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On Aggregating in Drupal

It’s no secret that I like aggregating. But I’m not a fan of aggregating like a jackass.
With that thought in mind, I wrote up this post on aggregating local content responsibly with Drupal over on Journalism 2.0. This is my second guest post over there (thanks Mark!) and there are likely more in the works. [...]

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Brainstorming TokyoSocial on Google Wave

The discussion below is from Google Wave, and it’s mostly just me and some friends discussing a new Tokyo related project I’m thinking about (ok, it’s mostly just me and Alex). It follows along the lines of the kind of brainstorming that me, Alex and Chris have always done over email. Again, I like the idea of [...]

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7 Tips for Building Local

Since working on a city-specific website with Chris and Alex, I’ve been occasionally wondering about the best way to create websites that showcase local content. Now that I’m here in Japan, it’s kind of natural to ponder what could be made here (in English).
Here are a few points that I think any good local (Tokyo? [...]

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Getting Started with Drupal: The Non-Retarded Version

The worst thing about all the documentation over on Drupal.org is that it’s just not very accessible to non-developers. But first I want to address the question,
Why even bother with Drupal?
Despite the headaches I’ve experienced with installation and administration, Drupal is super powerful. It’s really good at presenting content in interesting ways, and in a [...]

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Maps, Drupal, and OldNewfoundland.com

This is the second update about my OldNewfoundland.com Project. Here are the others:

Do Something
Maps, Drupal, and OldNewfoundland.com
Memetics & Accessibility

Modules installed this time: Gmap, Location
Previously installed modules: Poormanscron
I blogged a few months back about my collaborative Japan map experiment, which is essentially an open Google map of Japan that anyone can edit much like a [...]

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Do Something

This is the first post about my OldNewfoundland.com Project. Here are the others:

Do Something
Maps, Drupal, and OldNewfoundland.com
Memetics & Accessibility

If I deleted my website, would anybody really care? I think everybody should ask themselves this question. In fact, lets go a step further. If you were somehow thrown from the planet by a sudden [...]

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