Blog Entries for Nick Martinelli http://joomlachicago.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:49:27 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://joomlachicago.com/My-Blog-Dashboard/Twelve-best-practices-for-online-customer-communities.html <p>Found another great article that I&#39;d like to share with everyone. This article is about 12 best practices for customer driven online communities. What the author talks about really makes since and can apply to many businesses. Are you a company that sells a widget? Any easy way to build buzz and customer interest is to create a site or section of an existing site that will let other widget fans come together and talk about your product. This is an excellent way to get people evolved and e [...] nick.martinelli@sourcebooks.com Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0100 Social Networking Content Management System CMS http://joomlachicago.com/My-Blog-Dashboard/Ten-leading-platforms-for-creating-online-communities.html <p>Hey Joomla Chicago readers. A friend sent me a link to a great article about leading&nbsp;CMS platforms for creating online communities. Joomla was praised very highly and given the #1 slot, with Drupal a&nbsp;mean #2. </p><p>The article has some interesting points about membership lifecycles and Web 2.0 sites. This would be a great resource to share with your clients as well. </p><p>&nbsp;Enjoy!</p><p>Ten leading platforms for creating online communities</p> nick.martinelli@sourcebooks.com Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0100 Social Networking Joomla 1.5 Joomla 1.0 Content Management System CMS