Here is a good article on a major sites move to Drupal:
http://www.thedrupalprofessionals.com/content/field-and-stream-goes-drupal
Archive for the ‘Tweets’ Category
Field and Stream goes to Drupal
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Drupal, Drupal everywhere…
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009We are doing a lot of Drupal work lately. Drupal is a very powerful Open Source software solution which allows very rapid development of new community and content sites. Many parts are pre-built, which dramatically lowers the cost of building and maintaining a web site.
Here are some interesting Drupal links if you are interesting in learning more on the technical side.
Android Development Resources
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Some links we have found useful for developers wading into Android development:
http://developer.android.com/index.html
http://code.google.com/p/apps-for-android/
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/
Please contribute useful Android development sites to share with the community. Post them as comment and I will include and attribute them. (This will cut down on the spam).
Droid launches on Verizon
Friday, November 6th, 2009The second major carrier in the US has released an android phone – the Droid. The link below has an aggregation of good reviews.
http://mashable.com/2009/11/05/verizon-droid-metareview/
iPhones running on T-Mobile
Monday, November 2nd, 2009So, I have had the opportunity to test an unlocked iPhone on the T-Mobile network. It is the older 2G service iPhone, but this is perfect for me as most of the t-Mobile coverage in my area is 2G anyhow. Besides, 2G runs with less power and if an application can run on the 2G network, it will definitely run on the 3G without an issue.
So far, so good. Now with a single SIM card, I can develop and test on both Andriod and iPhones without having to have 2 phones and 2 services. Definitely a nice situation to be in.
Here is a good article on Syncing Gmail, Google Contacts, etc.
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138740
Drupal moves to Visionary in the Social Software Magic Quadrant
Thursday, October 29th, 2009It’s good news to see Drupal getting more and more main stream recognition. Gartner has added it to it’s Visionary Quadrant.
It is good to see Open Source software showing up well in the Visionary and Ability to execute axises.
http://buytaert.net/gartner-puts-drupal-in-visionary-quadrant
Dramatic Growth in Mobile Web Use Continues…
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009The mobile web continues to grow dramatically. It is no longer possible (if it ever was in the past few years) to ignore this growing online population. It is critical to include Mobile Internet customers as well as social media in your business plans.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/27/mobile-web-usage-keeps-on-growing-and-growing-and-growing/
Bing, Google, Twitter and Facebook – is your business prepared to leverage the new search partnerships?
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Major Changes in the Search World
Bing and Google will now (or will shortly) be indexing tweets near real time. This is a disruptive change to search and how businesses can leverage it. It will be interesting to see how today’s major search players handle short messages and what attributes they find most useful.
It is no longer possible for your business to ignore social media. Be sure that you are on enaged and therefore stay on the map of potential customers. Traditional SEO strategies will need to evolve to include an integrated traditional web and social media approach.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/21/get-ready-for-the-firehose-search-is-about-to-get-realtime-real-fast/
Android Phones – the best yet to come?
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009The Right Web Strategy to Take Advantage of Today and Tomorrows Buyers Market
Thursday, October 15th, 2009As a business person pondering the future of the online world, there are many variables involved. Investing in a new online solution may be daunting indeed. Which technology to use? Which hosting partner to select? Which video service to use? What eCommerce shopping cart to use? Which Inventory Management system? Which Content Management System?
Each decision could leave you either ahead of your competition, or dramatically behind them. Not in the next few months perhaps, but definitely when those contracts come up at the end of the year.
Prices will continue to drop on the Internets’ commodity items (storage, bandwidth, server size and speed). That is inevitable. The challenge is trying to ensure that you haven’t ‘painted yourself into a corner’. When your contract come up, what kind of leverage do you have? Is your system portable? Do you know how to move your online sites? Can you do it quickly and cost effectively? Imagine the leverage of having the ability to ‘zip up’ your sites, and move them to a new provider within hours.
The answer to each of these questions will either increase or decrease your leverage in negotiating. This is a competitive challenge. If you don’t have the leverage to change vendors, take advantage of new features, and lower your costs; then you can’t maximize your online business presence. Even worse, what if your competition can? What will the impact to your revenue and margin be?
How comfortable are you with your technology choices?