Category Archives: community

How Gamification Can Make News Sites More Engaging

Posted on October 26, 2011 by admin




Gamification, the use of gameplay mechanics for non-game applications, is transforming online news into an engaging, social and fun activity. It… Continue reading →

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PHPMaster: PHP is Moving to Git (Eventually)

Posted on October 3, 2011 by admin

Thumbnail 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 →

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Mozilla, Firefox and the Version Number Chaos

Posted on September 8, 2011 by admin

328-firefox-4Craig discusses Mozilla’s proposal to remove version numbering from Firefox and the heated debate it caused. Continue reading →

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Tell us what you want to learn, take a stupid photo and (hopefully) WIN!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Tumblr’s Roadmap Heads Straight for the Creative Community

Posted on January 15, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Design Community Forrst Launches Credit System for Post Promotion & More

Posted on December 21, 2010 by admin




Here’s an interesting twist on the online business model: Designer/developer community Forrst is allowing users to purchase “Acorns,… Continue reading →

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