Tag: Misc
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Prioritized CMS Requirements for Greenpeace UK
Prioritized CMS Requirements for Greenpeace UK About a month ago, I posted the list of six activities the Greenpeace UK web team and I plan to perform by the beginning of June. So far, we’ve completed the first three. We’ve also chosen the 3 open source CMS products we plan to evaluate given our prior
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HOW TO Prioritize Requirements (Part II)
HOW TO Prioritize Requirements (Part II) Once you’ve defined and weighted the organizational objectives your project is being undertaken to address, and you’ve identified and weighted the user types the project is meant to serve, define the requirements for the software you’re planning to implem Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See
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NextBillion.net Nominated For A Webby
NextBillion.net Nominated For A Webby NextBillion.net brings together the community of business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers, and academics who want to explore the connection between development and enterprise. Create an account today and start sharing your thoughts. Part of the responsible AI collection. See also: Vancouver AI Community Lunch Meetup: Fostering Community in
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ONE/Northwest Receives Salesforce.com Foundation Grant
ONE/Northwest Receives Salesforce.com Foundation Grant We’re pleased to share the news that ONE/Northwest has been awarded a $25,000 Development Grant from the Salesforce.com Foundation to fund the integration of Plone, a powerful and user-friendly open source content management system, with the Salesforce.co Part of the creative technology collection. See also: 20 Ways to Resist AI’s
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Social Tech Brewing Vancouver: May 4 at the Whip
Social Tech Brewing Vancouver: May 4 at the Whip If you work at the intersection of technology and community-building, we hope you’ll join us for a May 4th gathering of Social Tech Brewing’s Vancouver chapter. Social Tech Brewing brings together folks from nonprofit organizations, community service, soc Part of the Vancouver AI Ecosystem collection. See
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ComVu talks community
ComVu talks community ComVu has some pretty interesting technology. Today it only works on Windows Mobile devices, but Series 60 support is coming soon (all the Bryght guys have Nokia Series 60 phones…except for Kris, who can’t quite give up his Danger HipTop). Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Community
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Back Like Lazarus…
Back Like Lazarus… Project Opus, a Drupal based music project here in Vancouver, gets some funding. Go David! Part of the Vancouver AI Ecosystem collection. See also: The Long Road to Futureproof.
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Musicians should have feeds.
Musicians should have feeds. Too few musicians or labels actually have feeds for their shows, though Sub Pop is a nice exception and includes a page chock full of feeds for their bands and podcasts. Part of the AI for Creatives collection. See also: AI Keynote Slides Need Taste Before Prompts.
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Mollyguard
Mollyguard Ridiculously cheap RSVP and pre-pay services for events, including survey features, promotions tools, and membership management. And when I say ridiculously cheap, I mean free or (for “premium” services) 2.5% per transaction, minimum 99 cents per RSVP. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony
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Ten Video Sharing Services Compared
Ten Video Sharing Services Compared The number of video-sharing sites has shot through the roof recently, as dozens of companies try to become the Flickr of the online video world. To this end, many video services have started offering new features like editing and remixability in an attem Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling
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Hacking A More Tasteful MySpace
Hacking A More Tasteful MySpace The social phenomenon that is MySpace is one I don’t fully understand, and yet, one I must fully respect. In fact, with over 50 million unique users, it is something everybody must respect. Any website which rolls up that amount of usership is doing som Part of the Web and
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“Official” 2010 Olympics Protest Site
“Official” 2010 Olympics Protest Site It’s no secret that many designers, including us, have a real problem with the process used to select the Vancouver 2010 Olympics identity. But it’s done and now we have to live with it. However, some people are clearly still very annoyed with the logo ch Part of the Vancouver
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What Web 2.0 Means for Your Church
What Web 2.0 Means for Your Church Web 2.0 is the latest rage. It’s on the cover of Newsweek and everyone is speculating if it’s the revenge of the dot com boom. This is the beginning of an multi-part series on web. 2.0 and what it could mean for the church. Part of the Web
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OpenMute
OpenMute OpenMute is a web resource project aiming to support cultural practice in the information age. Through the provision of server space, tools, practical guidance and critical contextualisation, we seek to develop open and collaborative ways of working, and Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John
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HOW TO Prioritize Requirements (Part I)
HOW TO Prioritize Requirements (Part I) When you’re planning to implement a new piece of software, prioritizing your requirements is really important because a) it helps you focus on the things that matter most and b) it makes selecting the right product way less of a crap shoot. Part of the Photography and Visual Storytelling
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The Cost of Bootstrapping Your App: The Figures Behind DropSend (part one)
The Cost of Bootstrapping Your App: The Figures Behind DropSend (part one) I bet a lot of your are thinking about building your own web app. But how do you get started if you have no idea what it’s going to cost you? How can you budget for the unknown? Part of the Web and
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Video on the Net is a Solved Problem, Many Times Over
Video on the Net is a Solved Problem, Many Times Over Their argument is a tottering inverted pyramid of bullshit, and they need to be called on it publicly. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.
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The dark secrets of the organic-food movement.
The dark secrets of the organic-food movement. Is Whole Foods Wholesome? Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.
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Greenpeace UK is Looking for an Open Source CMS & Possibly a Vendor
Greenpeace UK is Looking for an Open Source CMS & Possibly a Vendor Greenpeace UK will be evaluating three open source content management systems Part of the creative technology collection. See also: 20 Ways to Resist AI’s Mind Enslavement.