La Petite Nation: six weeks of work, and the first weeks online
Planned since early September and developed continuously since it went online. Here is what was accomplished on La Petite Nation, in order, with the actual numbers.
By Robert ScalesMarketing & content
152 posts in this category, newest first.
Rebuilding 25 years of lost content
Old blogs disappear, but the words often survive. How to recover lost web content from the Wayback Machine, and what to do with it.
By Robert ScalesWriting that sounds like a person in the age of AI
Readers recognize text that was generated and left unedited. These editing habits restore a genuine voice.
By Robert ScalesSelling online from a small town in Quebec
Rural businesses can sell across the province online. The essentials: French first, a simple store, a backup for shipping, and local pickup.
By Robert ScalesHow does business development work in a small region?
In a small region, a business's reputation precedes it. We share what we have learned about rural business development, from a small island to rural Quebec.
By Robert ScalesMarketplace or your own store: Etsy, Amazon or Shopify?
Marketplaces bring buyers but take a share of each sale and keep the customer relationship. Your own store preserves the margin but must generate its own traffic. We recommend using both.
By Robert ScalesUniversal Analytics shuts down: a GA4 starter setup
On July 1, Universal Analytics stops collecting data. What a small business needs to configure in GA4, and what it can safely ignore.
By Robert ScalesBuilding a pitch deck someone will actually read
Ten to twelve slides, one idea per slide, evidence rather than expectations, and a clearly stated request. What to remove from a pitch deck.
By Robert ScalesGoogle's helpful content update: a self-check for small business sites
Google is targeting content written for search engines rather than for people. A practical self-check for small business websites.
By Robert ScalesGetting ready for Google Analytics 4
Google has just given everyone about fifteen months to move from Universal Analytics to GA4. Here are the steps a small site should take this spring.
By Robert ScalesProduct photos on a budget for online stores
A phone, a window and a white sheet. How to get product photos that sell, and the image rules Google Shopping expects.
By Robert ScalesBlack Friday goes online for small stores
The holiday rush is moving online and the parcel network is already under pressure. What a small shop can realistically do for Black Friday and December.
By Robert ScalesKeeping your reviews and listings active while you are closed
A closed business is still searched for. How to mark a temporary closure properly, continue responding to customers, and show that the business is still active.
By Robert ScalesLaunching edu.ceningandivers.com in the middle of a shutdown
With diving suspended, we have opened an online Education Centre. Why offering free learning makes sense while everything is closed.
By Robert ScalesTen years of social media: what lasted
From Facebook pages to TikTok, a decade of platforms rose and declined. What remained effective every year: real photos, email and reviews.
By Robert ScalesCritical thinking in the age of algorithms
Feeds rank content according to how people react. Three straightforward questions to ask before sharing anything: the source, the date, and who benefits.
By Robert ScalesGDPR day: what small businesses have to change
Inboxes are filling with "please stay subscribed" emails, and the GDPR applies tomorrow. Here is what it requires of a small business, and why the work is worthwhile.
By Robert ScalesTop trends for 2018: privacy, video and AI
Privacy, video and AI: the three trends small businesses should monitor in 2018, with an assessment of how certain each one is.
By Robert ScalesGetting ready for the GDPR from Asia
European guests mean European privacy rules. What a small business in Asia should change before the GDPR applies next May.
By Robert ScalesPhoto and video workflows for dive centres (and any small business)
The best photo of the week has no value while it remains on an SD card in a drybag. A simple workflow from the camera to the guest's inbox to Instagram.
By Robert ScalesContent marketing for conservation, without the preaching
A beach cleanup photo can read as a lecture or as an invitation. How to tell conservation stories that people actually read and share.
By Robert ScalesYear one of a new dive resort: marketing lessons so far
Almost five months after opening, where did a new dive centre's first guests come from? Reviews, word of mouth, good neighbours and a steady flow of photos.
By Robert ScalesMexicombi: launching a food truck in Bali
Branding, social media and a website for a Mexican food truck in Bali, on a modest budget. What has proven effective so far.
By Robert ScalesBuilding a dive resort brand from scratch
Ceningan Divers has not yet welcomed its first guest. Before any logo is designed, we are defining what kind of place it will be.
By Robert ScalesMarket your property for free with TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor offers owners a set of free tools that few businesses use. How to make the most of your listing, your widgets and your reviews.
