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The S-Files: "Why can't a user edit content?"
Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by Joshua Brauer RSS
A few days ago a user emailed with a problem about giving users the ability to edit content. The problem started with a small site that had been added to over time. Now that there were a few more pages to maintain the webmaster wanted to give access to other users to manage a few pages.
Since they had started out with only a couple of content types and needed extra control they added the Content Access module and configured it properly. The webmaster's goal was to give Sally, the company president, the ability to edit the "Executive... More
The freemium business model: giving away pays
I've recently been thinking a lot about the freemium business model. For those unfamiliar with the freemium business model, it was first articulated by venture capitalist Fred Wilson in 2006:
"Give your service away for free, possibly ad supported but maybe not, acquire a lot of customers very efficiently through word of mouth, referral networks, organic search marketing, etc., then offer premium priced value added services or an enhanced version of your service to your customer base."
I've been thinking about the freemium... More
The S-Files: "Help I deleted my theme"
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 by Robert Douglass RSS
Tech Support Case Studies
One of the core services that Acquia offers is support for people building sites with Drupal. "The S-Files" are stories about the day-to-day life of our support team. Each one contains a nugget of Drupal knowledge that helped a customer succeed with Drupal. Enjoy!
"Hello, I installed a new theme on my site but I didn't like it. So I deleted it. Now I can't log into my site and it really looks broken."
That's the message that appeared in my email inbox. It was a voicemail message that a customer had left after calling our support hotline: 888.9.ACQUIA. Using my voice-... More
Acquia Upgrade Team: Mission Copenhagen
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 by Robert Douglass RSS
Acquia documentation agent Jam* and I will be heading to Denmark this weekend where we'll be geeking out with Scandanavian Drupallers at the first ever DrupalCamp Copenhagen. You will recognize us by our Acquia shirts and our inability to speak Danish. Our mission is to help you upgrade your Drupal 4 or 5 sites to Drupal 6. We will come armed with Jam's upcoming migration guide (you will find this in our download section soon, as an appendix to the freely available Getting Started Guide), and a slew of tips,... More
Drupal in the formative stages of adding RDF(a) for Semantic Web
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 by Robert Douglass RSS
There has been a lot of hand waving about the semantic web, RDF, and Drupal. This is good, and it is important for there to be excitement about the possibilities that this opens to us. Now the first concrete plans are being laid and the first patches are being written and evaluated. If you’ve ever wondered about this semantic web business, or if you thought microformats were a good idea, or if you’ve been secretly (or... More
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