-only' and opens up for everyone 4. Instagram launches ‘Text Translation’ tool for Stories with 90+ languages 5. Apple brings its Spatial Audio, Dolby & Lossless Streaming to Android users Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Jul 31, 2021
5 min
[News] Week 4, July 2021: Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Clubhouse, Messenger
The Connected Church News: Week 4, July 2021 1. Facebook announces plans to pay $1 Billion to creators before 2022 end 2. Twitter to discontinue Fleets from Aug 3; plans to focus on Tweets & Spaces 3. WhatsApp officially starts testing multi-device capability for the app 4. Clubhouse launches Backchannel, a direct message feature 5. Messenger launches Soundmojis, emojis with sounds & audio clips Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Jul 24, 2021
5 min
[News] Week 3, July 2021: Android, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Google
The Connected Church News: Week 3, July 2021 1. Facebook releases 'Creative Guidance Navigator' to help you create better ads 2. Google launches A.I. Academy (Artificial intelligence) for small newsrooms 3. TikTok releases a new ‘Resumes’ feature entering job recruitment space 4. YouTube launches ‘New To You’ feature for content discovery expansion 5. Android ad prices increase as advertisers shift spend due to Apple's privacy Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Jul 17, 2021
6 min
[News] Week 2, July 2021: TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook
The Connected Church News: Week 2, July 2021 1. TikTok announces the opening up of longer videos to all users worldwide 2. Instagram shifts focus to 4 key areas: Creators, Video, Shopping, Messaging 3. Linkedin publishes a new pocket guide for ads targeting options 4. YouTube launches a new 4K Plus package for YouTube TV Subscribers 5. Facebook launches Bulletin, a newsletter platform for writers & creators Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Jul 10, 2021
5 min
[News] Week 1, July 2021: Android, Facebook, YouTube, Google, Twitter
The Connected Church News: Week 1, July 2021 1. YouTube says 23-July is the deadline for reviewing your old ‘unlisted’ videos 2. Facebook Shops come to WhatsApp & Marketplace with A.R. & A.I. built in 3. Google launches Ads Creative Studio to help assets creation & management 4. Twitter's new 15-sec view objective for video ads + download inside Spaces 5. New Android ‘Made with Google’ affordable phone + 5G partnership with Jio Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Jul 3, 2021
5 min
[News] Week 4, June 2021: Oculus, Spotify, Instagram, Google, Facebook
The Connected Church News: Week 4, June 2021 1. Facebook releases new tools for Groups admins and moderators 2. Spotify launches Greenroom live audio chat; acquires Podz, a discovery tool 3. Instagram Reels advertising option released worldwide 4. Google releases Search Console Insights to measure content performance 5. Oculus FRL (Facebook Reality Labs) starts testing in-headset VR advertising Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Jun 26, 2021
5 min
[News] Week 3, June 2021: Apple, Instagram, YouTube, Google, Messenger
The Connected Church News: Week 3, June 2021 1. Apple WWDC 2021: New feature-rich OS versions announced, and more 2. Instagram reveals basic details about how its algorithm & ranking works 3. YouTube rolls out a new tool & options to handle copyright violations 4. Google releases updates in Analytics with new data modeling capabilities 5. Messenger gets QR & payment links to send, receive money from anyone Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Jun 19, 2021
5 min
[News] Week 2, June 2021: Twitter, Google, WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook
The Connected Church News: Week 2, June 2021 1. Twitter officially launches Twitter Blue subscription product 2. Google releases Manual Experiments, a new tool to run ads tests 3. WhatsApp announces new updates & features to its Business API 4. YouTube releases analytics options for membership metrics & posts 5. Facebook open-sources its evaluation data set covering 101 languages Shownotes: https://natchi.link/news
Jun 12, 2021
5 min
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