This is a rough but hopefully comprehensive guide to getting the enterprise open source Content Management System Mysource Matrix up and running on an Amazon EC2 Cloud virtual computer instance.
The bulk of this guide consists of a list of commands to be executed in order. Comments appear in red.
It may turn out that not all of these commands are necessary, some may even contradict each other. But they do work, which is more than can be said for some other MySource Matrix installation guides! Grateful thanks to Squiz and Matrix Stuff for providing all the key instructions necessary to get up and running on EC2. Read the rest of this entry »
This year’s Association for Cultural Enterprises annual convention included a number of workshop strands with the strap ’10 things you need to know but never dared ask’ – my thanks to the delegates who chose to attend my session on the digital world. 45 minutes isn’t long to squeeze in ten things, but we made it!
I’ll be speaking at the annual convention of the Association for Cultural Enterprises next week – if you work in that sector and fancy a session which will involve PowerPoint but also the collective creation of a small piece of social marketing collateral (despite warnings not to rely on an internet connection!), then do come along.
Google is currently testing a new search interface, which could among other things have an impact on recruitment to metropolitan universities.
One of the major factors for students who choose to study at a metropolitan university, particularly those living in London, is the proximity of the University to their home. These students are more likely than most to search for a specific institution by name, as they may be familiar with it having been exposed to the brand through advertising / signage / events.
If you search for the University of Westminster on the current Google interface, you will see a first hit that looks similar to this:
It’s impossible to answer that question without first defining what an “Internet election” is. Traditionally to my mind there have been two possible definitions:
An election where a stasticically significant number of seats, ten or more, change hands either as the direct result of online campaigns by political parties candidates, or because positive online campaigning was a critical factor.
An election where any number of MPs, as low as a single MP, is undeniably ousted from their seat by a negative campaign either by political opponents or independent critics, mustered online.
But a third possibility is emerging.
My belief is that when we look back on the General Election of 2010, for all the effort poured in to them the defining story will not come from My Conservatives, or the Liberal Democrats’ soon to be launched competitor, Act.
It could come from a signature pre-planned campaign. If, for example, the TaxPayer’s Alliance aren’t working right now on a postcode searchable system in which voters can see what their sitting MP has claimed on expenses, and what their opponents have said their approach to expenses will be, then they need to sack the person responsible for their digital effort and re-hire quickly.
More likely, the defining online moment of GE2010 will come from Twitter. Watch this short video before you go any further:
