Aggressive Online Advertising - Where Is The Line?

Submitted by Winn on Thu, 2012-01-12 11:16
Food52.com's video ads

My new favorite food site, food52.com has recently stepped up its online advertising. Did they go too far? The point of advertising is to try and pair up companies offering services with potential customers who are interested in these same services. If someone is browsing a photography blog, they might be interested in learning about the newest Canon DSLR or a photo safari in Kenya.

Drupal 6 vs Drupal 7 Part III: Expanding the Vision

Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2012-01-04 14:35

The trick to choosing between the two Drupals is in asking “What is it going to do for me?” Either Drupal has a very steep learning curve that often makes it a daunting choice for anyone that is looking to just run a blog or a personal site. As covered in the last installment, this curve becomes a cliff for anyone that is thinking about tackling the inaccessible nightmare of Drupal 6.

Drupal 6 vs Drupal 7 Part II: What's on the Menu?

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2011-11-03 10:33

Upon looking at both iterations of the Drupal system, one of the first things you are going to notice is the difference in the header menus between 6 and 7. While it might seem like a simple thing, these menus can end up being your whole world when you use Drupal, so you want them to feel natural.

Drupal 6 vs Drupal 7 Part I

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2011-10-20 10:39

If you are looking to build a Drupal website, or even to have one built for you, then you will need to address which version of Drupal you want to use. 6 is the industry standard and has been the Drupal banner carrier for years. This gives it a higher degree of stability, as well as some much-deserved street cred. 7 is newer, with some much ballyhooed new features, as well as some fixes to old stand-bys. So, which is right for you?

The Drupal Decision: The Advantages of a Drupal Site

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2011-10-06 11:47

Making the leap in to Drupal can be intimidating. Even when moving from another CMS like Wordpress, it will quickly become apparent that Drupal is a whole other beast.

Unlike the other CMS systems on the market, Drupal strives to be able to handle any kind of website. While Wordpress typically caters almost exclusively to blog and news sites, and Joomla!, Magento, and Ruby on Rails all cater to eCommerce and business sites, Drupal has something that none of them have: true flexibility.

Pulping the Wordpress

Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2011-09-27 09:43

Now that we've had a chance to look over the heavyweights of CMS, we're going to refine the scope of our inquiry. Hopefully by now you see how CMS is beneficial to your site, and what your best options are for choosing a CMS. Make no mistake, you could spend the rest of your days testing Content Management Systems, your body becoming bent, your withered hands clutching the mouse, until finally you shuffle off this mortal coil. Thankfully, we would rather not see you do that.

What CMS to Use

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2011-09-15 11:43

In our previous blog post, we explored exactly what CMS is and what it does. With that out of the way, we are going to discuss some of the most popular CMS systems to give you a sense of what is best for you. Generally speaking, there are mountains of systems on the market. When it comes right down to it, there are three major competitors that you should be concerned with.

Is CMS Right for Your Business?

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2011-09-08 11:21

The acronym CMS can mean incredible things for your company. But you have to know what it is. We'll give you a breakdown of what it means, and what it can do for your business. This simple tool can mean the difference between having an up-to-date web presence with topical materials, and having a stale website that doesn't entice anyone. We will take you step by step through what CMS is, how it works, and the way it can change the online face of your business.

Drupal Log In / Log Out Block

Submitted by Winn on Sat, 2011-03-12 22:45

Need a quick block to display a Log In / Log Out link in Drupal? Here's your solution:

<?php
if(user_is_logged_in())
  print "<a href=\"/logout\">Log Out</a>";
else
  print "<a href=\"/user\">Log In</a>";
?>