It looks like this is the week of top lists. On Tuesday I mentioned the (somewhat curious) list of sites that had become finalists in the Best Religious Blogs category.
Today I want to let you know about the Webware top 100 web apps of 2008. Here you will discover a list of the latest applications that can help you:
- listen to music
- browse the internet
- do business
- sell things
- communicate
- be productive
- publish photos and other content
- search for information
- connect with others
- store and share files, and
- watch and edit videos
Let me encourage you to explore the list and see use your imagination to consider how these might be used for ministry. Here’s an example from my own church.
Last.fm is a website where you can type in the type of music you like, and it will create an ongoing “stream” of music based on what you type in. It’s like a personalised radio station, that only plays the music that you like. Not bad, eh? Before a church service I will open up Last.fm and type in “Third Day” or “Chris Tomlin” or “Casting Crows” and Last.fm will play music that is similar to Third Day, Chris Tomlin or Casting Crowns. I don’t need to find a CD, or rely on finding the right music in iTunes – I let Last.fm do the hard work for me.
That’s just one example. Check out the list of top applications, and share with the rest of us some creative ideas for how these could be used for ministry.