By Robert ScalesTracking Facebook ads in Google Analytics
Clicks cost little; bookings are what the budget is meant to buy. A simple UTM and goals setup that shows which Facebook ads deliver results.
By Robert ScalesA Drone View on User Engagement
At Holistic Hybrid, we aim high – literally! Introducing “A drone view”: aerial photos of your events, venues, resorts and properties.
By Holistic HybridProduct Review: Yammer
Our review of Yammer, the freemium enterprise social network: features, cost, and how our clients use it for internal communication.
By Holistic HybridIncreasing Conversion Rate Strategies
How we reached an 8.9% conversion rate for an online retail client with Facebook, Pinterest, targeted email newsletters and clear calls to action.
By Holistic HybridContent is still king: a blogging routine for small teams
Daily blogging is not realistic for a dive centre without marketing staff. Here is a routine that a small team can maintain.
By Robert ScalesMeasuring social media: what to count
Most businesses know their like count, but few know what it earns. The few figures that connect social media to bookings.
By Robert ScalesStart Blogging to Increase Your Site’s Search Engine Ranking
Search engines favour sites that are updated often and rich in keywords. A company blog does both, and builds trust, reach and community.
By Holistic HybridMarket your Property for Free with Tripadvisor
Eight free ways for hotels and rentals to use their TripAdvisor listing to manage their reputation, engage travellers and reach potential bookers.
By Holistic HybridTracking Facebook Ads in Google Analytics
Learn how to use Google Analytics to track your Facebook Ads’ performance so you can see what’s working well for you.
By Holistic HybridContent is King on the Internet
Figuring out what content to share can be tough. Here is a list of content ideas to help you write compelling articles for your readers.
By Holistic HybridSEM vs SEO?
It is quite common for people to confuse Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. SEO is only one type of SEM — here are the others.
By Holistic HybridMeasure Your Social Media Marketing Success
Do you know the difference between social media monitoring and social media analytics? A look at the tools, from Google Analytics to Quintly.
By Holistic HybridManaging Successful Facebook Pages
Is your Facebook page yielding new leads and engaging your users? Managing a successful Facebook page takes time and effort. These tips will help.
By Holistic HybridSocial Media Marketing 101
Creating a basic social media presence is easy enough; getting your community to actually do something is more difficult. Strategies that can help.
By Holistic HybridHow to Create a Google Places Page
Google Places has become the phone book of the Internet. Getting your business registered and verified is essential to being found in search engines.
By Holistic HybridBlogging 101
What is a blog? A short primer on blogs and online publishing, with Robert Scales’s “Blogging 101” slide deck.
By Holistic HybridSocial Media 101
What is social media? A short primer on how people create, share and exchange ideas online, with Robert Scales’s “Social media 101” slide deck.
By Holistic HybridPlanning next year: a one-page marketing plan
Plans drafted in December are often set aside by March. Why a one-page marketing plan posted on the office wall serves a small business better.
By Robert ScalesInstagram for the dive industry
Instagram is making underwater photography social. What dive centres and small businesses can gain from it, without devoting the whole day to it.
By Robert ScalesEmail newsletters still work
While businesses chase Facebook likes, the newsletter continues to bring guests back. Here is a monthly routine that delivers results.
By Robert ScalesWriting web copy for divers
Most dive centre websites repeat the same brochure language. Here is how to write web copy that divers genuinely trust, from dive site pages to trip reports.
By Robert ScalesCan you see the social bubble bursting soon?
Instagram, a photo sharing app created 2 years ago by Kevin Systrom, got sold to Facebook for $1 billion. Impressive! But why 1 billion dollar?
By ScalesReviews are the new brochure
TripAdvisor shapes where divers go. How to ask for reviews, respond to negative ones and put real reviews to work on your own site.
By Robert ScalesGoogle's content farm update and the end of thin content
Google has just changed its rankings to target content farms. Here is what that means for small business sites spread over forty thin pages.
By Robert ScalesDefining Holistic Hybrid
A boutique brand management and marketing agency explains the idea behind its name: a holistic, hybrid approach to engaging with audiences.
By Holistic HybridUsing Social Media to Gather Phones for Fearless City
We assembled a fast social media campaign with Fearless City to gather unused phones for Downtown Eastside artists and residents.
By Dave OlsonBlog in the place where you are - Placeblogger launches with News Challenge grant
Another Raincity Studios project released to the public: a location-based feed aggregator called Placeblogger.com.
By Dave OlsonTake Back the Power with a Campaign Module
Roadblock, a new Drupal module by Raincity's Makara Wang, funnels visitors from any entry point to a campaign's call to action.
By Dave OlsonMaking Better Photos - Tips at Gnomedex with KK
Checking in from legendary geek-fest Gnomedex, where RCS' KK kicked off the event with a great preso about making better photos.
By Dave OlsonVIDFest - Not Quite Live Blog
Crib notes from the first day and a half of VIDFest 2008, including tips from the Blogger Outreach panel on how PR firms should approach bloggers.
By Dave OlsonRecapping the Interactive Content Exchange in Toronto
A recap of Kris Krug at ICE 08 in Toronto: a panel on leveraging social networks, mobile delivery, gaming innovation and a first look at Spore.
By Dave OlsonContent Convergence & Integration Conference 2008 - Day 1 is Content
Live notes from day 1 of Content Convergence & Integration 2008: Confabb, user-generated rich media, community managers and open source.
By Boris MannNorthern Voice 2008 Preview at The Boss - Raincity Chronicles
Dave O, Roland Tanglao and Richard Eriksson preview the Internet Boot Camp track at Moose Camp, ahead of Northern Voice 2008.
By Dave OlsonAlmost Live Blog from Vancouver High-tech Communicator's Exchange
Timestamped notes from Kris Krug and Rob Cottingham's social media talk to Vancouver PR and marketing pros: case studies, pitfalls and tips.
By Dave OlsonNetscape - the end is nigh!
Netscape was discontinued on December 28, 2007: a nostalgic look back at early browsers, Communicator's email and the golden age of email.
By Roland TanglaoContent Convergence Conference in Vancouver
Kris Krug and Boris Mann speak at Content Convergence and Integration 2008 in Vancouver: their session abstracts on open content and social media.
By Kris KrugWeb Directions North - Boris Mann to Speak about Dynamic Systems
Boris Mann speaks at Web Directions North 2008 on the three stages of dynamic systems, from simple CMS to full web applications.
By Dave OlsonDrupal for the Rest of Us
So why does Drupal matter to the non-techies? A non-techie's explanation of what a content management system does and why we like Drupal.
By Dave Olsonemail2 - Security through privacy
email2 is the tool for you if you are looking for a hosted, secure email solution that helps you to observe regulatory requirements.
By Roland TanglaoLocation based content via mobile devices
Kinan Sweidan of ximda.com on the state of geo location on mobile devices: GPS, tower ID, wifi and Bluetooth, and their limits.
By Erik HermansTokyo Yokohama Information Source - An expat resource
Are you an expat seeking Tokyo Yokohama information? A Bryght Light Drupal 5 site shows how far one person can take the Garland theme.
By Roland TanglaoOlyBlog - a placeblog for Olympia, Washington
How Olyblog, a placeblog for Olympia, Washington, built a following on the Bryght Hosted Service with blogs, forums, an aggregator and "docents".
By Roland TanglaoHow to support Mobile Content Creation in Drupal
A conversation with Now Public's Mark Schneider on encouraging users to post more mobile content, summarized for Drupal sites on the Bryght wiki.
By Roland TanglaoIPhone vs. iPhone
Cisco Systems is suing Apple Inc. in US Federal Court over its IPhone trademark, days after Apple unveiled its own iPhone.
By Megan ColePresenting at BCTIA Go 2 Market Roundtable: Using the tools of Web 2.0
What are the tools of web 2.0? Marketing ideas and basic concepts around blogs, wikis, and customer interaction for a BCTIA roundtable.
By Boris MannHappy OneWebDay!
Today marks the first OneWebDay, a global day to celebrate online life in the same vein as Earth Day.
By Megan ColeLiving Without Borders
Raincity has just launched Living Without Borders, a WordPress community blog about retirement.
By Megan ColePhoto Camp
Matthew Trentacoste, Kris Krug and Warwick Patterson held a BarCampVancouver session on anything and everything photographic.
By Megan ColeBlogHer 2006
I just spent the last 2 days at BlogHer in San Jose, California.
By Megan ColeBlogHer: Building Traffic To Your Blog With Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer gets traffic. Notes on her session about what you can do to build your traffic and keep people coming back.
By Megan ColeBlogHer: The Power of The Blog
People around the world jump at ways to try and help those suffering when major catastrophes strike — and the blogosphere is a direct resource.
