MormonTabernacleChoir.org is the official site of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It contains all the latest information on events, tickets, and recordings related to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Temple Square Chorale, the Orchestra at Temple Square, the Bells on Temple Square, and the Organs on Temple Square.

While visiting the site, be sure to check out the following:

• Sign up for the Choir’s weekly e-newsletter.
• Find links to the latest on-line stories about the Choir.
• Look for Choir music on a searchable database and buy or download Choir recordings.
• Biographies of Choir leaders, music directors, and staff.
• Ticket information about upcoming concerts.
• Detailed calendars with upcoming activities.
• Audition information for the Choir and other other music groups mentioned above.
• A video press kit with interviews of Choir leaders, members of the Choir and Orchestra, and key staff.
• Links to the Newsroom with press releases, downloadable high resolution photos for press use, and other background information for both media and individuals.
• Information about the Choir’s Music and the Spoken Word broadcast and links to the Music and the Spoken Word site for streaming of the broadcast.
• Detailed information about Choir recordings including latest release information, a full listing of all choir recordings with a searchable database by album title and song title with links to purchase CDs and downloads.
• Frequently asked questions and answers.
• Contact us information.

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If you’re going to be in the DC area this Christmas or have friends who will be, check out the Festival of Lights. Click on one of the share buttons on the web page to invite your friends or link to it from your blogs!

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For nearly a decade, the Newsroom Web site has provided journalists, and the public at large, with news and information about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Read about the progression of the Newsroom site from 2000 to today in an article on the Newsroom Blog.

At the end of the article, they invite your suggestions to improve the LDS Church Newsroom site.

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This week, we’re proud to launch an updated look for the branding of LDSMediaTalk.com, thanks to the design efforts of Jared Fitch.

The LDS Media Talk blog shares ideas with LDS parents and youth who are interested in learning how to use technology and new media to strengthen families and build The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I began the blog on July 5, 2006 as ldsWebguy.com.

It was later rebranded LDSMediaTalk.com on June 10, 2008 when additional authors joined the blog. This was the header design by Gilbert Lee.

Thanks to all you loyal readers (around 8,000 unique visitors each month) from 119 countries.

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I have set up a page with handouts about Church Web sites that you are welcomed to use with your ward or friends. Two useful handouts are:

• How to Use the Ward Web Site
• Official LDS Church Web Sites

There is also a more complete list of  LDS Church Web sites on this blog.

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The official page on Facebook for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just passed the 100,000 mark! Thanks to the 100,146 fans who are supporting the Church’s page on Facebook.

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The official Church page on Facebook has 99,527 fans. Please share it with your friends and invite them to become fans so we can pass the 100,000 mark!

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We are gathering feedback from some of the youth of the Church about what kind of web site we could  build that would bring them closer to the Savior and help them feel more connected to the Gospel and to the Church.

If you have Facebook, you can join this Facebook site and enter the discussion. We’d love your feedback!

We also have a web site where we link to some things we’re thinking about which might never actually come to fruition. It’s called Labs. You can check out some prototypes on Labs.  Use the ID “youthtester” and the password “helaman2000.”

We are accepting a limited number of people to have a more personalized experience on Labs. To apply, sign up for an LDS Account. You’ll need your member number, which you can get from the ward clerk, and your birth date. Then send your LDS Account name to labs@ldschurch.org. We’ll accept as many as we can until the servers get overloaded.

Once you send the email and we get back to you, you’ll be able to log into Labs with your own LDS Account and you’ll be able to view your own ward directory online and record your thoughts and feelings about General Conference and recall them later.

In addition, you’ll be able to use your LDS Acccount for other web sites the Church is currently working on that will come out this year.

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Today the Church’s Public Affairs Department launched a blog to supplement the content on its Newsroom Web site. The blog will include commentary, additional context, localized stories, and background to help the news media and the public better understand news and issues related to the Church.

Their initial blog post states: “You may notice a different, more conversational tone on this blog than you would see in official news releases on the Newsroom Web site. This blog will be managed and written by staff of the Public Affairs Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The information here will be reliable and accurate but should not necessarily be viewed as official statements from the Church. The purpose of this blog is to provide journalists, bloggers and the public with additional context and information regarding public issues and news stories involving the Church.”

Five ways to follow the blog:

• Direct URL: newsroom.lds.org/blog
• Newsroom e-mail subscription (will also include blog posts)
• RSS
• facebook.com/LDSNewsroom
• twitter.com/ldsnewsroom

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A recent post on the Mequoda Daily blog compares today’s bloggers to yesterday’s “freelance writers.”

The post claims that in the U.S., 1 out of 5 adults identify themselves as a blogger–that’s nearly 50 million people who are self-publishing with the help of sites such as Blogger and WordPress that have lowered the barriers to self-publishing to almost zero cost.

The person who today says, “I’m a blogger” is the same person who in 1993 would have said, “I’m a freelance writer.”

The article states that proabably less than 10% of these bloggers, or “freelance writers” make any money from their blogs. The most common way to make money is to add Google AdSense advertising to their blogs, although more prominent bloggers have formed cooperatives. The most successful bloggers are eventually approached by book and magazine publishers who want them as contributors. They supplement their incomes with public speaking and seminars, and eventually write books and publish on additional platforms. For more advice, see Blogging for Marketing 101.

Whether your goal in blogging is simply to be read, or to make money from your efforts, here are some questions for would-be prominent bloggers:

• How often do you post?
• Is your blog well-written and informative?
• Are you niched?  Targeted?  Consistent?
• Do you write on a niche topic that would qualify you to be a member of an assocation, such as the Special Interest Publishers Association, where you can get additional help?

Most of today’s successful multi-platform publishers began with a single-topic print newsletter written by a single, passionate, subject matter expert.

The aspiring publisher in the 1970’s was a freelance writer whose goal was to be paid for his expert editorial content. In 2009, the career path for online publishers is a little different: start as a part-time blogger and aspire to build a following of readers who will read your content and perhaps engage you to speak, teach, or consult. If your goal is profit, you hope people will purchase your paid editorial products or click on your site’s advertisements.

It all starts with being an enthusiastic expert on your topic, publishing your blog, and eventually progressing to build your own product pyramid.

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