Connected Church

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 211 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: ChatGPT, WhatsApp, TikTok, Meta, YouTube Week 4, Sep 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Meta Starts Testing Paid 'Meta Verified' Program For Organizations 🗞️ News 2: TikTok Announces AI-Generated Content Regulation Steps With New Labels 🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Launches 'WhatApp Flows' to Facilitate In-App Transactions 🗞️ News 4: YouTube Launches a New App 'YouTube Create', with Tools for Creators 🗞️ News 5: OpenAI Releases DALL-E 3 AI-Image Generator Integrated With ChatGPT 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 210 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Clubhouse, WhatsApp, TikTok, Pinterest, Hootsuite Week 3, Sep 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Clubhouse Reinvents Itself as an Audio-Chat-Based Social Messaging App 🗞️ News 2: TikTok Rolls Out 'Shop' Feature with Products, Logistics, Payment, Ads 🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Launches 'Channels' With Real-Time Updates & Follow Options 🗞️ News 4: Pinterest Launches New Ad Formats, Creative Studio & Product Updates 🗞️ News 5: [Trends] Hootsuite & Sprout Social Release 2023 Social Media Reports 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 209 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, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Threads, Metamask, Web3 Week 2, Sep 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Android Gets Logo Makeover, Branding Enhancements & New AI Features 🗞️ News 2: WhatsApp Mac App gets an Upgrade with Group Video & Audio Calling 🗞️ News 3: Snapchat Launches 'Dreams', a New Generative-AI Powered Avatar Feature 🗞️ News 4: Threads App Starts Testing 'Keyword Search' Feature for Posts Content 🗞️ News 5: [Web3] MetaMask Adds Bank WithDrawal and PayPal Cash-Out Options 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 208 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: ChatGPT, OpenAI, YouTube, WhatsApp, Google, LinkedIn Week 3, Aug 2023: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube Is Removing Clickable Links in Shorts & Desktop Channel Banners 🗞️ News 2: WhatsApp Launches Screen-Sharing Feature Within the App for Video Calls 🗞️ News 3: Google Releases Tips for Bard AI Usage as it Becomes Available Globally 🗞️ News 4: LinkedIn Releases Useful Upgrades to the 'Skills' Feature on the Platform 🗞️ News 5: OpenAI Adds 'Custom Instructions' to Users on the Free Plan of ChatGPT 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 207 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Snap, X, Meta, YouTube, Google Week 2, Aug 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Meta Launches AI Tools for Generating Music & Audio with Text Prompts 🗞️ News 2: Google Search gets New Safety Tools & Chrome gets an Upgrade on Mobile 🗞️ News 3: X (Formerly Twitter) Tests Display of Communities Post on For You Feed 🗞️ News 4: YouTube Announces Six New Creative Tools for Shorts include Live Stream 🗞️ News 5: Snap Launches Lens Creator Rewards, a Funding Program for AR Creation 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 206 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, WhatsApp, Meta, Apple Week 1, Aug 2023: 🗞️ News 1: TikTok Launches Text-Based Content with Stickers, Hashtags, and Drafts 🗞️ News 2: Meta Reports a Strong Quarter; Facebook Crosses 3Bn Monthly Active Users 🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Launches Quick Instant Video Messaging Directly within Chat 🗞️ News 4: Apple TV - MLS Media Partnership & App sees Record Growth & Engagement 🗞️ News 5: Threads App Gets New Features Including 'Following' Feed & Translations 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 205 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Facebook, Apple Week 4, Jul 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Instagram Reels Templates Get an Upgraded Discovery, Creation & Editing 🗞️ News 2: TikTok Joins the FIDO Alliance & Introduces Passkeys for iOS Devices 🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Launches Standalone App for Smartwatches on Google Wear OS 🗞️ News 4: Facebook Renames 'Watch' Tab; Adds New Video Features & Improves UX 🗞️ News 5: [AI News] Apple's Chatbot Plans; Meta & Microsoft Partner on Llama 2 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 204 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: YouTube, Meta, Android, Threads, AI Week 3, Jul 2023: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube launches Video Titles Suggestions feature based on Transcript 🗞️ News 2: Meta Quest VR to get Roblox; Meta introduces Avatar-Calling with Video 🗞️ News 3: Google says Android Play Store will get