An Engaging Site Leads to an Award Nomination
Earlier this week, Digital Echidna was named a finalist in the 2017 Acquia Engage Awards for its work on the SUNY Oneonta website. In total, over 200…
Content Isn't King - It's Far More Foundational Than That
I recently received an email from a communications organization that I follow with the subject line, “The written word is here to stay.” I really didn…
Interpreting Your Accessibility Scan
We all want validation. Whether it’s a numeric grade, a hearty thumbs-up, or a big green checkmark. This is especially important when you’ve got a…
User Journeys are Taking Off: “Plane” Thoughts on Personalization’s Future
For most people, spontaneity isn’t a big motivator to purchase something. Sure, there are impulse buys here and there (there’s a reason why gum and…
In a Bad Situation? Language Matters
Many of you will likely be familiar with the United Airlines mistake. I'm not going to get into what happened -- and lord knows that there have been…
The Early Days of Islandora - Part One of An Interview with Founder Mark Leggott
Islandora is an open-source software framework designed to help institutions, organizations, and their audiences collaborative manage and discover…
Islandora and Drupal Shops: the Challenges and Successes -- Part Two of an Interview with Susan Brown
Yesterday, we introduced you to the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory (CWRC) project. Today, we share project leader Susan Brown's thoughts on…
We Have the Will to Give; Resolve to Do Something
Supporting your community can be easy -- where it becomes hard is when we overthink things. But there’s always hope because, once you get involved, it…