Comments on: A Drop Of Genius http://blog.awakenedvoice.com/2006/09/12/a-drop-of-genius/ Analyzing And Reporting On The Social Media Revolution Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:55:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Rob Safuto http://blog.awakenedvoice.com/2006/09/12/a-drop-of-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Rob Safuto Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:45:08 +0000 http://blog.awakenedvoice.com/2006/09/12/a-drop-of-genius/#comment-965 Thanks for the comments guys. I am aware of the CMS classification for Drupal. I've felt that the CMS moniker doesn't begin to describe what you can do with the tool. I like the tagline from the Drupal website calling it 'Community Plumbing'. After all, you're managing more than content. You're managing users, connecting people, distributing media, etc. Whatever we choose to call it, the tool is great. It really has been a revelation for me. And it looks like many people are starting to notice. I see from Dries' blog that IBM is on board as well. Thanks again for stopping by. Thanks for the comments guys. I am aware of the CMS classification for Drupal. I’ve felt that the CMS moniker doesn’t begin to describe what you can do with the tool. I like the tagline from the Drupal website calling it ‘Community Plumbing’. After all, you’re managing more than content. You’re managing users, connecting people, distributing media, etc.

Whatever we choose to call it, the tool is great. It really has been a revelation for me. And it looks like many people are starting to notice. I see from Dries’ blog that IBM is on board as well.

Thanks again for stopping by.

]]> By: Rob Cottingham http://blog.awakenedvoice.com/2006/09/12/a-drop-of-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Rob Cottingham Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:57:46 +0000 http://blog.awakenedvoice.com/2006/09/12/a-drop-of-genius/#comment-964 Thanks for the link to ChangeEverything.ca, Robert... we're putting a few touches on it, so look for some changes (no surprise, given the name) in a few days. The project's been a joy to build, in large part because <a href="http://www.vancity.com" rel="nofollow">Vancity</a> is such a great client but also because Drupal is an amazing tool to work with. And Jon's right: Drupal is a content management system, and the <a href="http://www.drupal.org" rel="nofollow">Drupal site</a> describes it as such. But this got me thinking: the term is coming to be pretty limited in describing what Drupal and similar tools such as <a href="http://plone.org/" rel="nofollow">Plone</a> and <a href="http://www.joomla.org" rel="nofollow">Joomla!</a> can really do. Increasingly, they don't just manage content; they find it, remix it and transform it. They encourage collaboration and creation among users and user communities in a way that transcends the original vision of a CMS, which was basically a way for site administrators and staff to add, organize, edit and delete online content. These are now extensible and programmable web site <em>platforms</em>, with large and growing developer communities extending their capabilities with new modules and components every day. They deserve a moniker that reflects the power they now offer. (I'm not sure what that would be -- "extensible site platform" would give us the acronym "ESP". Kinda sexy, but I'm not sure Drupal's telepathy modules are up to snuff yet.) Love the podcast, by the way. Thanks for the link to ChangeEverything.ca, Robert… we’re putting a few touches on it, so look for some changes (no surprise, given the name) in a few days. The project’s been a joy to build, in large part because Vancity is such a great client but also because Drupal is an amazing tool to work with.

And Jon’s right: Drupal is a content management system, and the Drupal site describes it as such. But this got me thinking: the term is coming to be pretty limited in describing what Drupal and similar tools such as Plone and Joomla! can really do. Increasingly, they don’t just manage content; they find it, remix it and transform it. They encourage collaboration and creation among users and user communities in a way that transcends the original vision of a CMS, which was basically a way for site administrators and staff to add, organize, edit and delete online content.

These are now extensible and programmable web site platforms, with large and growing developer communities extending their capabilities with new modules and components every day. They deserve a moniker that reflects the power they now offer. (I’m not sure what that would be — “extensible site platform” would give us the acronym “ESP”. Kinda sexy, but I’m not sure Drupal’s telepathy modules are up to snuff yet.)

Love the podcast, by the way.

]]> By: Jon http://blog.awakenedvoice.com/2006/09/12/a-drop-of-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Jon Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:58:28 +0000 http://blog.awakenedvoice.com/2006/09/12/a-drop-of-genius/#comment-962 Drupal is most definitely a very cool system. I'm been using it for my personal blog at jonwatson.ca quite a while now. The correct class that Drupal falls into is "Content Management System" or CMS for short. Drupal is most definitely a very cool system. I’m been using it for my personal blog at jonwatson.ca quite a while now.

The correct class that Drupal falls into is “Content Management System” or CMS for short.

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