Blockchain-based Games & NFTs 🗞️ News 4: Threads App from Instagram Gets 100 Million Users in Less than 5 days 🗞️ News 5: [AI News] Elon Musk Announces xAI Team; Google's New NotebookLM AI app 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 203 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, ChatGPT, Benz, AI, Web3 Week 4, Jun 2033: 🗞️ News 1: Meta Launches VoiceBox AI Model; Lowers Age Requirement for Quest VR 🗞️ News 2: Google Shuts Down its Domains Business & Sells Assets to Squarespace 🗞️ News 3: US Confirms Multiple Federal Agencies Affected by MOVEit Cyberattack 🗞️ News 4: Mercedes-Benz Brings ChatGPT Inside Cars in Partnership with Microsoft 🗞️ News 5: [Web3] Bank of England & BIS Release New Report With 'BritCoin' 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 202 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, McKinsey, Meta, Twitter, Pinterest Week 3, Jun 2023: 🗞️ News 1: McKinsey Reports AI Could Add $4.4 Trillion to Global Economy Annually 🗞️ News 2: Meta Releases New Tools for Creators Including Reels Editor & ProMode 🗞️ News 3: Twitter's New CEO Tweets About Her Vision For The Platform & The Future 🗞️ News 4: Pinterest Launches Travel Catalogs & Expands Premiere Spotlight Ads 🗞️ News 5: [AI News] OpenAI Lowers Cost; AI in Google Ads; Proposed US Law on 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 201 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, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Web3 Week 2, Jun 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Google Reminds Users to Move to Analytics-4 before 1st July Deadline 🗞️ News 2: WhatsApp Launches 'Channels', a Newsfeed-Like Broadcasting Feature 🗞️ News 3: Apple's Vision Pro Mixed-Reality Headset Disrupts Media/Tech Industry 🗞️ News 4: LinkedIn Introduces AI Generated Copy Suggestions For Ad Campaigns 🗞️ News 5: [Web3] Lens Protocol Raises $15 Mn To Build Decentralized Social Media 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 200 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: TikTok, WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook, Google Week 2, May 2023: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube Announces a New Personalized 'For You' Section in Channel Page (Source: https://natchi.link/iIxLf ) 🗞️ News 2: WhatsApp Releases Updates to Polls & to its Forwarding Feature (Source: https://natchi.link/df6gD ) 🗞️ News 3: TikTok Launches 'Pulse Premiere' a New Premium Ad Placement Option (Source: https://natchi.link/0U5JK ) 🗞️ News 4: Google Rolls Out 'Passkeys'; Releases 8 Top-Level Domains in Registry (Source: https://natchi.link/USS5K | https://natchi.link/Gu4PN ) 🗞️ News 5: Facebook Reels Gets Personalization Controls & Discoverability Features (Source: https://natchi.link/pMiS1 ) 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 199 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Facebook, YouTube, Web3, Slack, LinkedIn Week 1, May 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Facebook Ads Manager's Backend Error Leads to Overspending in Accounts (Source: https://natchi.link/NzdRt ) 🗞️ News 2: YouTube Launches Product Drops; New Shorts Feature in iOS, Android (Source: https://natchi.link/CCh6W | https://natchi.link/OsoQM ) 🗞️ News 3: Slack Launches Canvas, a Collaborative Document Feature Inside the App (Source: https://natchi.link/aBRQC ) 🗞️ News 4: LinkedIn Publishes a New Report with Insights on Tech Marketing Trends (Source: https://natchi.link/Anyv7 ) 🗞️ News 5: [Web3] Visa Reveals Plans for an Ambitious Product Involving Payments (Source: https://natchi.link/HaPih ) 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 198 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: YouTube, Instagram, Amazon, Meta, WhatsApp Week 4, April 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Twitter says Verification is Required to Run Ads; Revises Policy Norms (Source: https://natchi.link/MA9dL | https://natchi.link/2YLeG ) 🗞️ News 2: Google Showcases BARD's Coding Ability & DeepMind Research Partnership (Source: https://natchi.link/JnCuy | https://natchi.link/k0oeg ) 🗞️ News 3: Meta Opens 'Horizon World' Social VR Space to Teens, Amidst Concerns (Source: https://natchi.link/5jhYP ) 🗞️ News 4: WhatsApp Releases 'Keep In Chat' Feature within Disappearing Messages (Source: https://natchi.link/OyiO8 ) 🗞️ News 5: ENS (Ethereum Name Service) adds Fiat Payments Options for Web3 Users (Source: https://natchi.link/QGe37 ) 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 197 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: YouTube, Instagram, Amazon, Meta, WhatsApp Week 3, April 2023: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube Launches 'Notify Me' Button for Live Streams; Shares TV tips (Source: https://natchi.link/08RFx | https://natchi.link/cQJyE ) 