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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.

Location:

India

Description:

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.

Language:

English


Episodes

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

3/13/2024
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: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Anthropic Launches Claude-3; Beats ChatGPT-4, Gemini Benchmarks πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Instagram Announces Multiple DM Features Including an Edit Option πŸ—žοΈ News 3: TikTok Expands β€˜Subscription', Moves 'Creator Rewards' out of Beta πŸ—žοΈ News 4: Threads Starts Testing its β€˜API' for Posting via Third Party Tools πŸ—žοΈ 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 Like what you are hearing? Subscribe on iTunes (https://natchi.net/apple) or Spotify (https://natchi.net/spotify) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:35

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

3/6/2024
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: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Microsoft Teams Up with Mistral AI to Unveil 'Mistral Large' Model πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Android Releases New Features in Maps, Docs, Auto, Images, Health πŸ—žοΈ News 3: LinkedIn Releases New AI-Powered Features for its Recruiter HR Platform πŸ—žοΈ News 4: YouTube Expands Access of β€˜Create’ Video Editing App to New Regions πŸ—žοΈ 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 Like what you are hearing? Subscribe on iTunes (https://natchi.net/apple) or Spotify (https://natchi.net/spotify) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:45

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

2/28/2024
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: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Google Launches 'Gemini Business'; Brings AI into Performance Max πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Instagram Expands 'Creator Marketplace' to Eight New Countries πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Nvidia Launches 'Chat with RTX' AI Chatbot That Runs Locally on a PC πŸ—žοΈ News 4: X Starts Rolling Out Audio, Video Calls Feature for Non-Premium Users πŸ—žοΈ 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 Like what you are hearing? Subscribe on iTunes (https://natchi.net/apple) or Spotify (https://natchi.net/spotify) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:37

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

2/20/2024
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: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: OpenAI says, Now ChatGPT has a 'Memory' & it can Remember/Forget Info πŸ—žοΈ News 2: YouTube Studio Mobile gets Upload Option; New Community Post Feed πŸ—žοΈ News 3: X Announces a New 'Creator Targeting' Option within its Ads Manager πŸ—žοΈ News 4: Google Bard is Rebranded to Gemini; New 'Advanced' Paid Plan Released πŸ—žοΈ 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 Like what you are hearing? Subscribe on iTunes (https://natchi.net/apple) or Spotify (https://natchi.net/spotify) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:46

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

2/14/2024
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: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Meta to Label AI-Generated Images Across its Family of Apps πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Disney Plans to Create 'A New Universe' in Partnership with Epic Games πŸ—žοΈ News 3: YouTube adds an Option to View Vertical 'Live Streams' on Shorts Feed πŸ—žοΈ News 4: Snapchat Reports 800 Million Users; Meta VR Labs Reports $1Bn in Sales πŸ—žοΈ 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 Like what you are hearing? Subscribe on iTunes (https://natchi.net/apple) or Spotify (https://natchi.net/spotify) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:26

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

2/7/2024
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: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Google Releases Gemini-Pro and ImageGen-2 inside Bard AI Globally πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Apple VisionOS App Store gets Zoom, Disney, TikTok and other Top Apps πŸ—žοΈ News 3: X Expands Vertical Video Ads Globally with Full-Screen Sound-On Videos πŸ—žοΈ News 4: YouTube Crosses 100 Million Subscribers for Premium and YouTube Music πŸ—žοΈ 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:06:06

[News: 225] Week 5, Jan 2024: Reddit, Twitch, Google, Meta, LinkedIn

1/31/2024
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 225 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Reddit, Twitch, Google, Meta, LinkedIn Week 5, Jan 2024: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Google Adds New AI-Powered Features for Chrome & Google Classroom πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Meta Restricts Direct Messaging for Teens on Instagram & Facebook πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Reddit Launches Advertising Mini-Site with Examples, Tips & Resources πŸ—žοΈ News 4: LinkedIn Ads 'Lookalike Audiences' to be Discontinued from March 2024 πŸ—žοΈ News 5: Twitch Launches New 60/40 Revenue Share Model in Partner Plus Program 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:48