By Megan ColeBuilding Better HTML Emails
Mark Wyner gave a great and thorough talk on all the aspects to consider in building a better HTML email for you and your company.
By Megan ColeLet Go, Jump In: Community Marketing Strategies for Empowered Customers
Webvisions panel on the integration of social media: Brian Oberkirch, Jeremiah Owyang and Dan Saffer on community marketing.
By Megan ColeWebvisions: Practical Business Blogging Panel
There are a lot of control issues to try to bust through in business blogging - DON'T have a PR firm run your blog.
By Megan ColeIdeas for corporates: a question blog
How can a large corporation with an old-school legal department connect with an enthusiast community without blogging? A question blog.
By Boris MannInteracting with Bloggers 101: Permalinks, Product Info, and Personality
What should PR and marketing departments give bloggers? Three P's: permalinks, product info, and personality.
By Boris MannHTCE - "What Citizen Journalism Means to Corporate Communications" Wrapup
Notes, tips and links from the HTCE panel on citizen journalism and corporate communications, and why so many citizen journalism sites run on Drupal.
By Roland Tanglaonew robert scales dot org website design
After nearly a month of neglecting my blog, I am re-launching robert scales dot org with a beautiful new header design.
By Robert ScalesGmail for domains (and a few other email solutions)
We got accepted into the beta program and started using Google's hosted Gmail solution. So far, it's working great.
By Boris MannI just asked GMail to steal my email
I'm not a fan of email. I wish I got less of it, got better/richer email when I did receive it, and that I didn't have to host it.
By Boris MannBill Burnham's Unified Theory for Web 2.0
Boris Mann on Bill Burnham's theory of search, social networking, structured blogging and RSS, and why Drupal suits the "Active Web".
By Boris MannWhat does Corporate Blogging mean?
Boris Mann answers Forrester's Charlene Li: corporate blogging can mean a blog, an intranet, an information router or a CMS.
By Boris MannLearning from training
Lessons from a four-hour Intro to Blogging session on Bowen Island: blogs vs. websites, Flickr, and why usernames and passwords were the hardest part.
By Boris MannThe sad state of weblog APIs
Weblog APIs are really CMS publishing APIs, and their loose implementations hold back clients like ecto, Qumana and MarsEdit.
By Boris MannBlogs n Dogs - eMarketing: From email to web 2.0
Notes from the Blogs n Dogs eMarketing session: what eMarketing is, 2005 visibility figures, search behaviour, trends and marketing tips.
By Robert ScalesWeb 2.0 and Personal Brand Development Presentation
Boris Mann's talk at Sunaptic on personal brand development and Web 2.0, with his take and starter links for setting up your own online space.
By Boris MannRaincity Studios and the BNMI presents Blogs n Dogs
After nearly 2 months of planning, Blogs n Dogs, a master workshop series on blogs and social tools with the Banff New Media Institute, is happening.
By Robert ScalesDouglas Anthony Cooper: A Reflection of the Past Ten Years in New Media
The Banff New Media Institute presented an evening with novelist Douglas Cooper: Stumbling Through the Nineties.
By Robert ScalesSpecialty Markets: Children’s Content & Cross Platform Approach
Steve Comeau of Collideascope and Ken Bautista of Hotrocket presented past and current projects in children’s content, games and learning tools.
By Robert ScalesWayne Dunkley's Presentation on Experience Design: Personalization
In this Interactive screen 0.5 forum, we where presented 3 interactive projects by Mouna Andraos, Wayne Dunkley and Julia Hayward.
By Robert ScalesBlog Business Summit: Blog Writing Style
Molly Holzschlag and Darren Barefoot at the Blog Business Summit on blog writing style: edit, correct openly, find your voice, tell your story.
By Will PateBlog Business Summit: Blogs That Sell
Buzz Bruggerman and DL Byron at the Blog Business Summit on how blogs sell products: markets are conversations, products are conversations.
By Will PateBlog Business Summit: Building Blog Traffic
Robert Scoble and Dave Taylor at the Blog Business Summit on building blog traffic: links, keywords, titles, RSS and meeting other bloggers.
By Will PateBlog Business Summit: Building Community and Traffic
John Cass, David Wharton and Buzz Bruggerman at the Blog Business Summit on online communities, blog marketing and listening to customers.
By Will PateBlog Business Summit: Dealing With Bloggers
Janet Johnson and Robert Scoble at the Blog Business Summit on paying bloggers, pitching bloggers, and handling a crisis online.
