Comments on: Black Enterprise Goes Beta

By: the rasx() context » Blog Archive » “Black Enterprise Goes Beta” and other links…

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:34:45 +0000

[...] blackweb20.com: “As a current Drupal junky, I am a little disappointed BE decided to use Wordpress as their content management system (CMS) as its main intention is a blogging platform. While I understand that it has been proven Wordpress can be shoe-horned into such implementations, the tons of additional javascript additions each plugin adds in addition to the lack of real community features, I hope they don’t run into any scalability issues nor do they make too many changes to the core code as any update will wipe them away.” I am just glad that a traditional, bricks-and-mortar Black business oriented web site is finally taking web technology somewhat seriously—instead of clutching on to its print offering and damn near punishing online readers with demands to buy the print version. Once Barack Obama’s use of Web technology really becomes apparent to the Negro gatekeepers out there, my “hope” is that a new fashion trend will break out such that great tech women like Tiffany B. Brown won’t be disruptive curiosities to our Top Ladies of Distinction in the Black business world. [...]

By: Urban Media Report: 10.27.08 – Foxxology Report

Urban Media Report: 10.27.08 – Foxxology Report — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:02:29 +0000

[...] Black Enterprise plans website relaunch.Black Enterprise Goes Beta In my constant quest to make sure OUR sites are up-to-par, I am proud to have stumbled across (with the help of Angela) the new beta site for Black Enterprise magazine. Black Enterprise had a brief article about it on the 15th of October stating their new site would launch today, October 27th. While I hope that is still the case, a quick look at the ‘hidden’ beta site suggest they have quite a laundry list of things to still work out. (BlackWeb2.0) [...]

By: gem2001

gem2001 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:57:29 +0000

Thanks for explaining the difference. I am working on a new project. A huge spin off and was trying to figure out the wp vs drupal vs joomla debate.

Of course I will end up outsourcing, but I like to know why things work the way they work. I was actually going to use WP, but I will have to rethink that.

None of these “old media” types get it. Yet I don’t have the time to burnish my tech skills to pull it off. I can code intuitively, but learning “the rules” takes some time.

Probably time for another post on outsourcing

By: Fredric

Fredric — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:27:04 +0000

WP is designed for a few authors to post content or submit content.
Drupal can set per-feature permissions for the content, i.e. allow certain types of authors to post to categories, edit their own posts (even after they are published), etc.

WP doesn’t have a limitation to what types of content (or tags used) can be entered by users.
Drupal can do this on a per-user basis and incorporate other editors besides the default Tinymce.

WP has hooks to display listing of content with certain tags or categories, but not much else.
Drupal can add logic and expose these filters for ‘views’ of content.

Just a few things I like…

By: Ty

Ty — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:08:29 +0000

Hey, what’s wrong with WordPress! LOL! I’m a WP fan.

I will have to explore Drupal in the future to see what you like about it so much.