🗞️ News 2: Instagram Releases 'Reels Trends' Feature & CapCut-like Editing Tools (Source: https://natchi.link/DsIz7 ) 🗞️ News 3: [AI News] Elon Musk's X Corp vs OpenAI; Amazon's new Bedrock AI Launch (Source: https://natchi.link/Dz22e | https://natchi.link/gCCAM ) 🗞️ News 4: Meta Upgrades Audio Quality Across Stories & Reels with New Technology (Source: https://natchi.link/DSsMe ) 🗞️ News 5: WhatsApp Announces Stronger Security Features for Accounts & Devices (Source: https://natchi.link/icYuC ) 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 196 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, Twitter, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Yuga Labs Week 2, April 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Google Launches Ads Safety Report & Ads Transparency Center (Source: https://natchi.link/97j51 | https://natchi.link/wg4fu ) 🗞️ News 2: LinkedIn Starts Testing 'Suggested Posts' & Upgrades Topics Search (Source: https://natchi.link/80BtT ) 🗞️ News 3: Twitter Says Only Verified Accounts Eligible for Tweet Recommendations (Source: https://natchi.link/8pTKU ) 🗞️ News 4: Microsoft Explores Ways to Generate Traffic & Revenue on Bing AI Chat (Source: https://natchi.link/HGGk3 ) 🗞️ News 5: Yuga Labs Partners with Gucci to Create Limited KodaPendant Jewelry (Source: https://natchi.link/tLTol ) 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 195 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: YouTube, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok, OpenAI Week 1, April 2023: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube Partners with Frontier & Moves Towards the Future of TV (Source: https://natchi.link/K7LUM ) 🗞️ News 2: Meta Announces Testing of New Ad Tools for Retail, eCommerce Campaigns (Source: https://natchi.link/OhYsj ) 🗞️ News 3: Microsoft Builds An Image Creator Powered by DALL-E Inside Bing App (Source: https://natchi.link/fA6pa ) 🗞️ News 4: TikTok Launches Effect House Branded Effects to Enable AR Campaigns (Source: https://natchi.link/ZAvdX ) 🗞️ News 5: OpenAI Releases ChatGPT Plugins Adding More Capability to the Tool (Source: https://natchi.link/rTVNn ) 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 194 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, YouTube, Google Week 5, March 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Instagram Launches Reminder Ads & Ads in Search Results (Source: https://natchi.link/sHFeH ) 🗞️ News 2: LinkedIn Pilots Podcast Academy & Google Builds Podcast into YT Studio (Source: https://natchi.link/2IzpQ | https://natchi.link/fLsv7 ) 🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Upgrades Windows Desktop App & Releases 'Groups In Common' (Source: https://natchi.link/nn4Cu | https://natchi.link/8asNZ ) 🗞️ News 4: YouTube Now Allows Apple iOS Users to Select Thumbnails for Shorts (Source: https://natchi.link/6BUS8 ) 🗞️ News 5: [AI News] Google Bard, ChatGPT-4 and Microsoft 365 Copilot Released (Source: https://natchi.link/5tbGO | https://natchi.link/h3tJk | https://natchi.link/EdVNR ) 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 193 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Snapchat, LinkedIn, NFT, Web3, Meta, Google Week 2, March 2023: 🗞️ News 1: Google Releases Multiple New Features for Android and Wear OS (Source: https://natchi.link/1HusF ) 🗞️ News 2: Meta says Facebook, Instagram are now Part of 'Take-It-Down' Program (Source: https://natchi.link/vXiis ) 🗞️ News 3: LinkedIn Releases New Features for Profile Display & Newsletters (Source: https://natchi.link/pSbQr ) 🗞️ News 4: Snapchat Launches 'My AI' a Chatbot with ChatGPT Integration (Source: https://natchi.link/hohmv ) 🗞️ News 5: [Web3] Yuga Labs Announces New Bitcoin-based Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT (Source: https://natchi.link/2MvXu ) 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

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 192 The Weekly Digital, Social Media & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. This week, we have news about: Microsoft, YouTube, TikTok, Meta, Google Week 1, March 2023: 🗞️ News 1: YouTube tests Podcast management features; adds new Moderator role (Source: https://natchi.link/2mIAP | https://natchi.link/maSN1 ) 🗞️ News 2: Microsoft brings AI Chat into Skype & Edge in addition to Bing Mobile (Source: https://natchi.link/LIcKJ ) 🗞️ News 3: TikTok partners with Mercedes Benz to bring videos into car screens (Source: https://natchi.link/UgA3a ) 🗞️ News 4: Meta upgrades VR experience with finger-swiping instead of a controller (Source: https://natchi.link/8ilCk ) 🗞️ News 5: [Web3] Google Partners with Tezos; Canada publishes Regulation details (Source: https://natchi.link/hm3YF | https://natchi.link/iR0JH ) 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