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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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India

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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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English


Episodes
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[News: 265] Week 4, Aug 2025: Anthropic, Genspark AI, Microsoft, Meta, Google

9/3/2025
This week, we have news about: Anthropic, Genspark AI, Microsoft, Meta, Google Week 4, Aug 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Google Searchโ€™s AI-Mode gets Agentic Capabilities ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Anthropicโ€™s New AI Fluency Course & Higher-Ed Advisory Board ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: Microsoftโ€™s New Copilot Function in Excel is an AI Case Study ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Genspark AIโ€™s Notetaker on Apple Watch Points to a New Trend ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Meta Partners with Midjourney to Enhance Visual Experience For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show, and the text summary, 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Check out Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions, write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:30

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[News: 264] Week 3, Aug 2025: Apple, Google Pixel, WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram

8/27/2025
This week, we have news about: Apple, Google Pixel, WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram Week 3, Aug 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Instagram Lets You โ€˜Linkโ€™ Your Reel Video to Another Reel ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: YouTube Music Gets More โ€˜Socialโ€™ as a 10-Year-Old App ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: AI Dominates โ€˜Made By Google 2025โ€™ Event & New Products ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Apple is Reportedly Discussing โ€˜AIโ€™ with Google & OpenAI ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: WhatsApp Takes on Zoom with โ€˜Group Callsโ€™ Scheduling For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show, and the text summary, 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Check out Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions, write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:37

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[News: 263] Week 2, Aug 2025: TikTok, NotebookLM AI, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat

8/20/2025
This week, we have news about: TikTok, NotebookLM AI, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat Week 2, Aug 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Snapchat Releases an Insightful Report on Gen-Z ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: YouTube Starts Testing a Collab Feature Similar to Instagram ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: Pinterest Releases a List of Best Practices for Bigger Impact ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: TikTokโ€™s New Tool could Track Audience without a Pixel ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Google Releases โ€˜NotebookLMโ€™ for Younger Audience For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show, and the text summary, 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Check out Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions, write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:04:56

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[News: 262] Week 1, Jul 2025: Claude AI, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Meta, YouTube

7/4/2025
This week, we have news about: Claude AI, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Meta, YouTube Week 1, Jul 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: YouTube Search Gets an Upgrade with a Conversational AI Tool ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: WhatsApp Brings Private AI-Powered Message Summaries to Chat ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: LinkedIn Announces New Advanced AI-Assisted Recruitment Tool ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Meta Gets Deeper into VR Gaming with Xbox Partnership & Headset ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Anthropic Upgrades โ€˜Artifactsโ€™ Feature into an AI App Builder For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show, and the text summary, 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Check out Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions, write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:06:03

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[News: 261] Week 4, Jun 2025: TikTok, Gemini AI, Meta, YouTube, WhatsApp

6/26/2025
This week, we have news about: TikTok, Gemini AI, Meta, YouTube, WhatsApp Week 4, Jun 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: YouTube says Veo 3 & New AI Tools are coming to Shorts ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Meta Announces New Branding & Ads Personalization AI Tools ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: TikTok Integrates with Adobe; Upgrades its Gen-AI Tools Suite ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: WhatsApp Will Start Showing Ads inside Status & Channels ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Google Launches โ€˜Search Liveโ€™ AI Mode with Voice Input in US For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show, and the text summary, 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Check out Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions, write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:06:13

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[News: 260] Week 3, Jun 2025: Meta AI, WhatsApp, Reddit, YouTube, Google

6/18/2025
This week, we have news about: Meta AI, WhatsApp, Reddit, YouTube, Google Week 3, Jun 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: WhatsApp Simplifies Group Creation; Adds New Tools ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Meta Introduces V-JEPA2 AI Model with Visual Reasoning ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: YouTube lets you โ€˜Promoteโ€™ Videos in the Main App ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Reddit Launches โ€˜Comments-to-Postโ€™ Features with Analytics ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Google for Nonprofits: New Free AI Features + New Countries For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show, and the text summary, 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Check out Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions, write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:06:18

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[News: 259] Week 2, May 2025: Mistral AI, Android, Claude, Amazon, YouTube

