Drupal – PHP/SQL. Tags: free web design tools amaya bluefish cassandra content management system cyberduck drupal ez publish filezilla fireftp free software gimp graphics html inkscape joomla kompozer magento moveable type mysql notepad++ open source os commerce perl php postgresol prestashop python ruby spree sqlite web design winscp wordpress Everything a web designer needs for free: Designing and managing a website need not be an expensive affair. Special thanks to 34sp.com dedicated web hosting for their insight. – HTML Editors. Notepad++ – For Windows. MORE >>

We’ve already looked at two of the key topics  from our social media in financial services round table event ( niche communities and customer driven markets ) and now it’s time to move on to a topic that comes up time and again in relation to the financial services industry – the issue of transparency. The current situation. Matt Colebrook, CEO of First Direct bank, defines transparency in 2 ways: People need to feel secure and know that their money is protected – part of this is knowing what banks and other financial services institutions are doing with it. Tweet This! MORE >>

drupal ed thompson FreshNetworks government open open data Open source social social media social media week transparencyYesterday I went to a Social Media Week event hosted by the Central Office of Information (COI) that focused on data.gov.uk. Data.gov.uk is a programme that was initiated under Gordon Brown’s tenure of Labour leadership and now continues on in a slightly slimmed down version under the coalition government. The basic idea is that different parts of government, at local and national level, share relevant data they produce with the public. MORE >>

Why Drupal is a great social media platform (in layman’s terms). Five reasons why the content management system Drupal is a great social media platform. Drupal is a popular CMS and social media platform used by large brands and governments. Tags: Matt Rhodes Online communities Social Media Social networks Top posts drupal facebook FreshNetworks FreshNetworks Blog marketing online communities online community social media Social network Social network service Twitter Virtual community YouTube Image by Hilarywho via Flickr. The Economist on Social Networking. MORE >>

Ty is one of the smartest people we know when it comes to Drupal. Websites Develop Socially Drupal featured [link] justin brackett justinthesouth Meet Our Friend Samantha Collier Samtaracollier topfloorstudio Ty HallockDevelop Socially was built with the goal in mind of bringing together people who not only knew the theory of Emerging Media and Digital Media, but also were active in the process of making it happen, and making it better. Over the next few weeks Develop Socially is going to introduce you to our friends who are doing just that. m an ideas person.  MORE >>