Yay! Finally – I’ve been waiting for this for at least a year. No clue what the features are, but I have my own list if they’d care to hear ’em: forum, subgroups, proper profiles, buddy lists, and so on. Yes I know WordPress has some plugins, I’ve tried ’em including the bridge for Blog-to-Forum…
Before I walk into a client briefing, I have a mental bet with myself (I’m not stupid enough to talk aloud -people already question my sanity). Which of these questions (below) will come up first? Why am I so sure they will ask them? Probably because every time I’ve sat in front of company in…
I’ve been out and about, looking for developers, and lately focussed on Dev forums and open outsourcing sites. Open outsourcing is a matchmaking service for Developers. You, the client scope out the job and Developers pitch to build it for you. The interface is sort of Auction House-y or Ebay-ish. There’s escrow and warranties and…
Thanks to Dean Collins of Mexuar for this: Voipify your website:User generated text content/forums are fine but to jump forward into the next generation of ‘interactive’ communities progressive websites are implementing Mexuar Corraleta for 24×7 live voice chat sessions….browse to your favourite football teams web site and talk real time with anyone else visiting the…
from GirlJournalist on Drupal.org: Employment type: Contract Telecommute: Allowed E.W. Scripps, a media company with a record of success in developing new initiatives is developing several new websites. We are looking for an experienced developer to work on a full-time contract basis with the innovations group of the Newspaper Interactive division. To be chosen for…
I am going to warn y’all now. I am outraged that a community would go naked on the ‘net. Even for a good cause. What will the children think? Besides, it’s alright for developers of web pages to get down and dirrrty (with their web pages), but what do developers of communities do? No. Do…
Do you Twitter? If you do, you may enjoy this: How to Avoid the ‘Twitter Tax’ When I mentioned three hidden dangers of Twitter, one of the things I mentioned was the hidden cost of text messages. Here’s a more in-depth look at the problem and how to get around this ‘Twitter Tax’. A few…
Thanks to fellow Moon Goddess (don’t ask!) Louise for notifying me of an article in yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald NEXT section: An Australian company has begun populating cyberspace with artificially intelligent “cyber-twins” of bloggers, social networkers and even corporate PR. MyCyberTwin is a new venture from the team that took on the giants of search…
Versus Before you go cuddling up to Anson, it’s not our WebJam. Some, no doubt vastly inferior imitation, other WebJam. I didn’t go too far into it, just signed up really but it actually doesn’t look too bad – sort of a Ning.com competitor, with drag and drop blocks (blogs, forums, and so on): A…
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