Daniel Peterson Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 For those wondering whether their Gospel-related hours on the Web are actually doing any good for the Kingdom or are merely a waste of time, here's a potentially exciting new option:http://ldsmag.com/lds-church-updates/1/7375/articlehttp://www.internetmtc.org/
nicolasconnault Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 For those wondering whether their Gospel-related hours on the Web are actually doing any good for the Kingdom or are merely a waste of time, here's a potentially exciting new option:http://ldsmag.com/ld.../1/7375/articlehttp://www.internetmtc.org/Done, registered and subscribed.
SeattleGhostWriter Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Same here... This will be good and a definitely much needed thing.
Mola Ram Suda Ram Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I noticed that when I was about to sign up, that the website did not use an encryption and was not secure. That really needs to be fixed esp before I sign up.
frankenstein Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 hasn't the Official LDS Church has already set up something for members to be online missionaries? From the internetmtc site: "Our purpose is to teach and share with you Internet marketing principles and powerful tools and technologies to provide investigator leads to Mormon.org." its seems this websites innovation is a search engine which blocks out unwanted or unnecessary material; Also seems, once again, this site is just a distraction to what the LDS Church has set up. Problems I see with site is that "who correlates" the LDS Church screens the material members post on their pages with Official statement and materials. The Church has already set up a website, this one is a distraction to CHurch efforts.
Nofear Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 hasn't the Official LDS Church has already set up something for members to be online missionaries? From the internetmtc site: "Our purpose is to teach and share with you Internet marketing principles and powerful tools and technologies to provide investigator leads to Mormon.org." its seems this websites innovation is a search engine which blocks out unwanted or unnecessary material; Also seems, once again, this site is just a distraction to what the LDS Church has set up. Problems I see with site is that "who correlates" the LDS Church screens the material members post on their pages with Official statement and materials. The Church has already set up a website, this one is a distraction to CHurch efforts.I think you miss the point. It's not about blocking unwanted or unnecessary material. Certain private individuals saw that many internet search engine inquires which are potentially related to the Gospel do not yield primary results which point to official LDS or LDS friendly sources. These same individuals decided on their own initiative to do something about it by networking and collaborating with fellow members. The goal ... to increase the visibility of Church related material on the internet.As a specific example, suppose somebody searches for "marriage" in Google or Bing. Then among the first items should be resources that discuss marriage that are LDS related such as this link or LDS Family Services or mormon.org: How can faith in Jesus Christ influence us in our marriages and family relationships? in our friendships? None of those links come up with a simple search for marriage. Can that be changed? The proponents of internetmtc seem to believe so and that it should.Note, that this program is not sponsored by the Church though I don't find it inconceivable that the Church would co-opt (with the consent of the authors) the program if the program shows promise.
frankenstein Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I sort of got the point.However, I am very suspicious of people who targets mormons for their business ventures.One of the strategic partners for internetmtc, is a Custom Hook, a website dedicated to marketing, which makes me think internetmtc is for profit venture.from internetmtc. "The Internet MTC is a project of Gospel Ideals International, a non-profit organization dedicated to championing the gospel of Jesus Christ via the Internet and technology."So it would appear Gospel Ideals International is a 501c3 org. - which it is - and that internetmtc is a for profit venture.
Nofear Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I am very suspicious of people who targets mormons for their business ventures.As you should be. We're kind of suckers that way.One of the strategic partners for internetmtc, is a Custom Hook, a website dedicated to marketing, which makes me think internetmtc is for profit venture.from internetmtc. "The Internet MTC is a project of Gospel Ideals International, a non-profit organization dedicated to championing the gospel of Jesus Christ via the Internet and technology."So it would appear Gospel Ideals International is a 501c3 org. - which it is - and that internetmtc is a for profit venture.I saw the Custom Hook mostly as an endorsement that they have the know-how and wherewithal to make the project make some progress. But that might be the mormon-sucker in me coming out.
nicolasconnault Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I sort of got the point.However, I am very suspicious of people who targets mormons for their business ventures.One of the strategic partners for internetmtc, is a Custom Hook, a website dedicated to marketing, which makes me think internetmtc is for profit venture.from internetmtc. "The Internet MTC is a project of Gospel Ideals International, a non-profit organization dedicated to championing the gospel of Jesus Christ via the Internet and technology."So it would appear Gospel Ideals International is a 501c3 org. - which it is - and that internetmtc is a for profit venture.If you don't like their method of implementing Elder Ballard's suggestions, you're free to use your own. Do you have a blog? What do you do to promote better search results in Google for LDS-related terms?
frankenstein Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 what i dont like is they copy the church and use the church for profitGospel Ideals is a public charity, with a 50% deduction. Internetmtc is NOT found on the list of charities, said list is provided by the IRS.
mapman Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I don't see how they'd make money off of this. It is operated by Gospel Ideas International, Inc. Their website says they are a non-profit orginization.
The King's Servant Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 For those wondering whether their Gospel-related hours on the Web are actually doing any good for the Kingdom or are merely a waste of time, here's a potentially exciting new option:http://ldsmag.com/lds-church-updates/1/7375/articlehttp://www.internetmtc.org/Hey, does this mean more will be assigned to Christian sites, like CARM?
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