NewsCloud's Community Starter Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2799332012-04-26T11:47:11-07:00a provider of open source social media solutionsTypePadUnspace to Maintain NewsCloud's Community Starter Codebasetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e2016765c1cd06970b2012-04-26T11:47:11-07:002012-04-26T11:59:51-07:00It's been a long, wild ride but our three and a half years of awesome grant-funded work with the Knight Foundation winds down next week. Working with Knight has been a thrill and we love all the friends we've made...Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2012/04/unspace-to-maintain-newsclouds-community-starter-codebase.htmlNewsCloud Community Starter Released on Rails 3tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e2016765bc965e970b2012-04-26T01:47:52-07:002012-04-26T01:49:58-07:00For immediate release: Thursday, April 26th, 2012 Contact: Andrew Sherry, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, (305) 908-2677, media@knightfoundation.org Meghann Millard, Unspace Interactive, (416) 977-0269, meghann@unspace.ca Jeff Reifman, NewsCloud, jeff@newscloud.com NewsCloud Community Starter Released on Rails 3 Rails experts...Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2012/04/newscloud-community-starter-released-on-rails-3.htmlWatch the new video guide to NewsCloud's Community Starter Applicationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20168e82ed7a7970c2012-02-29T12:23:46-08:002012-02-29T12:23:46-08:00Watch our brand new video introduction to the NewsCloud Community Starter Application. NewsCloud's Community Starter is an open source platform integrated with Facebook and built in Ruby on Rails. It's been primarily funded by the John S. and James L....Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2012/02/watch-the-new-video-guide-to-newsclouds-community-starter-application.htmlRails 3 and Design Upgrade Almost Donetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e2016762576f21970b2012-02-14T10:48:21-08:002012-02-14T10:48:21-08:00We're putting the finishing touches on our Rails 3 upgrade and site design updates. We'll have more details soon...Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2012/02/rails-3-and-design-upgrade-almost-done.htmlSocial Media Explained ... Finally...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e2016761f5c458970b2012-02-08T00:10:32-08:002012-02-08T00:10:32-08:00We love this social media explainer ... via Douglas Wray via Rachel McCaffrey.Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2012/02/social-media-explained-finally.htmlPart time gigs at NewsCloudtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20163001c11f0970d2012-01-25T10:52:42-08:002012-01-25T12:15:21-08:00Check out a list of paid (or volunteer) open source jobs for the NewsCloud platform. More coming soon...Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2012/01/part-time-gigs-at-newscloud.htmlGood Reads: Why Our Startup Decided Not To Target the Newspaper Industrytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e2015438093c78970c2011-12-08T11:45:43-08:002011-12-08T11:45:43-08:00"As the co-founder of a technology startup that once considered the news industry as a source of partnerships and revenue, I agree with Wilson that startups should look elsewhere. However, the reason they should do so is not because the...Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2011/12/good-reads-why-our-startup-decided-not-to-target-the-newspaper-industry.htmlTry NewsCloud Free for Six Months at Rackspacetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20162fbfbeee8970d2011-11-02T15:48:53-07:002011-11-02T15:48:54-07:00First we made NewsCloud easy to install, then we made it cheap, now we're making it free to get started building a social media community for your favorite topic, neighborhood, city or school: The generous folks at Rackspace are offering...Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2011/11/try-newscloud-free-for-six-months-at-rackspace.htmlThe Boston Globe Experiments with NewsCloud's Lending Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e201543661c91b970c2011-10-24T13:47:36-07:002011-10-24T13:47:36-07:00Check out The Boston Globe's new lending library. The lending library allows the globe audience to share and give away stuff they don't regularly use such as books, DVDs or other household items. It's a great way to bring their...Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2011/10/the-boston-globe-experiments-with-newsclouds-lending-library.htmlFacebook Pages Losing Discussion Featurestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20153928d9c5d970b2011-10-24T12:02:19-07:002011-10-24T12:02:19-07:00AllFacebook reports that Facebook will be removing discussion tabs from Facebook Pages on November 1, 2011. This is a pertinent example of one of the risks of relying on Facebook Pages for community building - you're only given the features...Jeffhttp://blog.communitystarter.org/2011/10/facebook-pages-losing-discussion-features.html