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Is Open Source the new black?

The Way of the Web

Live cross-platform mobile gaming arrives → Is Open Source the new black? July 15th, 2010 · View Comments It seems as if Open Source is becoming fashionable, particularly when it comes to maps.

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7 Linux Alternatives to Common Windows Business Applications

BeingOptimist

LibreOffice is completely free and open source and is actually a successor to the popular OpenOffice, which got its last update in 2014. It’s another free and open-source application and is supported by a huge range of free plugins and addons to enhance it in any way you need – a feature that Outlook is yet to take full advantage of.

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The CIA is Watching Your Every Tweet

Freelance Social Media

“It’s part of a larger movement within the spy services to get better at using ”open source intelligence” — information that’s publicly available, but often hidden in the flood of TV shows, newspaper articles, blog posts, online videos and radio reports generated every day.&# Featuring the Thesis Wufoo Skin WordPress Admin

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How to Cut Costs with Your Own Support Community

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

To wipe startup costs, check out a free open source solution like phpBB. If you want a scalable solution with plenty of feature options, Drupal is a great open source solution that requires some custom programming. vBulletin is another powerful option with a small upfront cost. Like this post?

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How to create mobile-friendly content with Google’s AMP

Socialmedia.biz

AMP is a Google-backed open-source project that launched last February as an open standard to make it easier for any publisher to have pages load quickly on mobile devices. In an increasingly mobile world, AMP is a tool or open source framework that speeds up browsing when you’re using a mobile phone or or tablets.

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12 of the Best WordPress Guides, Hacks and Plugins of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

WordPress is no longer just the leading blog platform , but is now the most popular open-source CMS (content management system) as well. Among the many reasons for the popularity of WordPress : it’s affordable, search engine-friendly, reasonably easy to use, and extensible through an incredible array of plugins.

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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