Category Archives: community
How Gamification Can Make News Sites More Engaging
Gamification, the use of gameplay mechanics for non-game applications, is transforming online news into an engaging, social and fun activity. It… Continue reading
PHPMaster: PHP is Moving to Git (Eventually)
Just over two years since its move from the antiquated CVS to Subversion (SVN), PHP is once again on the move : this time, to Git . Well, eventually. The migration from CVS to SVN was a huge one and took many months. Continue reading
Mozilla, Firefox and the Version Number Chaos
Craig discusses Mozilla’s proposal to remove version numbering from Firefox and the heated debate it caused. Continue reading
Tell us what you want to learn, take a stupid photo and (hopefully) WIN!
For the last couple of weeks I have been (somewhat excessively) excited about an idea that I’ve been cooking up for a Twitter competition, and the time has come to let it loose on the world. The basic premise is to get you to tell us what you’d like to learn, while making fools of […] Continue reading
Tumblr’s Roadmap Heads Straight for the Creative Community
Tumblr founder David Karp showed up yesterday to christen his company’s new office in Richmond, Virginia. At the opening celebration, the popular blogging platform’s founder spoke extensively about the startup’s plans for the future — plans that definitely set it apart from the product-focused startup scene on the West Coast and plans that will make […] Continue reading
Design Community Forrst Launches Credit System for Post Promotion & More
Here’s an interesting twist on the online business model: Designer/developer community Forrst is allowing users to purchase “Acorns,… Continue reading