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Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

On the Question of the Reality of Online Church

Drew Goodmanson, a fellow presenter at Christian Web Conference and all around smart-guy, argued today that we should reframe the discussion about online church around this question: What are

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

Perfectionism and the Death of the Local Church (at least as we know it)

As more evangelicals begin to wrestle with questions of technology and how it shapes our local congregations, I suspect there will be many who sympathize with the position articulated quite

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

On Virtuality and Online Church

Andrew's post about virtuality and the possibility of online church--or is it 'church'?--is definitely a 'must read' for anyone who interested in

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

Technologism and the Problem of Limits, Redux

Continuing from our previous thoughts:  the question of technology and our modern understanding of it is a question of whether the pursuit of scientific reasoning is to be bounded by

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

Essence, Existence, and the Dominance of Technology

Andrew Feenberg, who specializes in the philosophy of technology, points out that the crucial difference between modern and pre-modern conceptions of technology.  He writes: "In the Greek view

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

The Improbability of Online Profits

For non-tech content providers, at least. Ezra Klein: The success of Politico actually seems like an incredibly discouraging sign for the media. Here you have this forward-thinking, primarily

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorizedTechnology

Masters of Multitasking: Is Not Paying Attention Good for Us?

In an age saturated by information, our most precious asset is our ability to give--and take away--attention. For most young people, their attention is very rarely concentrated in

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorizedTechnology

The Hoodied Gods: New Steps Forward for Video Games

"In their hoodies and lanyards and baseball caps, they do not look like gods, but after what I have just seen, it is hard not to think in those

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

The Future of the Web Realized?

On October 17th, I penned these words regarding the future of the internet: That is, a smart application creator will develop applications that collect and share data across platforms (MySpace

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

All about Facebook

There's lots of talk these days about Facebook being the next Microsoft.  Is it? The main question for Facebook, as it is with nearly every interesting web idea,

Matthew Lee AndersonTechnology

Emoticons: Yes or No?

While some people are certainly worse than I, I have been known to drop a ":)" or a ";)" in my emails. Most of the time, it is

Elliot RavenwoodTechnology

Top 13 Book Hacks for the Library Crowd

One of my favorite blogs is Lifehacker, where the motto is "Don't live to geek, geek to live." Though not quite a geek myself, I enjoy