I was pleased to recently receive word that one of the proposals we had submitted to O’Reilly’s 2009 Open Source Convention (OSCON) was accepted. To my surprise, it was not one of the proposals we had submitted about the new simplicity of bringing voice into applications, such as through using open source programs and languages like python, PHP, etc. with voice via Tropo.com.
Instead it was a completely different proposal I’d put in called “Building a Corporate Blog Portal Using WordPress MU“. In the presentation, I plan to share some of what we’ve learned through building blogs.voxeo.com on top of the open source WordPress MU. I’ve documented many of our challenges and learnings in our Behind The Blog weblog and I’ll continue to do so as we continue to evolve the platform. Overall it’s been a positive experience because we have had the control to be able to truly shape the blog portal in the way that we want it to be. It has, of course, involved a good bit of work.
Anyway, if any of you will be out at OSCON 2009, July 20-24 in San Jose, CA, here’s what you can expect to hear me talk about:
Do you want to create a blog portal for your company or organization that includes multiple blogs and/or podcasts? Do you want to do so in a way that gives you the maximum amount of control over how the portal looks? And doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to implement?
While many people may be familiar with the open source WordPress blogging software, this presentation will focus on WordPress Multi-User (WordPress MU or WPMU), the open source multi-blogging software platform used for such high-traffic sites as WordPress.com. Presenter Dan York will draw on his own experience implementing WPMU for a corporate blogging platform and discuss topics such as:
- Checklist for getting started with WordPress MU
- Things to think about up front before starting
- Policy decisions around blog creation: who can create them, etc.
- Developing a common, branded look-and-feel
- Security issues associated with using WPMU
- Plugins that add value
- Integrating with other social media sites and services
- Educating users and helping authors get going
Attendees will leave with an understanding of how to return and get started with exploring a WordPress MU installation, along with tips to make it work smoothly and pitfalls to avoid. Come with your questions and prepare to return and start blogging!
Me being who I am, you can be sure that I’ll make whatever content I can (such as slides, etc.) available through this site.
You can also be sure that I’ll also see about having a BOF or other perhaps informal session out there about developing voice apps on Tropo.com. If you’ve never been to an OSCON, due check out OSCON 2009… I’ve been to several and they’ve been great shows.
And stay tuned for more info in the months ahead…
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Along the way he outlined the state of a number of different open source telephony and communication tools… and made an announcement in the middle, too….
Today out in Glendale, Arizona, Jason Goecke, Voxeo’s VP of Innovation for 
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