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Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community.

Jason Yormark

Step 2: Build Your Home Base I have practically made a living utilizing open source software to fulfill all my web needs. Be sure to check out open source platform Pligg as one option or Ideasource which has a free version and paid ones. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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4 WordPress Alternatives: the What, Where, and Why

ProBlogger

Disqus integration for commenting. Just like WordPress and Habari, concrete5 is available to be downloaded, configured, and installed at your web host and is a blogging platform built from the ground up to satisfy the needs of website editors, designers, and developers alike on a foundation of proven open source technologies.

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Justifying Social Media to the Big Wigs

Social Media Strategery

Use an open source microblogging service like Yammer or QikCom. I walked them through how to use both RSS feeds and del.icio.us , and showed them how they could use simply tag their relevant media coverage using whatever tags and descriptions made sense to them. Add RSS feeds to your website. ″ del.icio.us ″ del.icio.us

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What I Like/Didn't Like About blogworld

Social Media Strategery

Networking - I met soooo many more great people that I’m now following/being followed by , I’ve added more blogs to my RSS feeds, and have opened up tons of future resources. I use dozens of Firefox extensions, am on Twitter, use open source software where possible, etc. [link] mbt shoes It looks good,I have learn a recruit!

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The Audacity of Free: The Products and Services Edition

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The person who tweeted at me last week about this was especially into open source for her own reasons, so all of the sudden, this meant that I should have given her a freebie. And then they justify it by saying “well I’m a big fan of the open source movement!&# That’s the big question.

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Makers by Cory Doctorow

The Way of the Web

It’s a great book for anyone with enthusiasm for technology, whether it’s about geek tech, DIY or Steampunk – and it’s also great to pass onto those in your life who might not get your enthusiasm for tech, open source and microbusiness. blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: Makers by Cory Doctorow [.]