Whitehouse.gov re-launches on Drupal and engages the Drupal community at DC users meeting
November 19th, 2009
Earlier this month, the Executive Office of the President of the United States of America relaunched their website, Whitehouse.gov, using Drupal. This week three members of the White House new media team presented at the Washington, DC Drupal users group. New media director Macon Phillips, deputy director of technology David Cole, and creative director Nik…
Case Study: Concern Fast
November 17th, 2009
Each year, thousands of people around Ireland join Concern Worldwide in the Concern Fast. During the Fast, people give up food for 24 hours and raise as much money as they can for some of the world’s poorest people. One aspect of this years campaign is an online element, where registered fasters can get their…
Drupal wins Hall of Fame Award in the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards
November 12th, 2009
Drupal has won the Hall of Fame Award in the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards. Drupal previously won the 2007 and 2008 Best Overall Open Source CMS Award. As a result of the previous wins, Drupal graduated to the Hall of Fame along with Joomla. It is a great honor for the Drupal community to…
Drupal wins best open source PHP CMS for second year in a row
November 10th, 2009
Drupal has won best open source PHP Content Management System for the second year in a row in the Packt Publishing 2009 Open Source CMS Awards. Drupal won by popular vote and a critical selection by a panel of judges. This award reflects the strong support of the Drupal community and our focus on quality…
France 24 migrates to Drupal 6, codebase to be open-sourced
November 5th, 2009
France 24 is a public 24/7 international news channel broadcast in three languages: French, English and Arabic. Its mission is to cover international current events from a French perspective and to convey French values throughout the world. The channel provides keys to understanding complex events through in-depth analysis. France 24 also puts culture at the…
Drupal 7 code freeze: status update and next steps
October 30th, 2009
It was a close race to the finish — or rather the beginning — of the Drupal 7 code freeze process a couple of weeks ago. Now that we’re in the middle of the code freeze, I wanted to update everyone on the current status of the freeze, and provide some guidance about where we…
Do It With Drupal 2009
October 26th, 2009
Lullabot is pleased to announce the second annual Do It With Drupal Seminar. This 3-day event is focused on the configuration, architecture, and processes behind building successful Drupal websites and communities. The event is geared at attendees with a wide range of Drupal experience. For new site-builders and decision-makers, DIWD will offer a great introduction…
Joomla 1.6 Alpha 2 Released
October 25th, 2009
The Joomla project is pleased to announce the immediate release of Joomla 1.6 alpha 2. This release contains many new features requested by the community; most notably, ACL. Other features are listed below as well as what you can expect in the future for Joomla 1.6. This is an alpha release. It is intended to…
GoTwitr – Twitter Automation Site Built with Drupal
October 22nd, 2009
Whether it’s for pleasure or business, or both, Twitter automation is a must for anyone who wants to use Twitter effectively. GoTwitr is a new site whose primary goal is to make it easy for people to grow and manage their Twitter communities. It’s also a tool to help new Twitter users get started quickly…
New Book! Drupal 6 Search Engine Optimization
October 21st, 2009
Drupal 6 Search Engine Optimization is a new Drupal book authored by Ben Finklea and published by Packt Publishing. It’s a practical, step-by-step guide that takes the mystery out of Drupal search engine optimization (SEO) by showing you the tricks of today’s top marketing pros to achieve top ranking in the search engines. Packt Publishing…