5/16/2025
This week, we have news about: Mistral AI, Android, Claude, Amazon, YouTube Week 2, May 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: YouTube Releases New Tools for Creator-Brand Collaboration ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Anthropic API Gets โ€˜Web Searchโ€™ for AI Agents & Claude Apps ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: Google Brings Gemini AI to Billions of Android Devices & OS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Amazon Announces โ€˜Vulcanโ€™, Showcasing New Human-AI Dynamics ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Mistral AIโ€™s New Low-Cost, Easily Deployable, Medium-3 Model For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show, and the text summary, 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Check out Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions, write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:06:36

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[News: 258] Week 1, May 2025: Claude AI, Google, OpenAI, LinkedIn, Meta

5/9/2025
This week, we have news about: Claude AI, Google, OpenAI, LinkedIn, Meta Week 1, May 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: OpenAIโ€™s Structure: Nonprofit + Public Benefit Corporation ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Google Expands AI Mode; Adds Visual Cards & Saved Queries ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: Anthropic Launches โ€˜AI for Scienceโ€™ Program with Free API Credits ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Meta Shares Tips & Insights for Advertisers Based on Trends ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: LinkedIn Announces โ€˜BrandLinkโ€™ Rebrand & Video Ads Offering For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Checkout Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:55

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[News: 257] Week 5, Apr 2025: Snapchat, AI, WhatsApp, Meta, Instagram

5/1/2025
This week, we have news about: Snapchat, AI, WhatsApp, Meta, Instagram Week 5, Apr 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: YouTube โ€˜Auto-Dubbingโ€™ is Now Available to All YPP Creators ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Snapchat Launches a New Affiliate Program for Snapchat Ads ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: WhatsApp Adds โ€˜Advanced Privacyโ€™ for Direct & Group Chats ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Get Instagram DM & AI Updates ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Instagram Releases โ€˜Editsโ€™, a Video Editing App like CapCut For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Checkout Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:06:10

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[News: 256] Week 4, Apr 2025: Grok, OpenAI, Claude, YouTube, WhatsApp

4/25/2025
This week, we have news about: Grok, OpenAI, Claude, YouTube, WhatsApp Week 4, Apr 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: YouTube Highlights the Rise of โ€˜Virtual Creatorsโ€™: 2025 Report ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: OpenAI is Reportedly Creating an AI-Powered Social Network ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: WhatsApp Releases New Features for Chats, Calls and Channels ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Google Next Cloud 2025 Event: Key AI & Content Announcements ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Grok Releases โ€˜Studioโ€™; Anthropic Integrates Google Workspace For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Checkout Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:07:00

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[News: 255] Week 4, Mar 2025: Claude AI, ChatGPT, YouTube, Meta, Google

3/27/2025
This week, we have news about: Claude AI, ChatGPT, YouTube, Meta, Google Week 4, Mar 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Anthropic โ€˜Claude AIโ€™ Now Has Real-Time Web Search Capability ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Google Wallet to Allow Kids to Make Payments, with Family Link ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: OpenAI Launches Audio Models & Upgrades ChatGPT โ€˜Voice Modeโ€™ ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Meta Expands Access to Omnichannel Ads & the New AI Features ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: YouTube Clarifies & Explains the New Mid-Roll Ads Updates For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Checkout Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:06:05

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[News: 254] Week 3, Mar 2025: Bluesky, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Snapchat, Meta

3/21/2025
This week, we have news about: Bluesky, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Snapchat, Meta Week 3, Mar 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Bluesky Rolls Out a New Version with 3-Min Videos & DM Filters ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: OpenAI Releases New Tools & API to Build & Develop AI Agents ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: Snap Adds Enhanced AR Features & Capabilities to Spectacles ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Google Gemini will Replace โ€˜Assistantโ€™ on Both Android and iOS ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Meta โ€˜Community Notesโ€™ Comes to Facebook, Instagram & Threads For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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. Want to learn about social media & AI? Checkout Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com

Duration:00:05:57

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[News: 253] Week 2, Mar 2025: ChatGPT, Amazon Alexa, Claude AI, YouTube, Google

3/12/2025
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 253 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Emerging Tech News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: ChatGPT, Amazon Alexa, Claude AI, YouTube, Google Week 2, Mar 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: OpenAI Launches NextGenAI Consortium with 15 Institutions ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: YouTube Introduces โ€˜Premium Liteโ€™ Plan for Ad-Free Viewing ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: Amazon Unveils Alexa+ Next-Gen AI-Assistant: Free with Prime ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Google Releases โ€˜AI Modeโ€™ and Expands AI Overviews in Search ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Anthropic Console Gets an Upgrade for Collaborative AI Development For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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:00:06:33