By Will PateDigital Smart in Global Times. Economic Frameworks for IT Development
Here's some notes from the workshop on "Digital Smart in Global Times. Economic Frameworks for IT Development".
By Robert ScalesResourcing Your Vision
The following are some of my notes from the presentation by WM Leler, CEO, eMarket Group.
By Robert ScalesHal Josephson Presentation on BizDev for Doers
The Second guest speaker of the day was Hal Josephson, who shared a wealth of information on business development and planning.
By Robert ScalesStrathcona BIA Site Launches
We've finished the major work on the new Strathcona Business Improvement Association website, built with Capulet Communications on Drupal.
By Will PateSmart Phone Review: i-Mate PDA2K
Last month Mark, Will and I decided to get us some new toys. We each selected a mobile device.
By Robert ScalesRaincity Goes Smartphone Crazy
Robert, Will and I bought three of the smartest phones on the market. Here is why I went with the Treo 650.
By Mark YuasaNew Media Lunch and Learn - Blogs
Our first new media lunch and learn covered blogs: how to spot one, what makes them significant and how to experiment with one.
By Will PateIterative Web Marketing
Traditional web marketing is shotgun, one-way, push advertising, and consumers know it. Blog tools make a two-way approach possible.
By Will PateiPhoto plug-in for Drupal
A new Drupal module implements the Gallery Remote protocol, so tools like the iPhoto plugin can mass upload images into Drupal.
By Boris MannWelcome to the New Raincity and The Standard Sites
Welcome to the new Raincity Studios' web site, this is our fourth version in just over 18 months, I have to say I am ecstatic about it.
By Robert ScalesA New Model for Paid Blogging
Blog publishing has lowered the barrier for businesses to start their own publication. Here is a model that rewards paid bloggers for results.
By Will PateThis Bloggy Thing We Do
A question keeps surfacing as we work on blog and Web 2.0 sites: “What do you call what we do?”
By Mark YuasaRobert and Mark Presenting on eMarketing at the University of Phoenix
Robert and I guest spoke at Ean Jackson's University of Phoenix eMarketing class: Internet Marketing past, present and future in 20 slides.
By Mark YuasaThank You Flickr!
From a New Media BC blogging night to a paid Flickr account and Creative Commons: why Robert started sharing his 8,000-image library, and a thank-you to Flickr.
By Robert ScalesYou Too Can Touch
Nintendo's TouchingIsGood.com campaign apes the media-blogger thing but forgets to let you share it.
By Mark YuasaPreview: CS2, Not to be Confused with CSS
Like death and taxes, regular updates to Adobe's indispensible software are inevitable. This CS2 upgrade might be worth it.
By Mark YuasaScottie and Dole in Escape From The Glue Factory
Having delivered our completed* package via FTP at 15:58
By Robert ScalesMSN To Launch Its Own Sponsored Listing Program
Microsoft's MSN follows Google and Yahoo! into paid search, planning to sell sponsored links on its search pages.
By Robert ScalesYahoo! To Launch "Mingle" Later This Month
Yahoo! prepares Yahoo 360, a service blending blogging and social networking with its popular features.
By Robert ScalesRaincity at Northern Voice, Community Blogging: Stephen Downes
Stephen Downes' Northern Voice talk on Community Blogging was not at all what I expected: a cerebral workout on power laws, metadata and meaning.
By Mark YuasaWordwatch: Northern Voice Special Edition
The unofficial top ten "bloggy" terms bandied about at the Northern Voice blogging conference, from metadata and tagging to RSS and podcasting.
By Mark YuasaReview: Zip.ca
A six-week review of Zip.ca, the Canadian online unlimited DVD rental service: no late fees, free shipping, no due dates.
By Robert ScalesBook Review: Defensive Design for the Web
Defensive Design for the Web by 37 Signals is “Do’s and Don’ts” for Web User Experience.
By Mark YuasaTips - Acrobat Pro, the Designer's Friend
One application that has been regretably overlooked is Adobe Acrobat Pro. Here are a couple tips: the Bookshelf feature and building search indexes.
By Mark YuasaSEO is dead - It's about creating compelling content constantly on a Web 2.0 site
Search engine optimisation in the classic sense of link spam, referer spam and link farms is dead. Content driven SEO is what works in 2005.
By Roland TanglaoMacworld 2005
Another year, another Macworld Expo: iLife '05, iWork '05, the Mac mini and the iPod Shuffle.
