I know that the last few posts have been about the developments at UKYouthOnline and I don’t want to keep banging on about the same thing, but a great video has been posted on the site by Katie Bacon where a centre-based youth worker explains the journey they have been on in using Bebo to [...]
Archive - September, 2008
Tagging & Sharing
So if you’re into blogging or have a strong online presence, this post isn’t going to excite you as you probably already do this. It’s a little bit geeky. Sorry. Still reading? Good! I basically wanted to flag up a way of auto-filtering relevant online content through the use of strategic tagging. If you blog, [...]
UkYouthOnline Reflections
DavePress OK, so I just got back from the first ever UkYouthOnline UnConference and I have to say it was an excellent day! Organised by Tim Davies, around 70 people from various youth work, participation and technological backgrounds looked at the issues and opportunities of engaging with young people online. It was really exciting to [...]
Last Minute Signup for UK Youth Online Event
OK, so I forgot to actually post details of this event before. Sorry about that. This Saturday 27th September, the first ever UK Youth Online event will be held at the DUIS offices in London. You only have until 6pm this evening to register, so that’s just under 3 hours! More about the event: The [...]
Stay Decent
The Great Youth Ministry Resource Giveaway
I noticed that over in the States, Justin Ross is giving away a load of youth ministry resources for free. He’s basically willing to send a bunch of stuff he’s collected and used over the years to someone in ministry would really benefit from them. This generosity got me thinking a bit. We all have [...]
The Truth About Teen Girls
Here’s a great article from Time Magazine that goes beyond the media hype to look at the real reasons for a growing trend in ‘sexy’ behaviour among teenage girls. From the article: Like steak-house owners trying to raise vegetarians, we idealize youth and sexiness but recoil if our young want to be sexy. What has [...]
Say What You Mean
