Authoring, editing, and managing official College Web sites
By Jay Collier, January 25, 2010
As part of our new Web Hub program — and in previous discovery projects (2008 | 2007) — I’ve been evaluating open-source content management software. Our two finalists are Drupal and WordPress MU.
Based on hands-on experience — as well as some preliminary ranking of criteria against our goals — I have been impressed with how similar these two packages behave in many ways. However, here are several areas where I’ve found differences worth attention.
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JayCollier: @epersonae Parents, relatives, & counselors will advise against buying a whole degree. Who recommends a whole CD now? Buy songs, make a mix! 3 days ago
JayCollier: @epersonae Agreed. The goal of helping people learn obfuscates the practice of giving loans to people who can't repay. Like mortgages. 3 days ago
JayCollier: @epersonae Higher education is being unbundled as were the recording industry, libraries, and newspapers before. A new model is emerging. 3 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
@epersonae Parents, relatives, & counselors will advise against buying a whole degree. Who recommends a whole CD now? Buy songs, make a mix!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
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
Evaluating Drupal and WordPress MU
Authoring, editing, and managing official College Web sites
This excerpt is made available for scholarly use as defined by the Fair Use doctrine. Permission to republish the entire post has been requested. Contact Jay for a copy.