The geeky “sister” behind Vatican’s Website
Some fun videos on ScobleShow today. First, the geeky “Sister” behind the Vatican’s Website. She breaks all sorts of “geek stereotypes” in my head. We don’t know the OS that God uses, but the Vatican uses Linux, she reveals. This was a little conversation right after her talk at LIFT. She’s an interesting person because she comes at technology from a much more spiritual/faith-based perspective than most of the geeks I hang around with do. At about 20 minutes into this interview she talks about the tools and technology that the Vatican uses.
Oh, and if that’s not geeky enough, check out Maryam’s interview of Nicole Simon, one of Germany’s best-known tech bloggers. Both from the floor of the LIFT conference. You can read Nicole’s blog here, she shows up at many conferences around the world and does excellent podcast interviews of speakers who are coming to them too.
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February 19th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
[...] Sister Judith Zoebelein is the Vactican’s webmaster. You think she doesn’t have street cred? More fool you. I’ve known some very cool nuns in my time (including one who supported female priests—which became an excommunicatable offense years ago). Man if I were at LIFT, I would have been enthralled with Sister Judith’s interview. This is a woman who has been the webmaster since 1995. Yes, 1995. Not only that, she’s a techie to the core. Even cooler, she can really relate the spirtual to the virtual. Robert, your intro on Scobleizer just didn’t do her justice! [...]
February 19th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
I love this interview Robert - it is so fascinating to get the perspective of someone who tries to tie in the academic aspects of community back into mind, body and soul.
It has prompted me to ask about the loosely coupled type mash up connections we are creating and if they are indeed healthy.
Trackback: http://www.touchstonelive.com/blog/2007/02/loosely-coupled-relationships-is-there.html
February 19th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
[...] recently and just now saw something that promoted me to write about it. I just saw an interview with a group of bloggers and the Nun that looks after the Vatican website (recorded by fellow Media 2.0 Workgroup member Robert [...]
February 20th, 2007 at 12:47 am
blogging, revenue sharing, scripted content… is this the future of the internet? It seems that YouTube is the first generation relying on “home videos”… we have just launched a new internet show, myskidmarks you can see it on revver (www.myskidmarks.com)… the problem and the challange of the internet is how do you create market awareness for new shows? is it totally happend stance or is there a way to “make it happen”?
jack silver
February 20th, 2007 at 3:40 am
This was such a great interview. I’m not religious at all but was totally into her insight into the social aspects of the net and the web.
February 20th, 2007 at 4:13 am
David: I agree too. I’m not religious and enjoyed meeting her quite a bit. I love people who blow away my stereotypes too.
February 20th, 2007 at 10:51 am
[...] des d’un dels blogs de referència ens arriba una entrevista amb el webmaster del Vaticà: amb tots vosaltres la germana Judith Zoeblein. La frase: “no sabem quin sistema operatiu utilitza Déu però el Vaticà utilitza [...]
February 20th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
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February 20th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
great interview… loved the way Sister Judith Zoebelein handled the questions… but honestly, inspite its millions of daily hits, the vatican site is one of the ‘uncoolest’ in terms of design and usability…
February 21st, 2007 at 1:36 am
No sabemos que sistema operativo utiliza Dios, pero nosotros utilizamos Linux
Entrevista con la webmaster del Vaticano, un monja llamada Judith Zoeblein. Interesante su visión de la fe y la tecnologia.
February 21st, 2007 at 8:39 am
[...] Son declaraciones de la hermana, Judith Zoebelein, la monja del Vaticano, webmaster responsable de la página web más importante del cristianismo. [...]
February 21st, 2007 at 9:04 am
[...] Scobleizer. Quina sorpresa trobar-me amb una entrevista a la Judith Zoebelein, la webmaster del Vaticà. Fa [...]
February 21st, 2007 at 1:16 pm
So what? The NSA, the military, and many other U.S. government agencies use Linux. What does this prove? Nothing ,except that it wants to use a flexible and secure OS. Nothing more. It has absolutely nothing to do with ideology.
The Vatican uses Linux. I as a Catholic could care less what operating system they use.
February 21st, 2007 at 1:53 pm
[...] tradução livre para o texto publicado como introdução ao vídeo da entrevista no [...]
February 21st, 2007 at 2:19 pm
“I as a Catholic could care less what operating system they use.”
You mean you COULDN’T care less!
Speak english dude.
(Or latin, but I can’t comment on that.)
February 21st, 2007 at 3:16 pm
It did get a chuckle out of me. Gotta admit that I could se some MS salesman going after them. :)
February 21st, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Heh. vatican taking in the work of others for the use of condemning them more efficiently. That sounds so unlike christianity.
February 21st, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Hey P thanks for the lesson! Like it matters. I COULD care less, but I don’t.
February 21st, 2007 at 7:40 pm
I’m happy to know a sister is behind the Vatican webpage and hope I can keep track of this blogger for more interesting interviews.
February 21st, 2007 at 7:40 pm
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February 21st, 2007 at 10:34 pm
They’re called nuns.
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:06 am
[...] Scoble has an interesting post on his blog: The geeky “sister” behind Vatican’s Website about a Roman Catholic nun who looks after Vatican web [...]
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:37 am
they may use Linux for serve up their web page, no big deal, but looking at their extensive archiving system, and internal vatican network, it appears mainly to be PC’s and MAC’s being used.
for the serious stuff,
February 23rd, 2007 at 5:38 am
[...] extreta d’una entrevista feta a la webmaster del Vaticà. Si més no molt sorprenent l’afirmació i no pas el contingut d’aquesta, [...]
February 23rd, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Sister Judith, technically speaking, is a religious sister, not a nun. A nun is a female monk, who lives in a monastery, e.g. Mother Angelica, and does not leave the grounds and leads a life of prayer. A religious sister has a more active ministry and can travel and work outside her convent, while still leading a prayerful life.
March 1st, 2007 at 11:50 pm
[...] interview. Those asking the questions had a great deal of insight and respect. I tried to embed the video here, but I just couldn’t get it to [...]
March 6th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
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March 14th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
[...] des d’un dels blogs de referència ens arriba una entrevista amb el webmaster del Vaticà: amb tots vosaltres la germana Judith Zoeblein. La frase: “no sabem quin sistema operatiu utilitza Déu però el Vaticà utilitza [...]
May 4th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
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May 16th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
The Dogma of Linux
The Vatican embraces the infallibility of open source! What an interesting corroboration of the tech-geek mantra that Microsoft is the “Great Satan.”
Maybe the Holy See will authorize its own version: Episcopal Mitre Linux?
Damn. I was hoping tha…
March 25th, 2008 at 11:56 am
[...] behind Vatican’s Website 22 02 2007 Robert Scoble has an interesting post on his blog: The geeky “sister” behind Vatican’s Website about a Roman Catholic nun who looks after Vatican web [...]
July 15th, 2008 at 10:43 am
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