How do web 2.0 / consumer web app-ish type companies generate buzz for their free product or service online? Online promotions? Email blasts? Pray to be TechCrunched?Ive seen an increasing number of companies do all this and one thing more: hire low-cost "evangelists" to sit at a computer all day...
Company evangelism is reaching new heights as more entrepreneurs place staff members in this important role - or take it on themselves. Individuals in the new role of "Company evangelist" are reinventing what was once thought of as PR, with the principal goal of building a community of customers who...
When it opened its doors in 1904, St Luke the Evangelist in Grimethorpe declared itself to be "a church built by miners for the miners". An appearance by the South Yorkshire village's renowned colliery band at the church's annual music festival would then have been an obvious way to celebrate...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARETHA'S 7TH ANNUAL CHURCH REVIVAL: Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin above uplifts the spirit of churchgoers as she delivers powerful performances of traditional gospel classics Never Grow Old, Old Landmark and Old Ship of Zion during her recent three-day church revival at Detroit's Greater Emmanuel Institutional...
MONTREAT, N.C., July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Jesse Helms, my friend and long-time senator from my home state of North Carolina, was a man of consistent conviction to conservative ideals and courage to faithfully serve God and country based on principle, not popularity or politics. In the tradition...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In LOVE TORNADO (Harlem Moon/Broadway Books, $12.95), R&B singer-turned-evangelist Dr. Mable John and David Ritz are back dishing up soul, wit and charm at the Stay Out of the Kitchen Health Food Care. The novel's heroine, Albertina, becomes the guardian of 15-year-old rapper J Love. to...
World News IN BRIEF *NORTH CAROLINA John McCain visited the evangelist Billy Graham and his son, Franklin, at the family's retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains yesterday. The Republican presidential candidate, who is courting religious voters and trying to reassure sceptical conservatives, said he did not see...
John McCain met Sunday with evangelist Billy Graham and his son, Franklin, at the family's mountaintop retreat. The Republican presidential candidate, who is actively courting religious voters and trying to reassure skeptical conservatives, visited privately with the Grahams on the grounds of Little Piney Cove in the...
Set in the dystopic, fantasy state of West-Failure, this rewrite of 'Candide' looks great but lacks satirical bite Classical Candide English National Opera LONDON The Rake's Progress Garsington Opera OXFORD Rusalka Grange Park Opera...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Current Technology Corporation (OTC Bulleting Board: CRTCF) today announced its 51% owned Texas-based subsidiary Celevoke, Inc. ("Celevoke") has appointed technology industry veteran Guy L. Fielder to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Celevoke CEO Chuck Allen said, "Guy has a stellar...
NEW YORK, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSGI Security Solutions, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: MSGI) and Current Technology Corporation today announced Current Technology's 51% owned Texas-based subsidiary Celevoke, Inc. ("Celevoke") has appointed technology industry veteran Guy L. Fielder to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Celevoke CEO Chuck...
"Can you be Catholic and an activist? I say, absolutely. Absolutely. You cannot be a Catholic and not be an activist. That's the Gospel. " --Fr. Michael Pfleger returning to work June 16 at St. Sabina Catholic Church, Chicago, following his suspension for mocking Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential...
The case of the sculptress, her 2.3m estate, an elderly lesbian with Alzheimer's disease and her severely indebted actress daughter reached London's High Court yesterday. The actress is Hetty Baynes, who wrote and starred in the 1993 erotic short film, The Insatiable Mrs Kirsch, directed by her...
Zoho Show Gains 11 Languages, Four Formats, Picasa and Flickr Integration PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Zoho today announced its update of Zoho Show, expanding the global appeal of the online presentation tool with 11 new languages, four new export formats, and more. The update follows on the heels of...
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- CrowdGather, Inc. (OTCBB: CRWG) today announced that Heather Schlegel has joined the company as Director of Community Evangelism. Schlegel will assume responsibility for the CrowdGather user experience, as well as the coordination of member and moderation services across the entire network. Heather Schlegel is...
WHEATON, Ill., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicky Gumbel, Senior Pastor, Holy Trinity Brompton Church, UK, and founder of the Alpha Course, addresses delegates at this year's national Alpha conference, "Converge," at Wheaton College. Following in the footsteps of leading evangelist Billy Graham, Gumbel has impacted well over 11...
HOBBLE CREEK -- Members of the Nevada-Utah Conference of Seventh- day Adventists will hold their annual camp meeting in Hobblecreek Canyon June 23-28, with the director of television program "It Is Written," Shawn Boonstra, as featured speaker. The public is invited. A special feature will be music...
SEATTLE -- Envision Telephony, Inc., a leading global provider of software solutions for the contact center and the enterprise, announced today that Connie Smith, chief evangelist for Envision, will be presenting at the International Customer Service Association ICSA Fourth Annual Quality Summit, June 19, 2008 at Denver Botanic Gardens in...
By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Historians say the 101 consecutive Pentecostal Grace Camp meetings in Topeka, dating back to 1907, may be the longest such streak in the world. "We're almost sure it is in the United States," said Titus Terry,...
It was a local church that brought the Rev. Kenneth Perkins and his wife, Margie, to Topeka 20 years ago. Now, it is a church in another state that is taking them away. Perkins, 45, who has served as pastor of We Care Baptist...
