SEO Basics: Images

CMS, drupal, image, search engine optimization, SEO

Kelly:

Getting your images to appear in search engine image searches may be easier than you think.

Posted 09/08/2009 - 21:10 // 2 comments

Open Source vs. Vendor-Provided Software: Comparing Them Side by Side

501(c)3, apache, civicrm, CMS, drupal, Firefox, idealware, joomla, linux, non-profit, open source, OSS, plone, SugarCRM, vendor-provided, Wordpress

Jeff:

choose_path.gifOpen source software applications are becoming an increasingly viable alternative to vendor provided commercial software. Jeff Walpole explores the differences between these types of software, and the pros and cons of each alternative in a new article written for Idealware, a 501c3 nonprofit that provides candid Consumer-Reports-style reviews and articles about software of interest to nonprofits. Read and download the full article from the Idealware website.

Posted 11/18/2008 - 11:55

In Search of..Comparing Popularity using Google Insights

CMS, drupal, Google Insights, Graphing, joomla, OSS, plone, Web Traffic

Jeff:

Legend.png Have you tried using Google Insights yet to establish a trend in popularity for a particular search term? By allowing you to see the relative volume of searches made over any period of time (which you can define) for any number of search terms you care to compare, you can really do some cool trending analysis.

Posted 09/17/2008 - 08:40

Media companies getting in on the advertising business?

advertising, CMS, media

Tiffany:

As media companies continue to worry about how to make money, some are getting into the advertising business. Read the article from AP

Posted 03/24/2008 - 14:57

The rough seas of a website launch

business, CMS, launch, planning

Mike:

So your content management driven website is a shiny new yacht sitting in port. Your vendor just built it. The outside is spit polished, the engine hums, and the navigation tools are state of the art. You imagine yourself as Donald Trump when you step aboard. But wait! There’s no fuel in it. The inside hasn’t been decorated yet. The galley doesn’t have a drop of champagne. And as you peer out into the rough seas of a CMS website launch, there are some mighty big waves. Sound familiar? Sound scary?

Posted 03/07/2008 - 10:27

Websites: The cost of ownership

CMS, CRM, process, website costs

Mike:

So your organization needs a website? Maybe a content management system (CMS)? With a little smattering of customer relationship management (CRM)? Oh wait, you need some Web 2.0…you know, some cool stuff! Better not forget analytics. And do you want some fries with that?

Posted 02/05/2008 - 18:47

Paging blocks with AJAX Views

AJAX, CMS, drupal, modules, views

Frank:

Drupal Views are a fairly wonderful creation. They allow all kinds of usable, well….VIEWS, of your data in a Drupal site. They allow you to view your data either as a page or a block (or an RSS feed, etc), however one thing was was lacking was the ability to page content within a view block. The default view blocks provide you simply with a “more” link that will take you to the full blown page view. That was not working for us, or one of our clients and something has to give.

Posted 01/16/2008 - 11:53 // 1 comment

Drupal Modules phone home!

CMS, drupal, modules

Frank:

At Phase2, as we develop more and more Drupal Platforms (more on this another time) we wind up with many custom modules that are not contributed back to drupal.org. They are either too tied to a specific client, or something that is not ready for general consumption, or frankly, the client might see as a strategic competitive advantage. Regardless of the reason, for modules not hosted on drupal.org you lose some ability to have the wonderful update_status module provide info to your site implementations when the custom modules are out of date….or so I thought.

Posted 01/10/2008 - 11:48