By Robert ScalesiTMS Canada Revisited
The music industry's shift to digital has opened up a quandary of legal, moral, and technological issues. A look at iTunes Music Store Canada so far.
By Mark YuasaBook Review: Managing Media, Book 2 - Technical Issues
A review of Managing Multimedia, Book 2: Technical Issues, a broad overview of new media technology for project managers.
By Robert ScalesBook Review: Managing Multimedia, Book 1: People And Processes
Is managing multimedia projects the same as traditional project management? A review of Managing Multimedia, Book 1.
By Robert ScalesBooks-2-come: Buzz Marketing with Blogs For Dummies
For years, bloggers have been boasting about the advantages of blogs; a preview of Susannah Gardner's upcoming book on blogging for business.
By Robert ScalesLazy Person's Guide to being a NewsMaster Part 3: How to be a NewsMaster
The process and how-to guide for being a NewsMaster: pick keywords, subscribe to them via RSS, and blog to join the conversation.
By Roland TanglaoBook Review: Internet Marketing
A review of Prentice Hall's Internet Marketing, a strategy guide for bridging traditional and Internet marketing.
By Robert ScalesReview: Basecamp Project Management System
How a two-partner studio juggling six clients found its answer to lost emails and slipping meetings: 37signals' Basecamp.
By Robert ScalesBook Review: Web Standards Solutions
I first came across Simplebits while searching for a layout solution to a job that meant real money to me. I came, I read, I learned.
By Mark YuasaDinner with the Blogfather
New and experienced bloggers alike will agree, Dave Winer is the blogfather.
By Robert ScalesTech Toys: Smart Watches
An array of so-called smart watches are hitting the shelves for the holiday season this year. This tech user is a little dubious.
By Mark YuasaBuilding 21st Century Websites with Weblogs and RSS with Darren Barefoot
Notes, reflections and redux from co-presenting Building 21st Century Websites with Weblogs and RSS with Darren Barefoot at New Media BC.
By Roland TanglaoSeminar: Building 21st Century Websites with Weblogs and RSS
The RCS team recently attended the NMBC seminar Building 21st Century Websites with Weblogs and RSS.
By Raincity StudiosEditorial: In Defense of Streamline
Adobe Streamline is a venerable application that does one job, and one job only: converting raster images to vector art.
By Mark YuasaBook Review: The Art & Science of Web Design
The book is admittedly dated (2000), but even in the aftermath of the "dot-bomb," Art & Science still has much to offer.
By Mark YuasaSoftware Review: Style Master [demo]
My friend Erik and I were talking about CSS, wondering if there would ever be a truly-WYSIWYG cascading style sheet editor.
By Mark YuasaBook Review: Designing With Web Standards
Just what are Web Standards? This book answers that question with aplomb.
By Mark YuasaRadio CFML Interview
I'm being interviewed on CFML's "For the Record" about how blogging is changing the landscape of political coverage.
By Boris MannCommunities need a site mom to blog the best of and summarize stuff from the forum/discussion board/chat board
Not everybody has time for a forum; the site mom should run a blog that points to the best of the forums and summarizes what's happening.
By Roland TanglaoThe Impact on Them Is About Zero
People who know their business want to write about it without worrying about technical details: with HTMLArea in Drupal, the impact on them is about zero.
By Richard ErikssonPR really is dead
No really, PR is dead! I have got a lack of flack for saying this, but I stand by it.
By Roland TanglaoYou can't outsource blogging
A blog consultant can teach you how to blog, but in the end the biggest thing about blogging is that it reflects the voice of your organization.
By Roland TanglaoDrupal Does This: Sticky Posts
Elise finds five ways to keep a post sticky at the top in Movable Type. Drupal does this easily and quickly with two check boxes.
By Richard ErikssonHarold and Cameron's Drupal Review for Rick Bruner: Some commentary
Harold and Cameron's review of Drupal for Rick Bruner's blog is comprehensive, but I think they missed a couple of things.
By Boris MannJust say NO to internal email - use tools like Bryght sites that generate RSS!
Who needs email free Fridays when your organization doesn't use internal email every day?
By Roland TanglaoSocial reading
David Weinberger asks about "social reading". How does one build a social reading site with Drupal?
By Boris MannDynamic vs. Static
Feeds make blogs look like news sites to crawlers: dynamic, updated, relevant content keeps people coming back.
By Boris MannYour business deserves to be found.
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