Gregory Heller

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  • Alternatives To Go Daddy For Domain Registration

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    I think all of us at CivicActions were disgusted by Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons’ vacation video featuring him murdering an elephant in Zimbabwe (and the subsequent butchering of that elephant by local villagers wearing Go Daddy hats overdubbed with the song Hells Bells). Bob Parsons has exhibited some pretty questionable behavior before, and made…

  • I'm Still a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

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    <p>Seems like ages ago that I got my ScrumMaster Certification and joined the ranks of Certified ScrumMasters everywhere. I sometimes like to say "I Choose Not To Scrum!" to paraphrase Seinfeld.  Well, My membership in the Scrum Alliance was about to expire, but I renewed it today, so I am still a Certified ScrumMaster!</p> <p><img…

  • How Foundations Are Using Twitter And How They Can Use It Better

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    <p>Last week I wrote up some research we conducted at CivicActions. The <a href="http://civicactions.com/blog/2011/apr/01/foundations_using_twitter">research and blog post took a look at the largest 36 foundations using Twitter</a> (based on the size of their endowment). What I found was a wide variance in the twitter metrics: follower and followign counts, tweeting frequence, etc… check out the…

  • Tips For Foundations Using Twitter

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    Last week I wrote about some research we conducted regarding Foundations and their use of Twitter. One thing I noticed in our research is that many Foundations are primarily using the Twitter website to interface with the service. In this post I will highlight a few tips for Foundations that want to make better use…

  • Foundations Using Twitter

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    Back in November 2010 we used the Glass Pockets database to identify 38 of the top 100 Foundations (by endowment site) using Twitter. By “using Twitter” we mean Foundations with official Twitter accounts. This does not include Foundation staff using Twitter, and we did not look at multiple Twitter accounts per Foundation, only the primary…

  • Ignite DrupalCon Chicago Line Up

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    For the first time Ignite is coming to DrupalCon! We have a short slot on the Day Stage, Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 and will feature nine Ignite Talks. Ignite talks are strictly limited to five minutes, and twenty slides, that advance automatically every 15 seconds. In no particular order, the presenters will be:

  • Heading To DrupalCon in Chicago

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    <p>Next week I will be in Chicago for <a href="http://drupalcon.org">DrupalCon</a> where I am organizing <a title="Ignite DrupalCon Chicago" href="http://chicago2011.drupal.org/news/submit-your-application-ignite-drupalcon-chicago">Ignite DrupalCon</a> on Tuesday afternoon at 4:30pm.  I'll also be at the CivicActions booth (#70). So drop by and say hello.  In addition to DrupalCon, I will be at CiviCon on Monday.</p><p> </p><p>Check out this awesome widget for…

  • Ignite 11NTC Line Up

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    Ignite is back for the third year running. We’ve scheduled Ignite talks for the first night of the 2011 NTC, so everyone who sees your talk will have a chance to catch you in the halls and ask you more about your presentation. Ignite is the purest dose you can get of the passions of…

  • VOIP Drupal Released

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    In recent months we have been collaborating with a brilliant research scientist at the MIT Center For Future Civic Media (a client of ours from a few years back), Leo Burd.

  • CiviCRM Access Control (ACLs) Demystified

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    I have always found CiviCRMs ACLs (Access Control Lists) system to be a bit of a mystery and a setting them up right to be a black art.