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WebSmart TV

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WebSmart TV - the basics of the web in about a minute.

Are you a regular person who is trying to make sense of all the new terms you hear being tossed around in conversations and in written messages such as: tweets, RSS, web 2.0, friend (used as a noun), blog, and many others? Does it make your brain hurt to think of figuring it all out? Well, Headstand Media has a new tool made to serve you! It’s called WebSmart TV and you can visit it online at http://websmart.tv

What is WebSmart TV?

Headstand Media (the Chicago web design company I founded in 2007) noticed a need in the marketplace for a resource that normal people (like you) could access to educate themselves about the web 2.0 world we now live in. Rather than provide a lot of long-winded, high fog-level technical articles (which you can certainly get elsewhere), we decided to create a video blog (vlog) of short one-minute videos that each explain one aspect of the web 2.0 world, in plain everyday language. Simply put, WebSmart TV offers the basics of the web in about a minute.

Who is WebSmart TV?

The Headstand Media team writes, acts and produces these videos ourselves using our own time, talents and “prosumer” level equipment. Taylor Birkey writes our scripts. Benjamin Nelson is our on-camera talent. Matt Ritsman does all the audio and video recording and production. Kyle Williams helps us get the site optimized for search engines and social media. We all contributed to the design of the site, but it was mostly Benjamin’s idea. We believe that if we can do this, then anyone can do it… including our clients!

So, I encourage you to check out the new site. We have launched it with 5 videos covering:

There is also a video explaining “What is WebSmart TV?” We plan to add a new video every week!

We’ve provided many ways for you to stay connected with WebSmart TV through: Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds and our YouTube channel. If you like what you see, you can easily share the links with your friends and associates, and spread the word about this educational resource.

The House Church Book

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I am happy to announce that “The House Church Book : Non Emergent New Testament Prototype“ has been completed and is now available online as a PDF downloadable eBook. This book is a revised and updated version of my father’s original book “The House Church : A Model for Renewing the Church” published in 1988 by Herald Press. As many of you already know, my father, Del Birkey died unexpectedly on May 13, 2009 from a stroke (see Obituary).

My father died having not quite finished the final chapter of the revised edition of the book. So, my mother and several of my father’s scholarly associates completed the final chapter based upon his notes and their first hand conversations and knowledge of his passionate point of view. The book is now available as a PDF download on the website for $9.95 US. We are offering it through Google Checkout, a fast, easy and secure method of payment. Last night we received the first online order from a gentleman in Singapore, one day after announcing the book’s availability.

We have also created The House Church Book Facebook Page so that friends and family can share the availability of this book through their social networks. If you are on Facebook, we invite you to buy the book, read it, and become a fan!