Web Development

Another Raincity Studios project released to the public - this one is a location based feed aggregator called Placeblogger.com.
Designed to gather a deep view of their any micro-location, readers can follow all your local content in one place or track the news in places you've lived or want to visit. Travelers can reconnoiter destinations and arrange coverage to coincide with their itinerary. I.e. blogging from Seattle on Monday, reading blogs, in NYC on Wednesday, and reading and writing Prague blogs on Friday.

We know Drupal is great and, of course, we're not the only ones. On Halloween, Packt Publishing announced Drupal as the overall winner of their annual open source CMS award - repeating the win from 2007. The award is judged by both a panel of industry professionals as well as votes on the website.

Install profiles and monitored support make Drupal good for everyone - not just experts

Raincity Studios' CEO Robert Scales discusses his recent trips to DrupalCon Hungary, Drupal Camp Montreal, Blog World Expo and partnerships with Acquia, plans for Ægir mass Drupal deployment system and other big ideas for clients and content publishers.

interviewed and produced by Dave Olson for Raincity Studios. Photo by Kris Krug, (hat by DaveO).

Acquia Teams with Raincity Studios as a Platinum Development PartnerDrupal development and hosting leader set to deliver solutions with Acquia Drupal and Acquia NetworkTwo leading Drupal companies have teamed up to make the popular open source content management system a more accessible and practical choice for businesses.

A feast of Drupalish delights was enjoyed in Berkeley, California at the weekend. I was lucky enough to attend - for me it had the added bonuses of getting to see the beautiful Berkeley campus for the first time, enjoying warm Californian weather when it's already quite cold in Vancouver, and spending some balmy evenings hanging out in San Francisco, a city I've been crazy about since a 3 month stint working here when I was 20.

It's a baby beta named Ægir - say "eager"

Today, Drupal rockstar and the  Raincity Studios super-developer and South African Emissary, Adrian announced the release of Ægir 0.1 Beta1.

Designed for Campaigns No matter which side of the USA/Canada border you live on, it's impossible to ignore the political campaigns in full swing. Regardless of your leanings, no doubt the campaigns with polished social media strategies are enjoying advantages. Indeed, this is the first election cycle which 'Web 2.0" tactics are mandatory rather than merely optional or an after-thought.

Return to the Bay

This weekend is the 2008 iteration of Bay Area Drupal Camp held at U.C. Berkeley, Saturday and Sunday, October 11th and 12th.

Along with the info at Badcamp.net, the schedule is Google-doc'ed and will give you a sense of what's in-store.

Bryght en Français Continuing on with Raincity Studios' efforts to spread Drupal around the world, the Bryght Drupal hosting platform is now available in French! From the order form to the install profile, Francophones around the world can now order, configure and host web communities in their preferred language.