I’ve been receiving inquiries about the deployment of our new home site, so I thought I’d post some background in case you’re interested. Thanks to David Kelly of Dickinson College for giving me permission to share his excellent questions.
Question: What was your motivation to move to an open source CMS?
We were charged with a very targeted task, to improve the first impressions presented to visitors when they arrive at the top levels of www.bates.edu
Question: What alternatives did you consider (both open source and commercial)?
We had been prototyping with Drupal, WordPress, and Expression Engine over about a year and chose WordPress for these sites.
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JayCollier: Brooks: Life isn’t a project to be completed; it is an unknowable landscape to be explored thru observation, awareness. http://t.co/Xy4DSsfB 2 days ago
Jay Collier Yes, Daniel. I concur. It is interesting that, as I have benefitted from the increasing power of digital processing and the Internet over the years,... – Apr 01, 2:45 PM
Daniel hi jay i think we’ve become too dependent on the digital world (computers, the internet, digital gadgets, etc) to do things for us that we... – Apr 01, 1:53 PM
Laura Sebastianelli wow! can't wait to see the full version!!!!! And, Jay thank you for sharing this. I was moved to tears! – Apr 02, 10:52 AM
Video introduces edX from MIT and Harvard. #highered #future #disruption #innovation http://t.co/ve65IqEMYes, Daniel. I concur. It is interesting that, as I have benefitted from the increasing power of digital processing and the Internet over the years,... – Apr 01, 2:45 PM
hi jay i think we’ve become too dependent on the digital world (computers, the internet, digital gadgets, etc) to do things for us that we... – Apr 01, 1:53 PM
wow! can't wait to see the full version!!!!! And, Jay thank you for sharing this. I was moved to tears! – Apr 02, 10:52 AM
Background on Home 4
By Jay Collier, October 30, 2009
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