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New version with word count of web tools mentioned in comments uploaded 30/04/09
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New version with 'length of engagement and use/importance' uploaded 27/04/09
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Our local IT support group advocates Typo3 as a content management system, and while I don't have a lot of CMS experience, I should point out it is actively used by hundreds of people in the Bega Valley to maintain their own (or their groups) web presence. Online editing using your browser, every option known to man-and-beast. I would be interested in knowing how it compares to other systems - anybody with the right experience ? check out http://www.thebegavalley.org.au/ |
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Interesting. Was there not a question in the survey on various content management platforms? This is a big problem for us and other activists groups - as some of us know Joomla! and others Drupa and its all quite a big problem with only a few people who can figure it out. I proposed to Ben months ago that the US Transition network's use of the NING platform was far better in terms of usability than the platforms that UK transitions initiatives are using. Was there any feedback on this topic?
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Yup it is interesting - and further analysis that Ben and I are discussing (comparing tech use to length of engagement with initiative) matches to what the interviews show as well (as well as the discussion ongoing on the comparison page) - that at the beginning, people need really simple stuff - literally no more than a mailing list, registration page and one small information page - and as the initiative matures and they find their feet, then they start to consider more sophisticated stuff. This is due to the primary need of any initiative to get its roots down *locally*, therefore the most important tools are word of mouth, noticeboards etc... stuff you pass by every day...
all very stimulating indeed |
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Goodie :)
Interesting to see that of all the web tools, emailing list is by far the most widely used--second only to word of mouth. Each seems to best serve the needs of online and onlife communication. |
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new version duly uploaded. thanks again.
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well spotted bowo - thanks!
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Hi Ed,
Great summary. Again, love the use of wordle at the end!
One small feedback for page 7: # of listed items and # of bars doesn't match. Renders the chart unusable.
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@ecolabs: there was not a question on the particulars of the platforms, no; the survey was focused on functionalities in use and relative importance. There are free text fields which you can read in the raw data if you like.
On this subject, the vast breadth and range of pre-existing platforms in use, and the inherently independent nature of the initiatives and their needs, resources and interests, means that it wouldn't be possible to produce a standardised platform and force people onto it, as that just isn't cricket, nor is it practical socially or financially, so we're considering two routes:
(#1) a support network designed to connect people using similar platforms (and third party social networks) to share issues, templates etc. This would exist on the web (wikis and fora at the Transition core) and physically (regional support groups with regular meetings)
(#2) an aggregation and re-syndication sharing tool (and proposed standards) to enable initiatives in these myriad locations to share their news, events, projects and to publish others'
@jaybee: thank you for your recommendation. I have added it to the list of possible platforms here: http://www.delicious.com/tag/transitiontowns+platform . Also, as per my reply to ecolabs above, your question is *exactly* the sort of conversation that any Transition support network would be the support...