links to things i dig
Favorite Things in the World (or anywhere else)
Christ United Methodist Church | Our church
elizabethsanders.net | My oldest daughter, Elizabeth’s, Web site
The Brainfunk Phenomena | My youngest daughter, Sara Ann’s, blog
Doubly Blessed | My fabulous twin nieces
The Paradox | My sister and brother-in-law, who are doctors, chefs, ministers and marathon runners and should blog more frequently
Simon & Garfunkel | The greatest musicians who have ever graced a stage or a recording studio
Smart People I Know
One Half Amazing | Smart, geeky online marketing guy
Carolyn Bahm | Sister in conference swag and cool, smart woman
Buck Daddy’s Blog | Daddy blogger who is proud to be one
Reflections of a Sojourner | The always brilliant James Loftin (and I did the site)
I’ll Be the One in Heels | Twitter friend Kalisa, fashionista and person who makes me wish I could wear heels more often
Lalunablanca | Dave Barger, great friend, conference organizer, web dev company owner and the president of social media in Memphis
Places I Hang Out (Online and IRL*)
Manna House | Hospitality for homeless people in Memphis run by amazing volunteers
Social Media Expedition | My geek peeps who don’t look at me weird when I say “Foursquare”
BarCamp Memphis | General tech unconference I’m involved with
SocialCamp Memphis | Social media-focused unconference I’m involved with
Memphis Connect | Blog about great stuff in Memphis
FailBlog | Generally funny (but sometimes slightly off-color) blog about people doing stupid things
Great Places to Learn Geeky Things
Smashing Magazine | Incredible design resources
Mashable | The social media guide
CSS Globe | Great CSS/HTML and other geeky Web stuff
Gizmodo | Blog about all kinds of shiny things
LifeHacker | Just cool ways to make life easier — and notsomuch always that geeky
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) | Mac stuff
Studionashvegas | WordPress Genius Mitch Canter
Cool Church People
Church Crunch | Brilliant church tech guy
Kem Meyer — Less Clutter, Less Noise | Great church communications info
Pete Wilson | Nashville Pastor Dude
LifeChurch.tv | Multi-site, cutting-edge church based in Edmond, OK
Church Marketing Sucks | Church marketing
*If you are not a nerd, you may not know that this means in real life. Don’t feel bad. Lots of folks aren’t as nerdy as I am.
