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:

🗞️ News 1: Instagram Announces New Direct Messaging Features

🗞️ News 2: YouTube Releases New Features for Studio Mobile & Shorts

🗞️ News 3: TikTok Launches 'Smart+' Automated AI Advertising Solutions

🗞️ News 4: Meta Releases New Brand Safety & Ad Placement Tools

🗞️ 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

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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:

🗞️ News 1: Meta Announces New Features for Facebook & Messenger

🗞️ News 2: OpenAI Launches Canvas: A New Interface for Writing & Coding

🗞️ News 3: Google Expands Gemini Live; AI Overviews & Lens will have Ads

🗞️ News 4: WhatsApp Video Calls & WhatsApp Status Gets an Upgrade

🗞️ 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

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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:

🗞️ News 1: Meta Connect 2024: Meta AI, Orion AR, Ray-Ban, and Quest 3s

🗞️ News 2: Google 'NotebookLM' AI Tool Gets YouTube as a New Source Type

🗞️ News 3: TikTok Launches 'Flip Stories', a New Innovative Content Type

🗞️ News 4: YouTube Releases a New Report on How Creators are Using Gen AI

🗞️ 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

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Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 245

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, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, Google TV

Week 4, Sep 2024:

🗞️ News 1: YouTube Announces New AI Tools, Communities & Auto-Dubbing

🗞️ News 2: Instagram Launches 'Teen Accounts' with Parental Controls

🗞️ News 3: Snapchat Announces Next Generation AR Smart Glasses & Snap OS

🗞️ News 4: Google TV Gets an Upgrade with AI & Smart Home Integrations

🗞️ News 5: Reddit Launches a New AI-Powered 'Ads Inspiration' Library

For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary visit: https://natchi.net/news

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Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 244

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: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Mistral, Apple Intelligence, Meta

Week 3, Sep 2024:

🗞️ News 1: Meta Leads Industry Coalition to Prevent Harmful Content

🗞️ News 2: OpenAI’s New o1 Model with Advanced Reasoning Capability

🗞️ News 3: YouTube Launches International Handles & Add Yours Sticker

🗞️ News 4: Mistral AI Releases its First Multimodal Model - Pixtral 12B

🗞️ News 5: Apple Keynote Sets the Stage for 'Apple Intelligence' Rollout

For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary visit: https://natchi.net/news

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Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 243

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, Amazon, Google Gemini, YouTube

Week 1, Sep 2024:

🗞️ News 1: Amazon Alexa Gets Smarter with Claude AI

🗞️ News 2: YouTube Expands Online Courses Feature

🗞️ News 3: Anthropic's Artifacts Feature Now Available

🗞️ News 4: Google Launches Custom AI with Gemini Gems

🗞️ News 5: Snapchat's New Safety Tools for Educators

For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the transcripts visit: https://natchi.net/news

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Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 242

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: Midjourney, Claude AI, Google, Instagram, Meta, X

Week 4, Aug 2024:

🗞️ News 1: Midjourney Launches a Web-based Option for AI Image Creation

🗞️ News 2: X Adds New Analytics & Measurement Tools for Verified Users

🗞️ News 3: Instagram Launches 'Music on Profile' Feature Inside Your Bio

🗞️ News 4: Anthropic's AI Ethics Shines as they Publish 'System Prompts'

🗞️ News 5: Google Meet's Picture-in-Picture Gets an 'Auto-Open' Functionality

For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the transcripts visit: https://natchi.net/news

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Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 241

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: X, Grok AI, Google, Meta, YouTube, Threads

Week 3, Aug 2024:

🗞️ News 1: X Launches New AI Tools: Grok2 and Grok2 Mini with Flux

🗞️ News 2: Google Expands 'AI Overviews' in Search with New Features

🗞️ News 3: Meta Releases New Campaign Optimization Updates

🗞️ News 4: YouTube CTV Viewers will See 'Fewer, but Longer' Ad-breaks

🗞️ News 5: Threads Enhances Insights, Adds Scheduling & Drafts Feature

For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the transcripts visit: https://natchi.net/news

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