Technology
24 Jun 2010
One frequent request we get from clients is to integrate their Drupal web site user profiles with a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system so that their users' information can be used for email messaging and other purposes.
We've worked with a variety of CRMs including CiviCRM, ...
28 Aug 2009
Since many of us are involved in campaign-focused work that requires rapid turn-around, I wanted to share some lessons from a recent internal project we delivered in 4 weeks for the "Apps for America 2" contest.
(Our application, DataMasher, placed in the top 3 (out of 47), so by they...
20 May 2008
Very interesting summary about how various researchers are making data available through Google Earth. Modeling the effects of climate change using Google Earth
The democratization of information, where the barrier to entry is often only an Internet connection, has seen some interesting ideas about...
15 May 2008
The following links provide both guidance and analysis about how (and if) to get your Organization on Facebook. For most organizations, there are few reasons to not have a presence on the site and free to setup. The only cost might come if you find yourself spending too much time managing your...
13 May 2008
GrowYourWiki has a pair of posts on the Pitfalls and Keys to Success for Wiki Adoption within your organization. Its a concise summary of key best practices to encourage participation when you deploy a wiki.
Internally, we've faced similar issues, its eerie that his advice that "Meetings are...
21 Mar 2008
There is an excellent case study in NY Times on how Zen's ultra simple camcorder the Flip has grabbed 13% of the camcorder market and been the best-selling camcorder on Amazon.com. It did this not by offering every feature and tech acronym buzzword under the sun, but by making it trivially easy to...
19 Mar 2008
Within just the last several years, concern over climate change has grown significantly.
Interestingly enough, environmentally-focused online user engagement is an idea that remains largely untapped.
For the first time in human history, we are faced with a problem that needs worldwide...
2 Oct 2007
YouTube is now offering designated "nonprofit channels" for 501(c)(3) organizations. The new service will let nonprofits have a bit more control of the channel's branding, an option to fundraise directly on the channel page with Google Checkout, and perhaps most importantly, will include nonprofit...
