[CS-FSLUG] LIST-ADMIN: Introducing Google Christian

[Don Parris]

On 4/1/06, Timothy Butler <tbutler at ofb.biz> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>         Well, it may be true that there is nothing new under the Sun, as the
> Preacher in Ecclesiastes says, but we're Linux users -- not Solaris
> users, right? Good, because there is something new: ChristianSource
> has been purchased by Google for a tidy sum that I'll use only for
> good causes.
>
>         This is all part of Google's continued attempt to index everything
> -- including as much of God as He will allow. They figured a good
> start would be to buy up services such as ChristianSource to get
> started. Google Christian will also include Blogs4God, GospelCom.net
> and Crosswire.org (which will create a new version of SWORD that has
> integrated Google Earth Bible Maps and also provides search results
> within Google Desktop Search).
>
>         I'll be taking a part-time position at Google as part of the
> transition; namely, I'll be the moderator of Google Christian's sci-
> tech related groups, including ones on Linux, Mac OS X and Java. As
> you know Google's normal motto is "Don't Be Evil," but for Google
> Christian, they've adopted a new one: "Be Good."
>
>         To access ChristianSource, you will need to sign in using your
> Google ID (often your Gmail account). You'll notice some new
> features, such as "Where's Was This Post Sent From?," a feature that
> will show you the sender's home town in Google Earth. Posts will
> include contextual links to appropriate Bible verses and
> commentaries. You'll also be eligible to be part of the limited beta
> testing group for Blogger Christian.
>
>         You may have heard Google also launched Google Romance today. I'm
> pleased to announce the subset of it for Google Christian, Google
> Courtship, will be launched next week. In addition, Google has agreed
> to include Operating System and Bible Translation compatibility in
> their matching profiles so that Google Courtship won't try to match
> CS-FSLUG users with those who use Windows, nor KJV-only folk with
> those who memorize passages from the New Living Translation.
>
>         If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me.
>
>         -Tim
>

Well, I can't seem to reach the christian.google.com site linked in
your sig line.  Is the site official yet?  And does that change how we
use this list?

Don
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