[News: 224] Week 4, Jan 2024: Apple, Meta, Google, AI, ChatGPT, WhatsApp

1/24/2024
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 224 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, Meta, Google, AI, ChatGPT, WhatsApp Week 4, Jan 2024: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Apple Ushers In Spatial Computing Era with the Release of Vision Pro πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Google Introduces a New 'Circle to Search' & AI Multisearch Experience πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Meta introduces New 'Creator Management Tools' for Agencies & Creators πŸ—žοΈ News 4: OpenAI Partners with Arizona State University: ChatGPT Hits the Campus πŸ—žοΈ News 5: WhatsApp Channels get New Features: Polls, Voice Notes, Status Updates 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:40

[News: 223] Week 3, Jan 2024: OpenAI, ChatGPT, TikTok, Instagram, AI, Google, X

1/17/2024
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 223 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, TikTok, Instagram, AI, Google, X Week 3, Jan 2024: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: OpenAI Launches its GPT Store with Custom Versions of ChatGPT πŸ—žοΈ News 2: TikTok Videos to Get Big Screen TV Views with New Chromecast Support πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Instagram Announces New Initiatives to Protect Teens on the Platform πŸ—žοΈ News 4: Google Releases Multiple New Features and Tools in CES 2024 πŸ—žοΈ News 5: X Makes an Announcement that it is "Now a Video-First Platform" 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:53

[News: 222] Week 2, Dec 2023: Amazon, TikTok, Threads, Pinterest, YouTube

12/13/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 222 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Amazon, TikTok, Threads, Pinterest, YouTube Week 2, Dec 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Amazon Launches 'Amazon Q', Generative AI Assistant for Organizations πŸ—žοΈ News 2: TikTok & Ticketmaster Expand Partnership for In-App Event Tickets πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Threads Rolls Out 'Keyword Search in Any Language' Feature Globally πŸ—žοΈ News 4: Pinterest Expands 'Direct Links to Website' Options from Pins & Ads πŸ—žοΈ News 5: YouTube Upgrades 'Product Drop' & Community 'Post Creation' Features 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com Important: Connected Church Academy opening soon! Get notified: https://cca.live

Duration:00:06:35

[News: 221] Week 1, Dec 2023: Android, Meta, Mastercard, TikTok, WhatsApp

12/6/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 221 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Android, Meta, Mastercard, TikTok, WhatsApp Week 1, Dec 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Android Releases New Features for Google TV, WearOS and Google Home πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Meta Celebrates 10 Years of FAIR, AI Research, Releases New AI Models πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Mastercard Launches its Own Generative AI Chatbot, 'Shopping Muse' πŸ—žοΈ News 4: TikTok Launches 'Artist Account' & Announces 'Open House' AR Event πŸ—žοΈ News 5: WhatsApp Releases 'Secret Code for Chat Lock' Security Feature 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com Important: Connected Church Academy opening soon! Get notified: https://cca.live

Duration:00:05:49

[News: 220] Week 5, Nov 2023: Threads, TikTok, Meta, YouTube, X

12/1/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 220 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Threads, TikTok, Meta, YouTube, X Week 5, Nov 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: YouTube Says Users With Ad-Blockers May Experience Delay in Loading πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Meta Allows Expanded Access to Content, Library API for Data Research πŸ—žοΈ News 3: TikTok Releases Music Impact Report With Key Trends & User Behaviour πŸ—žοΈ News 4: X Brings Back 'Post Headlines' to Link Previews, as an Image Overlay πŸ—žοΈ News 5: Threads Posts Can Now Be Tagged by Topic, To Keep Them Organized 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:32

[News: 219] Week 4, Nov 2023: Amazon, Instagram, Meta, Google, YouTube

11/22/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 219 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Amazon, Instagram, Meta, Google, YouTube Week 4, Nov 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Amazon Partners with Facebook & Instagram Enabling In-App Purchases πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Instagram Rolls Out New Content Creation, Editing Tools & Analytics πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Google Launches an Interesting Experiment called Notes, within Search πŸ—žοΈ News 4: Meta Releases Two New Generative AI Projects, Emu Video & Emu Edit πŸ—žοΈ News 5: YouTube Releases 'Dream Track', a New AI-Powered Music Creation Tool 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:34

[News: 218] Week 3, Nov 2023: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Meta, Google, YouTube, WhatsApp

11/15/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 218 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, Meta, Google, YouTube, WhatsApp Week 3, Nov 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: OpenAI Lets You Create, Build & Share 'Your Own' GPTs Without Coding πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Meta Announces its Commitment to 'Lantern', a Child Safety Program πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Google SGE, Search Generative (AI) Experience Expands to 120 Countries πŸ—žοΈ News 4: WhatsApp 'Calling' Gets New Security Features Including IP Protection πŸ—žοΈ News 5: YouTube Releases 2 AI Experiments Inside Comments & Video Watch Page 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:43

