Go Forth and Tweet! - Says the Pope?!?

Didja know ...

Pope Benedict XVI, the 85 year old leader of the over 1 billion Catholics in the world, recently started a Twitter account!  Some criticized this move into the digital world, but the pope explains that unless the Church meets folks where they are - then the Church is not following Jesus' command to 'preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth.'

How many followers do you think the Pope has?  2.5 million and rising!
What language does he tweet in?  Latin, German, Italian, English, and 5 other languages

The Pope just recently released a Smart Phone App - that streams speeches and happenings around the Vatican through live webcams.  The app is called ...

The Pope App and is available on the Apple Store ... not sure about Droids.

Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_VATICAN_SOCIAL_NETWORKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-24-06-03-05

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-pope-twitter-idUSBRE90N0HR20130124

Google Glasses!

Sergy Brin - the co-founder of Google was spotted the other day wearing Google Glasses on the New York subway!

When worn, these glasses reportedly can identify anyone you look at based on comparing the facial scan to online data from various sources - Google, Facebook, Photo sites, etc.  The glasses also show recent tweets, Facebook posts, and any other information about the person that is publicly available.  The technology uses a camera attached to the glasses and a tiny monitor near your nose where you can see the data output.

Scary? Exciting? Chances are in the next few years - Google Glasses will be everywhere!  Like it or not!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/sergey-brin-google-glasses-new-york-subway_n_2526475.html