Featured items from this podcast include:

• 10 Commandments of Talk Like A Pirate Day
• Second Collection for Religious Ed?
• Pray As You Go podcasts – reflections on the daily readings
• Daily Readings podcasts – from US Bishops
• Fr. Gerry Creedon’s Invocation on 9/11 Before US House of Representatives

Tweet of the Week

• @BadBanana: “Capitalism is evil,” says Michael Moore’s new film. Tickets are $10.

Picks

• Moe: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
• Joe: How to Connect Journalism With The Greatest Possible Audience (PDF) by Brent D. Payne, Chicago Tribune SEO
• Mark: Brizzly.com – Web-based Twitter app with groups, muting, explanations of trending topics

Fantasy Sponsor:

• Safeway Select Mint Chocolate Moose Tracks

Featured items from this podcast include:

• @ChurchMojo
• AWOL Priests
• 3 must-have email newsletters
• Featured tweet: 24 Free Church Marketing Photoshop Files from inspiks.com

Picks

• Moe: Roman Missal site from US Bishops
• Joe: Top 10 list of advice when you take a new ministry position (RichKirkpatrick.com)
• Mark: Crummy Church Signs

Fantasy Sponsor:

• Breyer’s Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Featured items from this podcast include:

• @stcharleschurch, Twitter account for St. Charles Church, Arlington, VA
• @KennedyNews
• Rocky Mountain News Twitter funeral experiment
• Featured tweet: Is It Time to Change Your Name or Tagline?
• Kojo Show: Behind the Scenes at .ORG

Picks

• Moe: MediaSalt.com
• Joe: OpenSourceCatholic.com
• Mark: Twitter-themed (Youth Group) Newsletter Template

Fantasy Sponsor:

• Edy’s Fully Loaded Mint Brownie Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Featured items from this podcast include:

Twitter

St. Charles Church, Arlington, VA Twitter account:

• @stcharleschurch

Twitter Recap

• Northern Virginia Search and Social Media Marketing 8/20/2009 event (LinkedIn)
• Strategy Document from UK Cabinet Office Overview and PDF Template
• Detailed recap of event

Search Engine Optimization

3 Pillars of SEO:

1. Good content
2. Links to your site from other sites
3. Good site architecture

SEOmoz On-page Optimization Overview

Facebook

Featured Tweet: TMA eMarketing’s custom Facebook Fan Page

Looking Ahead – Content Ideas for Your Church Website

• As the kids get ready to go back to school, use that tie-in to promote adult education opportunities
• Labor Day — highlight social justice issues tied to workers rights
• Football!

Picks

• Moe: @catholicmeme
• Joe: Lolcats.com
• Mark: Church Marketing Lab (Beta) on Flickr

Fantasy Sponsor: Edy’s/Dryer’s Banana Slit