Zoogle.com launches Catholic social networking venture
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.- A new Catholic social networking website named Zoogle is claiming that a “new era” in mass communications gives the Church an opportunity to bypass a “media blackout” as older media outlets and first generation websites lose influence to social networks like MySpace and Facebook.

“The newspaper giants of yesteryear who shaped public opinion in every area of life are now dinosaurs in demise,” Zoogle said in a press release. “It is precisely in this flux of disruptive technologies and dynastic destruction that we locate the Church's greatest opportunity in post-modern times.”

Zoogle.com says it aims to help Catholics socialize and evangelize, giving the Church a platform in the easily accessible medium of the internet. The website aims to link the “global physical network of the Church” with a virtual social network monitored by cardinals and bishops.

“Zoogle offers the Church the opportunity to be at the forefront of the next generation of mass communications media while sharing her message of salvation and the means of sanctification with hundreds of millions of people on a 24/7 basis,” the press release says.

The website also explains that it will help parishes, Catholic organizations and charities gain exposure and earn more revenue.

Zoogle reports that it has the support of Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez and other Catholic bishops.

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Subscriber comments:
Published by: Mika F
Syracuse, NY USA 01/05/2010 04:40 PM EST
After all of the garbage on myspace I think this is great. y b negative? It is not buggy. I signed up fine. After activation it says the following "Your email has been verified. Once the administrator approves your account, you can login to the site. You will be notified by email of the Approval. Make sure to whitelist "webmaster@zoogle.com" so that email from zoogle.com does not end up in your junk and/or spam folder!" So maybe you did not fill out your information and were not approved or they just haven't gotten to you yet. Patience is a virtue right?
Published by: lynn
arizona 01/05/2010 02:37 PM EST
wow what a great idea! even if it's not ready yet it sounds like it will be a huge success in the near future!:)
Published by: John
England 01/05/2010 01:17 PM EST
Well Michael, why don't we Catholics make Zoogle a success! Bring on Catholicism 2.0! I think it's great that there are more and more Catholics site on the web. Yes, I'll still use YouTube, Facebook and whatnot, but at the end of the day it's good to have a dedicated Catholic social network where I know I can talk to people, exchange ideas etc of like-minded people. I think a good idea would be to exchange book lists - education is the key to a brighter, more Christian future. Besides, why should there be only Godless websites? By the way, cool, simple, easy-to-remember name, Zoogle :D
Published by: Thomas
Idaho 01/05/2010 12:38 PM EST
I tried to register twice. It sends confirmation email to activate, but it then makes you sign in again and tells me login is invalid. When u go back to click link again it says it is no longer valid. Very, very buggy. They have collected my personal information twice, and it still doesn't let me in. I wouldn't send people there yet.
Published by: Michael
Canada 01/05/2010 10:06 AM EST
After looking at this site I'm not sure what's so revolutionary about it (I realize it's only in its Beta stage). I would probably say having a YouTube channel has more potential to reach more people than Zoogle. After all, the Vatican has a YouTube channel..and so does Catholic News Agency :)
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