The Eyes of the Drupal Community Are Pointed at Toronto for Drupal North
I’m on my way to Ontario’s capital this week! Why? Because all eyes of the Drupal community will be on Toronto, ON as we prepare to host Drupal North…
A Globally Focused Weekend with Local Roots
One of the great things about today’s world is that it’s smaller than ever. With just a few clicks of a mouse, or tapping an app, you can be connected…
Can We Talk? Planning the First Step Along the Path to Better
Take a look at the bottom right corner of this blog post. See it? That Echidna-red “speech bubble”? Go ahead… click on it. I’ll wait! That’s right. A…
Why the Sky is Not Falling on Social Media Marketing - But Hopefully a New Day is Dawning
Every once in a while we get a "Chicken Little" social media article about digital marketing and it's impending demise. While it's not true that the…
The Opportunity for Women in STEM - How We Can Eliminate Barriers
The key to taking advantage of an opportunity is to be aware that the opportunity exists. If you don’t see it, it can be a challenge to be it, which…
Re-Thinking the Way We Design Websites
Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing With Web Standards, said it best, “ content proceeds design, design in the absence of content is not design, it’s…
Managing Your Online Personal Brand
Many companies are becoming skilled at marketing their corporate brand on the Internet, but are they monitoring the online personal brands of key…
Entropy is Inevitable, Expending Energy -- Yours or Ours -- Can Delay the Chaos
Labour Day weekend is kind of that last kick at the ol’ relaxational can for summer. Today, the kids are off to school and, as Andrew mentioned last…
DrupalCon Content and Marketing Track Highlights Symbiotic Nature of Content and Technology
For years, I’ve sometimes felt like a content nomad in this digital world, preaching a message of the importance of content as the foundation of all…
Take a Look in the Mirror ...
Last week the Echidna team had a chance to break away from the office and do some brainstorming/soul searching about the future direction of our…