[Imc-drupal-dev] [IMC-US] New Twin Cities IMC is Live

[Steev Hise]

Hi Erik,

Congrats on the new site.  This is one of the most impressive IMC  
uses of Drupal I've seen.  I'm wondering, since I don't see Twin  
Cities on the list of Drupal-using IMCs ( http://docs.indymedia.org/ 
view/Devel/ImcDrupalDev#Indymedia_and_associates_use ), if y'all  
worked with any other IMC techies on this or just did it all by  
yourselves?  there's a whole listserv about drupal development for  
Indymedia and it would be great if you could share your experiences  
and methods there.
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-drupal-dev

I work with Arizona IMC and we've been meaning to switch to Drupal  
for over a year now but have been sort of waiting for things to  
settle down and there to be some sort of standard or semi-standard  
IMC Drupal installation.  It's amazing, to me at least, that with  
over 40 IMCs using Drupal, there's still no working install profile  
or anything close to a standard for how to do it.

best wishes,

steev

On Jun 6, 2008, at 1:08 AM, E F wrote:

> Twin Cities Indymedia sent this announcement out to its community  
> supporters earlier tonight. Our new site is LIVE! Check it out...-Erik
>
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> The new Twin Cities Indymedia site is now LIVE! We apologize it has  
> taken this long, but think you'll agree that it was worth the wait.  
> Check it out: http://twincities.indymedia.org.
>
> While the independent media sphere has grown more crowded with the  
> advent of blogs and other news sites since the first Indymedia site  
> debuted during the anti-WTO "Battle in Seattle" in 1999, we feel  
> that Indymedia is now more relevant than ever. As the movement of  
> movements grows and changes, it has become even more necessary for  
> activists to maintain an autonomous global and local communications  
> infrastructure. We need a way to hear each other clearly, without  
> the distortions of corporate media. We have designed Twin Cities  
> Indymedia (TCIMC) with this goal in mind.
> The new site is light years ahead of the old Twin Cities Indymedia  
> in user-friendliness, functionality, and style. It is based on the  
> Drupal Content Management System, an open-source software project  
> being developed by programmers around the world. This technical  
> support base helps us keep the wiring of the site up-to-date, which  
> in turn means less downtime due to serve meltdowns and software bugs.
>
> Of course, this website is only part of what makes Indymedia work.  
> The crucial component of every Independent Media Center is YOU, the  
> users. We depend on you for content. We know you are doing amazing  
> organizing- POST YOUR STORIES!
>
> There are also other ways to help TCIMC thrive. We are in the  
> process of forming new Editorial, Tech Collectives, and a  
> Republican National Convention working group. If you are interested  
> in participating in either of these groups, please set up a site  
> account, visit the Groups page (above), and join the working group  
> you would like to participate in!
> If you've read this far without looking at the new site, please  
> take the time to poke around a bit to explore the new layout and  
> functions. The new site includes the same core functionality as the  
> old site, with a few critical augmentations:
>
> • Open Publishing- write posts and publish them in the Local  
> Newswire by clicking "Write a Post"
> • Events Calendar- TC-IMC offers an open-publishing calendar for  
> you to use to promote your organization's events and find out about  
> radical happenings around town
> • RSS Feeds- the new site features live feeds from other  
> Independent Media Centers around the world, the US, and the Midwest  
> so that you can keep apprised of movement news from other regions
> • Embedded Video and Images- this site allows you to embed video  
> footage from YouTube or other off-site video hosts. You can also  
> upload images to the site and put them in your post
> • Groups- set up a profile page for your group on TC-IMC. All  
> stories about your organization will be archived on your page.  
> Members and supporters can sign up to receive notification whenever  
> your organization posts a story
> • the Adminblog- the TC-IMC Collective wants to work as  
> transparently as possible. We will post thoughts about site  
> upgrades and changes to the Adminblog where the whole community can  
> comment on them.
>
> We hope you enjoy the new Twin Cities Indymedia. Please send your  
> comments and feedback to twincities at indymedia.org, or better, come  
> to our next meeting!
>
> in struggle,
> the TCIMC Collective
>
>
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Steev Hise | steev at detritus.net | http://detritus.net/steev
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