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Thoughts on the DrupalCon Portland Keynote
Today was the official start of my first DrupalCon. As a newbie, it was a fun experience to see 3,300 Drupalists all in one room, anxious to hear from Dries, the original developer of Drupal.
Here are some of my thoughts from today’s keynote:
Do Well. Do Good. Change the World.
Dries kicked off the keynote with a video from the head of Drupal for whitehouse.gov. After the video, Dries spend some time talking about their citizen engagement application called “We the People”. “We the People” is an application that allows citizens to directly petition the government, one of the constitutional... More
Event summary: DrupalJam 2013
Last Friday the annual one-day DrupalJam conference was held in the Rotterdam Feyenoord soccer stadium. The conference, which saw its eighth edition - if I recall correctly - is shifting to be more business focused with its new motto Drupal beyond the code, and was a great success with over a 100 participants. This blog post serves as a high-level summary of a couple of the talks that I attended.
Some of the talks were in English whereas others were in Dutch, as the... More
The DrupalCon Portland Sessions every Webmaster should attend!
Hello DrupalCon! Have you arrived yet? DrupalCon Portland starts officially tomorrow but come and get your badges and awesome t-shirts. I was going through the session list to pick out what sessions would be most beneficial for me and I wanted to share what I thought were the sessions every digital marketer or Webmaster should attend.Tuesday:
9:00 am – 10:00 am
OR 204 - BlackmeshThe Future of Views
This session is directed towards site builders and people who have used views... More
5 Things I'm Looking Forward to at DrupalCon Portland
Hello from Portland!
Today is the start of my first DrupalCon. Acquia is a Diamond sponsor, and we've got a huge presence at the show.
1) Dries' keynote. I've watched his keynotes in previous years before joining Acquia. Dries just a great job educating, entertaining, and inspiring the Drupal community. I love his dry sense of humor, which I trust will be on full display tomorrow.
2) Expanded launch of Acquia Free Tier. At DrupalCon, we'... More
Let’s Get Personal: Personalization and Privacy
Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013 by DC Denison RSS
Personalization is as old as marketing itself. Give each customer what they want, how they want it, when they want it. New technologies, platforms, and devices give us the tools to reinvent this venerable approach, expanding its reach and effectiveness. To wring the maximum value out of personalization, you have to track your results, constantly re-evaluate what you are doing, and adjust your strategy accordingly. In Part Two of this 5-part series on personalization, we consider how personalization impacts privacy, or not.
For many companies, personalization is an exciting prospect ...... More





