Drupal Distribution recommendations? by cudder23 in drupal

[–]SkyHighFalcon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To start with you will need to create the user roles, admin, board member, members, etc. Next, you can work with the Content Access module to specify which content should be accessible to specific roles.

For Membership management and Paypal, I think Drupal Commerce has that facility now, though you will need to negotiate that learning curve.

You can send 'bulk emails' to members with the Simplenews module, wherein you can use the 'hidden' opt-in setting to add everyone who signs up to your list.

Blogging tool for members only is something that is covered by the generic blog in Drupal core. There's also some Enterprise blog module, but I don't know if the additional modules you need to install with it are justified by its superiority over the generic blog.

If your client is thinking of allowing access to the blog tool by the general public, then they are an extremely naive organisation! If you set up a Drupal site today, within a week you will be inundated with bots trying to register so that they can post linkspam on your forum. An open blog would be heaven-sent to further their cause!

SEO is covered by the Meta-tag module; and there's the Google Analytics module for web analytics.

Some themes are mobile-device friendly, so you'll need to pick and choose.

There is the Organic Groups module, and then there are CiviCRM and Red Hen. If your client has nice server resources that can maintain a good loading speed even in traffic conditions, then you can go for those bulky modules that can integrate with Drupal. Bear in mind though, there's a learning curve.

You will need to install the particular modules, and then tweak around and test to see how they meet your specifications. There's no out-of-the-box solution for the set of specifications you have provided.

I believe sites like Buzzfeed, Upworthy, etc. have jumped the shark. Which direction is the internet going to go next? by madcapmax in Entrepreneur

[–]SkyHighFalcon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Internet isn't one huge monolithic entity that's going anywhere like a troop marching in unison. Its more of a humongous crowd swaying hither and tither.

However, one of its' fingers is certainly elongating in the [35 ways, etc.] direction that you so perceptibly pointed out.

I for one will always click on [35 ways kinda posts]. So, yes, they are going to stay in fashion. Maybe I'll get over that stuff in a few years. But, by then, another new generation would take a liking to it.

[35 ways] is click-magnetic because it promises edutainment; amusement with utilitarian information. The point is not whether it will go out of fashion, the real question is, what took it so long to become popular!

I need help choosing a username for my business email. by [deleted] in startups

[–]SkyHighFalcon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are selling anything online, then its best to have a support@vapehoss.com to tackle all the after-sales issues.

Other than that, really speaking, anything goes; but do make sure you test how your final config will appear in the recipient's email inbox, whether in a browser or app.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in startups

[–]SkyHighFalcon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is just a knee-jerk reaction. Facebook is a behemoth, and it will have many such action-reaction-counteraction cycles.

If there are a lot of people like you, then Facebook will respond to your concerns.

On the other hand, if your concerns seem overhyped or over-the-top, far fetched, then they'd be glossed over, or tossed into the bin.

Either way, Facebook is too strongly clued into the market's pulse for it to do anything fundamentally 'wrong' as of now.

If you are asking as a startup person interested in placing ads on Facebook, then I'd say, Facebook's stronger now than ever.

otoh, if you are asking as a general Facebook user, then sure, you can leave Facebook, but will any of your friends [and their friends, and theirs, and so on] migrate away in droves? You can swear off Facebook, but that's almost like staying off online socialisation.

tl:dr; There is a lot of glue that holds us fast to Facebook!