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Leveraging APIs to Grow Your Digital Footprint
Posted 13 Apr 2009 by John EckmanTags: Advertising, API, application syndication, Assembled Web, Business Model, Community, Content Management, content syndication, Crowdsource, Digital Media, Distributed Development, long-tail, media, Media Advertising, Media and Publishing, Online Advertising, Open Innovation, Open Source, publishing, Social Networking, syndicate, User Experience, Web 2.0

While non-profit, community-oriented public radio stations aren't usually seen as being at the forefront of Internet technology, National Public Radio has been quietly making very impressive moves in adjusting to a new set of user expectations and technologies we've termed the Assembled Web. + Read more

Software Development Methodology - 7 Lessons Learned
Posted 12 Jun 2008 by Rich HighlandTags: Application Stategy, Assembly Methodology, Distributed Development, Integrated Assembly Environment

Many of our clients complain that IT is holding back their business growth.  This is a harsh indictment, but one that is all too true. Most IT departments struggle to provide the business agility required to support rapidly changing business requirements.  IT organizations are frustrated with broken promises from their vendors because  the vendors are not helping them become more agile.  Maintenance fees are growing, but only seem to add to rigidity.  Even seemingly simple projects take longer than they should.  The question is, what can IT do about it?    + Read more

The Integrated Assembly Environment (IAE)
Posted 20 Dec 2007 by Dave GynnTags: Assembly Methodology, Distributed Development, Web 2.0

To facilitate transparency and distributed development, Optaros creates and hosts an OForge Integrated Assembly Environment (IAE) for each customer project. The OForge workspace houses documents, application code, designs, status reports and all of the project-specific deliverables. We also use OForge to track and manage our Quality Assurance process. As an Optaros customer you have complete access to your project’s OForge workspace 24 X 7. + Read more