[News: 217] Week 2, Nov 2023: Threads, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Meta

11/8/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 217 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Threads, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Meta Week 2, Nov 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: X's Paid Subscribers to Get Early Access to xAI's New Chatbot (Grok) πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Meta Launches New 'Reels' Features Including an Option for A/B Testing πŸ—žοΈ News 3: YouTube Adds Safety Features & Product Updates to Protect Teens πŸ—žοΈ News 4: Instagram Threads Releases New Features & Updates to the Web Version πŸ—žοΈ News 5: LinkedIn Crosses 1 Billion Members & Adds AI-Powered Premium Features 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:43

[News: 216] Week 1, Nov 2023: Meta, Google, Instagram, X, AI

11/2/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 216 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Meta, Google, Instagram, X, AI Week 1, Nov 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Meta Offers Ad-Free Subscription Option in EU for Facebook & Instagram πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Google Pay Can Now Be Used to Pay for Public Transit in 500+ Cities πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Instagram Reminder Ads Gets New Features Including Stories Placement πŸ—žοΈ News 4: X (Twitter) Launches Premium+ Subscription with No Ads & Creator Tools πŸ—žοΈ News 5: [AI] Joe Biden Issues Executive Order; Frontier Model Forum Gets $10mn 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:26

[News: 215] Week 4, Oct 2023: Google, TikTok, YouTube, X, WhatsApp

10/25/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 215 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Google, TikTok, YouTube, X, WhatsApp Week 4, Oct 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Google Brings New Accessibility Updates to Search, Maps and Chrome πŸ—žοΈ News 2: TikTok Launches Out-of-Phone Ads for Billboard, Cinemas, Outdoor Venue πŸ—žοΈ News 3: YouTube Announces Multiple Improvements to UI on Mobile & Smart TVs πŸ—žοΈ News 4: X (Twitter) is Testing a $1 Subscription for New Unverified Accounts πŸ—žοΈ News 5: Whatsapp Adds Passkey Option Using Face, Fingerprint or Pin to Unlock 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:31

[News: 214] Week 3, Oct 2023: Threads, TikTok, AI, Google, YouTube

10/18/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 214 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Threads, TikTok, AI, Google, YouTube Week 3, Oct 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Instagram Threads App Gets New Voice Notes Features & Editing Option πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Google Rolls Out 'Demand Gen' Campaigns to All Google Ads Customers πŸ—žοΈ News 3: TikTok Partners with Disney Celebrating 100 Years of Walt Disney Co. πŸ—žοΈ News 4: YouTube Launches New Audio Description Options & Preferred Pronouns πŸ—žοΈ News 5: [AI News] Character.AI Launches Group Chat for People & Multiple AIs 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:09

[News: 213] Week 2, Oct 2023: Android, Reddit, Gmail, Meta, YouTube

10/11/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 213 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Android, Reddit, Gmail, Meta, YouTube Week 2, Oct 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Android 14 Released with Productivity Tools for Teams & Individuals πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Meta Rolls Out New Generative AI Tools for Ad Text & Image Creation πŸ—žοΈ News 3: YouTube Expands Lower YPP Eligibility Country list; Launches AI Bloom πŸ—žοΈ News 4: Reddit Launches New, Faster, Improved Search Tools for Mobile Devices πŸ—žοΈ News 5: Gmail Releases New Requirements for Bulk Email Senders, Starting 2024 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:34

[News: 212] Week 1, Oct 2023: Meta, Snapchat, Sphere, Google, Spotify

10/5/2023
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 212 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Meta, Snapchat, Sphere, Google, Spotify Week 1, Oct 2023: πŸ—žοΈ News 1: Meta adds AI Experiences & Features Across Multiple Apps & Products πŸ—žοΈ News 2: Sphere, Las Vegas, sets New Media Standards for Live Events & Shows πŸ—žοΈ News 3: Google Launches New 'Chromebook Plus' with Built-in AI Capabilities πŸ—žοΈ News 4: Spotify Launches 'Jam', Social Feature to Invite Friends & Share Music πŸ—žοΈ News 5: Snap Partners with Microsoft Ads bringing Sponsored Links into 'My AI' 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) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:06:21