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[News: 252] Week 3, Feb 2025: Claude AI, YouTube, Meta, Google, WhatsApp

2/18/2025
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 252 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Claude AI, YouTube, Meta, Google, WhatsApp Week 3, Feb 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Anthropic Launches โ€˜Economic Indexโ€™ to Track AIโ€™s Impact ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Meta Announces 50,000 km Subsea Cable for Global Connectivity ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: Google Family Link Enhances Parental Controls with New Features ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: WhatsApp Introduces Chat Themes for Personalized Messaging ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: YouTube Celebrates 20 Years; Defines Strategic Vision for 2025 For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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:00:06:16

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[News: 251] Week 2, Feb 2025: Meta AI, Google, Microsoft, YouTube, LinkedIn

2/14/2025
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 251 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Meta AI, Google, Microsoft, YouTube, LinkedIn Week 2, Feb 2025: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Meta AI's new Language Program & Advantage+ ads features ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Google builds new AI features into 'Workspace for Nonprofits' ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: LinkedIn videos get new features & better discovery options ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: YouTube enables TikTok migration; expands Community access ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Microsoft 'Performance Max' ads get access to LinkedIn Insights For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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:00:06:01

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[News: 250] Week 1, Dec 2024: Perplexity AI, Claude, Google, Instagram, YouTube

12/6/2024
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 250 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Perplexity AI, Claude, Google, Instagram, YouTube Week 1, Dec 2024: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: YouTube Completes 'Longer Shorts' Rollout; Shares CTV Tips ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Perplexity AI Launches a New 'Shop Like a Pro' Feature ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: Google Says ImageGen3 & Veo are Now Available on Vertex AI ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Anthropic Open-Sources its AI 'Model Context Protocol' (MCP) ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Instagram Releases New DM Features & Collage for Stories For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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:00:07:19

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[News: 249] Week 4, Nov 2024: Microsoft, Amazon, YouTube, WhatsApp, Threads

11/28/2024
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 249 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Microsoft, Amazon, YouTube, WhatsApp, Threads Week 4, Nov 2024: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Microsoft Announces 'AI Agents' & New Features in Copilot ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Amazon Ads 'AI Creative Studio' Gets New Tools & Resources ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: WhatsApp Launches 'AI Transcripts' for Voice Message ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: YouTube Tests a New 'Hype' Tool to Help Promote Your Video ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Threads Announces New Features for 'Search' and 'Trending Now' For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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:00:06:05

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[News: 248] Week 3, Oct 2024: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Meta, Google

10/17/2024
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 248 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Meta, Google Week 3, Oct 2024: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Instagram Announces New Direct Messaging Features ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: YouTube Releases New Features for Studio Mobile & Shorts ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: TikTok Launches 'Smart+' Automated AI Advertising Solutions ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: Meta Releases New Brand Safety & Ad Placement Tools ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Google Launches 'Global Signal Exchange' To Fight Scams, Frauds For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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:00:06:12

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[News: 247] Week 2, Oct 2024: Open AI, ChatGPT, Gemini, YouTube, Meta, WhatsApp

10/9/2024
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 247 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Open AI, ChatGPT, Gemini, YouTube, Meta, WhatsApp Week 2, Oct 2024: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Meta Announces New Features for Facebook & Messenger ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: OpenAI Launches Canvas: A New Interface for Writing & Coding ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: Google Expands Gemini Live; AI Overviews & Lens will have Ads ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: WhatsApp Video Calls & WhatsApp Status Gets an Upgrade ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: YouTube Shorts Can Now Be 3-Minutes Long; New Features Added For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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:00:06:53

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[News: 246] Week 1, Oct 2024: Meta AI, Pinterest, TikTok, Google NotebookLM

10/2/2024
Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 246 Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Meta AI, Pinterest, TikTok, Google NotebookLM Week 1, Oct 2024: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 1: Meta Connect 2024: Meta AI, Orion AR, Ray-Ban, and Quest 3s ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 2: Google 'NotebookLM' AI Tool Gets YouTube as a New Source Type ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 3: TikTok Launches 'Flip Stories', a New Innovative Content Type ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 4: YouTube Releases a New Report on How Creators are Using Gen AI ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ News 5: Pinterest Releases New Features: Collage Remixing & Sharing For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary 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:00:06:00