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Entries from April 2009

Google.com/You: A Look at Google Profiles

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments

As you may have already noticed, Google is the talk of the blogosphere for launching a new feature called Google Profiles. Users can now create a small profile page on Google with information about themselves, pictures, and links to their pages on other sites. For an example of a Google Profile, check out Matt Cutts’ [...]

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Tags: Internet Buzz

Role Limits Module for Drupal

April 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

We just posted on Monday about a new module for Drupal that had been developed by Chris, and here I am two days later announcing another new Drupal module from the CommonPlaces team, this time built by Kenny. As you can imagine, we’re all thrilled about having two modules released in one week. As Drupal [...]

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Tags: Drupal · Web Development

Welcome to Twitter!

April 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you’re probably hearing more and more about Twitter. Maybe you’ve already a Twitter power user. If so, this article may not be worth your time. But if you’re wondering what Twitter’s all about, or if you’ve already created a Twitter account, but don’t [...]

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Tags: Internet Marketing · SEO & Social Media

New Cron Multi-Threaded Module for Drupal

April 20th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Update: Here’s a link to the project page on drupal.org

Every Drupal installation requires regular actions to perform maintenance tasks such as cleaning up log files, checking for updates, and updating the site’s search index. More often than not, the Unix-based cron daemon is used to run these actions, which is why the task is [...]

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Tags: Drupal · Web Development

A Look at the New Digg.com DiggBar

April 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Added April 15, 2009 – Well, apparently Digg had enough of everyone’s complaining, so they turned off the DiggBar (sort of). If you are an unregistered user, the DiggBar will not appear, and links will go to the original URL. If you are a registered user, you can opt-in to the DiggBar experience, but it [...]

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Tags: Internet Buzz · Internet Marketing · SEO & Social Media

New Web Trends Map from Information Architects

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Information Architects has just released the fourth edition of their awe-inspiring Web Trends map. IA mapped the 333 most influential Internet domains onto an imitation of the Tokyo subway system. Each “line” on the map is a different category: Application, Publishing, Opinion, News, etc. The map is certainly overwhelming, but pretty fun to explore. You [...]

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Tags: Drupal · Internet Buzz

Vote Drupal Into the 2009 Webware 100 List

April 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

The Webware 100 is an annual list of the top 100 Web 2.0 applications as voted by Web users and published on CNET.com. Drupal was on the list in 2007 and 2008, but it won’t make the list in 2009 without your help. So vote for Drupal! While you’re at it, vote for your favorite [...]

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Tags: Drupal · Internet Buzz