http://www.netsquared.org/tags/newsroom share stories about how web-based technologies are impacting people’s lives build toolkits for nonprofits around the globe to help extend their good work en-US http://www.netsquared.org/blog/reifman/making-it-easier-ngos-launch-facebook-applications <p>Hi all, awhile ago you may remember me griping about the ineffectiveness of Facebook Groups and Pages. They are easy to set up, but they are also quite limited in functionality. These features are not conducive to community-building, engagement or organizing. </p> <p>Today, I'm releasing the first beta of a new open source Facebook Newsroom CMS application framework. </p> <p>See the demonstration application site at Facebook:<br /> <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/newsdemo" title="http://apps.facebook.com/newsdemo">http://apps.facebook.com/newsdemo</a></p><p><a href="http://www.netsquared.org/blog/reifman/making-it-easier-ngos-launch-facebook-applications">read more</a></p> http://www.netsquared.org/blog/reifman/making-it-easier-ngos-launch-facebook-applications#comments cms facebook facebook applications newscloud newsroom open source social media Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:52:19 -0400 reifman 8013 at http://www.netsquared.org http://www.netsquared.org/blog/reifman/try-out-drupal-newsroom-module-beta-release <p> Today, I'm excited to announce the <a href="http://www.newscloud.org/index.php/Drupal_Newsroom_Module">Drupal Newsroom Module</a> beta powered by NewsCloud. The Drupal Newsroom provides an excellent way to add dynamic current events and news to your Drupal-powered Web site. It's also a great way to stimulate involvement and discussion in your online member community. </p> <p> The Drupal Newsroom module provides a page for your Drupal-powered Web site with news stories based on specific topic(s) from NewsCloud.com or populated by your staff or site members. The newsroom module allows your members to browse headlines, read stories, vote, comment and post new articles. </p><p><a href="http://www.netsquared.org/blog/reifman/try-out-drupal-newsroom-module-beta-release">read more</a></p> http://www.netsquared.org/blog/reifman/try-out-drupal-newsroom-module-beta-release#comments Drupal drupal modules media news newscloud newsroom Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:48:22 -0500 reifman 7426 at http://www.netsquared.org