Aug 19, 2010

Drupal Commons

Drupal Commons is a Drupal distribution billed as “social business software.” That means that Acquia is distributing Drupal bundled with some other modules preconfigured to work as a company’s interactive user-facing website. Drupal Commons 1.0 was released on August 5th. read more »


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Aug 5, 2010

DrivenByYou.com Home pageDrivenByYou.com represents a new approach to buying cars online. Traditional online car buying guides users to shop for automobiles by selecting a make, model or year as the first step of the buying process. Autotrader.com decided to take lessons learned from shoppers at brick-and-mortar auto dealerships and apply them to an online car buying experience. Realizing that most brick-and-mortar car buyers seek out local dealership offers and specials prior to selecting a make and model, Autotrader.com sought to make online car shopping easier and more intuitive. By applying the same "first step" that car shoppers normally take when shopping local dealerships in person, DrivenByYou.com facilitates a quicker method for buyers to drill down to a vehicle that's within their purchasing budget. read more »


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Mar 8, 2010
Clients | CMS | Drupal

MODsocket Over the last year, Mediacurrent has been intensively collaborating with Ad Giants, an innovative marketing company based in Dallas, Texas. Ad Giants boasts an impressive list of clients and strategic partners like T. Boone Pickens, the legendary oil and business man, who has been featured on national television ads advocating an energy plan overhaul.

Ad Giants came to Mediacurrent as open-source advocates. They wanted to understand how they could better leverage Drupal to accomplish a revolutionary marketing idea called MODsocket. We had already joined forces to redesign their corporate and two subsidiary sites (Pitchrocket and the Ad Giants ONE System). read more »


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Dec 14, 2009

Drupal 6 Content AdministrationAdministering a Drupal 6 website can be a bit challenging for website owners that are new to Drupal. J. Ayen Green's book Drupal 6 Content Administration (ISBN 978-1-847198-56-3) offers newbies a quick-start guide for getting up to speed on Drupal. Green's book covers all aspects of Drupal that site administrators need to know, including creating and editing content, working with taxonomy, blocks, roles and permissions, search, content types, Views and blogging. The book is intended to help website administrators, whether they be writers, graphic designers, or proofreaders, learn how to productively manage their Drupal website's content by employing best-practice tips and techniques. read more »


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