Friday, August 19, 2011

Day #13 Friday August 19, 2011

Debbie and I spent much of today working with the rough layout that our team developed for the RSS software the past two days. We learned a new program, named SnagIt, which essentially acts as a high-powered cut-and-paste tool, aggregating snapshots of screen views from any program. The purpose of this exercise was to test our revised process and to provide other decision-makers with a prototype of the new design. It is also much easier to convey the concept to the programmers charged with implementing the new process. By 6:00 PM, we had finished the four-page layout.

The individual who will coordinate the programming effort and ensure its completion is Noah Curran. Noah is the sole in-house point person for web technology initiatives. In the following video, Noah explains his areas of responsibility.



Currently, there are four major web initiatives in process: 1) an internet radio station; 2) an online store; 3) a video library to catalog listeners’ stories; and 4) an “app” to allow the radio content to go mobile on smart phones. Ike Wingate elaborates on the internet radio station below.



The initiative to capture listeners’ stories seeks to highlight lives that the hopeline has rescued. Listeners are encouraged to upload videos of their stories to thehopeline.com website. These will provide great testimonials for the ministry and additional compelling content for listeners. Courtney Johnson and Taylor Sloneker showcase some new merchandise for the online store that goes hand-in-hand with the “what's your story” campaign.



As you can see, thehopeline.com embraces innovative technology to stay in touch with today’s youth.

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