The “Social Media” module for the Drupal 7 platform is a great tool for website admins to take full advantage of social network integration. It helps connect your website with social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, digg, Linked In, and Google+, just to name a few. Lending you total control over commanding your centralized hub of profile information as well as powerful options for utilizing widgets and plug-ins such as follow, like, and share buttons, it is easy to see why it has its advantages. Follow me on a quick walk-through to get started using this powerful tool today!
Reading magazine articles on the web is different than delivering content in a print format. By addressing this simple fact upfront, magazines have an opportunity to still provide a unique experience on the web and other digital delivery platforms.
The very restricitions of a magazine are what make it possible to uniquely tailor each article. From the page count, to the maximum amount of artices allowed and the pliability of a static delivery mechanism magazines truly provide a unique experiece to every article in the magazine. But what happens when publishers lose control in the ways people read their content? When restrictions leveraged as advantage are removed?
The answer usually starts with a substantial amount if internal arguements from editors. Very poor delivery of your content online will degrade the value of it and not keep the attention of your audience. As a key challenge many magazine publishers also struggle with an effective way of getting their content online without consuming many many hours and assigning staff directly to the process.
It's too early to say, but the way things are heading I'd say a resounding yes. E-readers and tablets can grab new issues of magazines and charge accounts with little involvement from a user. They just turn on their device and presto! A new issue of The New Yorker is downloaded instantly without even raising a finger. It's a win-win situation for both publishers and readers. There is less overhead for the publishers, and the readers get the magazine they want on the day of publication. No longer waiting for deliveries, no longer tipping pesky paperboys. This is the wave of the future.
When developing a website or web application that is utilizing a base framework or system, it is very frowned upon to do any modifications to to the core system. In the case of Drupal, just like any other open source project, it is actively developed and released to the public in versions which adds new features, along with bug and security fixes. The issue of "hacking core" goes beyond just the core of a system but also to any of the possible add-ons that are developed by a third party. In the case of Drupal these can be modules or themes.
With the growing number of retailer becoming available to online shoppers, it is difficult to argue the influence of design on a customer’s decision to make a purchase or shop elsewhere. There are many aspects of an online store that will make it succeed or fail when considering online conversions. A designer will have the major task of ensuring that the store has the perfect design that is on brand, works well with the products displayed, and is simplistic and streamlined. Below are some major issues to consider.
Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a programmer of skill and taste...
My name is Paul Jessup, and I'm new to the Unleashed Technologies team. Let's just say I'm beyond excited to work with such a talented group of people, and can't wait to put my 10+ years of professional programming experience to the grindstone. They're using a lot of cutting edge web technologies to do some great things, and I'm really looking forward to dancing on the razor's edge of progress while creating some great looking websites with cool functionality.
Now that Drupal 7 is really gaining traction and many of the module-adoption issues that plagued its birth are behind it, I’ve had the opportunity to do lots of research and find out some of the cooler things available in terms of modules and enhancements. This article may seem just a tad late since D7 had its full release in January, but take it from the perspective of someone who’s been engaging heavily in D6 work for the last 2+ years and is now finally getting to drink the D7 Koolaid. Where’s the 7-Eleven Big Gulp cup when you need it?!
I've had the pleasure of speaking with many subscription based and non-profit organizations that have a focus on providing unique content to their constituents. In particular Unleashed Technologies, LLC has had the opportunity to focus on several different forms of publications groups.
The practice of Grosinger, Spigelman, & Grey (GSG) has established themselves as Michigan’s leading eye care physicians. Their extensive experience and dedication to exceptional patient care has made their practice the go-to place for LASIK surgery, cataract surgery, corneal transplant and more.
Mike and his team have taken over a web site that was limping along, with an extensive list of problems and a weak design. They jumped into the task and are rapidly disposing of issues that had...
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