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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 more than two decades 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.

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    • Religion & Spirituality

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 more than two decades 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: 231] Week 2, Mar 2024: Claude AI, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Meta

    [News: 231] Week 2, Mar 2024: Claude AI, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Meta

    Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 231 
     
    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.
     
    This week, we have news about: Claude AI, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Meta
     
    Week 2, Mar 2024:
     
    🗞️ News 1: Anthropic Launches Claude-3; Beats ChatGPT-4, Gemini Benchmarks       
     
    🗞️ News 2: Instagram Announces Multiple DM Features Including an Edit Option    
     
    🗞️ News 3: TikTok Expands ‘Subscription', Moves 'Creator Rewards' out of Beta   
     
    🗞️ News 4: Threads Starts Testing its ‘API' for Posting via Third Party Tools       
     
    🗞️ News 5: Meta Quest Team Predicts the Top 3 Technology Shifts of the Future 
    For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the transcripts visit: https://natchi.net/news  
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    • 5 min
    [News: 230] Week 1, Mar 2024: Mistral AI, YouTube, Adobe, Android, LinkedIn

    [News: 230] Week 1, Mar 2024: Mistral AI, YouTube, Adobe, Android, LinkedIn

    Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 230 
     
    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.
     
    This week, we have news about: Mistral AI, YouTube, Adobe, Android, LinkedIn
     
    Week 1, Mar 2024:
     
    🗞️ News 1: Microsoft Teams Up with Mistral AI to Unveil 'Mistral Large' Model       
     
    🗞️ News 2: Android Releases New Features in Maps, Docs, Auto, Images, Health    
     
    🗞️ News 3: LinkedIn Releases New AI-Powered Features for its Recruiter HR Platform   
     
    🗞️ News 4: YouTube Expands Access of ‘Create’ Video Editing App to New Regions       
     
    🗞️ News 5: Adobe Announces Project 'GenAI Control’ for Music Generation & Editing 
    For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the transcripts visit: https://natchi.net/news  
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    • 5 min
    [News: 229] Week 4, Feb 2024: Gemini AI, WhatsApp, Nvidia, Instagram, X

    [News: 229] Week 4, Feb 2024: Gemini AI, WhatsApp, Nvidia, Instagram, X

    Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 229 
     
    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.
     
    This week, we have news about: Gemini AI, WhatsApp, Nvidia, Instagram, X
     
    Week 4, Feb 2024:
     
    🗞️ News 1: Google Launches 'Gemini Business'; Brings AI into Performance Max       
     
    🗞️ News 2: Instagram Expands 'Creator Marketplace' to Eight New Countries    
     
    🗞️ News 3: Nvidia Launches 'Chat with RTX' AI Chatbot That Runs Locally on a PC   
     
    🗞️ News 4: X Starts Rolling Out Audio, Video Calls Feature for Non-Premium Users       
     
    🗞️ News 5: WhatsApp Brings New 'Text Formatting' Including Lists, Block Quotes 
    For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the transcripts visit: https://natchi.net/news  
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    • 5 min
    [News: 228] Week 3, Feb 2024: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, AI, YouTube, X

    [News: 228] Week 3, Feb 2024: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, AI, YouTube, X

    Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 228 
     
    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.
     
    This week, we have news about: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, AI, YouTube, X
     
    Week 3, Feb 2024:
     
    🗞️ News 1: OpenAI says, Now ChatGPT has a 'Memory' & it can Remember/Forget Info       
     
    🗞️ News 2: YouTube Studio Mobile gets Upload Option; New Community Post Feed    
     
    🗞️ News 3: X Announces a New 'Creator Targeting' Option within its Ads Manager   
     
    🗞️ News 4: Google Bard is Rebranded to Gemini; New 'Advanced' Paid Plan Released       
     
    🗞️ News 5: LinkedIn Launches a New 'Media Planning API' for Agencies & Marketers 
    For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the transcripts visit: https://natchi.net/news  
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    • 5 min
    [News: 227] Week 2, Feb 2024: Disney, Bluesky, YouTube, Meta, Snapchat

    [News: 227] Week 2, Feb 2024: Disney, Bluesky, YouTube, Meta, Snapchat

    Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 227 
     
    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.
     
    This week, we have news about: Disney, Bluesky, YouTube, Meta, Snapchat
     
    Week 2, Feb 2024:
     
    🗞️ News 1: Meta to Label AI-Generated Images Across its Family of Apps      
     
    🗞️ News 2: Disney Plans to Create 'A New Universe' in Partnership with Epic Games    
     
    🗞️ News 3: YouTube adds an Option to View Vertical 'Live Streams' on Shorts Feed  
     
    🗞️ News 4: Snapchat Reports 800 Million Users; Meta VR Labs Reports $1Bn in Sales       
     
    🗞️ News 5: Bluesky (Twitter Alternative) Opens Up Moving Out of Invite-Only Mode 
    For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the transcripts visit: https://natchi.net/news  
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    • 5 min
    [News: 226] Week 1, Feb 2024: Apple, Google, Meta, X, YouTube

    [News: 226] Week 1, Feb 2024: Apple, Google, Meta, X, YouTube

    Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 226 
     
    The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.
     
    This week, we have news about: Apple, Google, Meta, X, YouTube
     
    Week 1, Feb 2024:
     
    🗞️ News 1: Google Releases Gemini-Pro and ImageGen-2 inside Bard AI Globally      
     
    🗞️ News 2: Apple VisionOS App Store gets Zoom, Disney, TikTok and other Top Apps    
     
    🗞️ News 3: X Expands Vertical Video Ads Globally with Full-Screen Sound-On Videos  
     
    🗞️ News 4: YouTube Crosses 100 Million Subscribers for Premium and YouTube Music       
     
    🗞️ News 5: Meta Releases a New Engagement Attribution Option inside Video Ads 
    For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the transcripts visit: https://natchi.net/news  
    Like what you are hearing? Subscribe on iTunes (https://natchi.net/apple) or Spotify (https://natchi.net/spotify)
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    • 6 min

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