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Open Source CMS Drupal Helps InfoWorld Pursue New Content Strategy
Posted 15 Apr 2009 by Chris FullerTags: cms, Drupal, Media and Publishing

Like many media and publising brands, InfoWorld.com came to Optaros looking to for new and efficient ways to better expose and organize content and encourage reader participation. It's no secret that traditional publishers are undergoing a sea change in their approach to garnering reader interest and eyeballs, while looking to cut costs and generate new revenue streams. It's a difficult, though increasingly familiar, story and a perfect scenario for leveraging the flexibility and economy of Open Source. + Read more

Drupal Scalability
Posted 23 Dec 2008 by Chris FullerTags: Drupal

As a consultant specializing in enterprise Drupal, I often find myself answering a relatively small (and consistent) set of questions about the Drupal platform early on in any engagement. Many of the larger Drupal sites are media and publishing oriented, which makes these questions even more common across projects. As a result, I've started to compile a list of most common Drupal questions and the answers I've been able to provide. First up is the most common concern enterprises have about Drupal - scalability. + Read more

Reviewing the Groundswell
Posted 22 Jul 2008 by John EckmanTags: Blogs, Business Model, Collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Community, Crowdsource, Direct Consumer Engagement, Drupal, Enterprise 2.0, Groundswell, Marketing, media, Online Advertising, Open Source, Social Networking, User Experience, Web 2.0

One danger of reviewing a book is the reality that the reviews ultimately say more about the reviewer, and the book he or she wishes had been written, than they do about the book which actually was written. It's in that context that I offer this review of Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technology, by Forrester Research analysts Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff, published by Harvard Business Press (note: disclaimers at the end of the post). + Read more

Content Management in the Age of User Participation - Presentation
Posted 20 Jun 2008 by John EckmanTags: Alfresco, Amateur, Collective Intelligence, Community, Conference, Content Management, content syndication, Culture, Direct Consumer Engagement, Drupal, Ecommerce, Enterprise 2.0, Facebook, Knowledge Management, Media and Publishing, Next Generation CRM, Open, Open Source, Social Networking, Syndication, User Experience, User Generated Content, Web 2.0, WordPress

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to present at Web Content 2008 on user generated content and the impact it has on content management.The presentation is called "Tag, Upload, Share, Discuss: Content Management in the Age of User Participaiton" - you can view it below, or download the PDF at slideshare.   + Read more

Online Community with Radio
Posted 10 Jan 2008 by John EckmanTags: Drupal, Music, Radio

In creating :Vocalo, the folks at Chicago Public Radio weren't just trying to create a new website for a radio station. They were trying to create an entirely new experience, which would enable an online community and help CPR reconnect with a geographic community which was underserved.  As Torey Malatia put it, in this article in the Current: + Read more

Not Just an Online Radio
Posted 27 Dec 2007 by Marc OsofskyTags: Drupal, Radio, User Generated Content, Web 2.0

Radio stations first leveraged the internet to break down the physical barriers of radio signals and allow listeners to enjoy the content around the globe.  Until very recently, that has been largely the extent of radio station innovation with the internet. + Read more