September 2009
7 posts
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Observations 1.5 weeks after beta launch
by Denise
Here at The Rapidian, we’ve tried to create a framework for honest and relevant content. A week and a half after launch is still too early to assess the outlet’s strengths and weaknesses, but here’s what we’ve learned:
Content type
Since the beta launch, we’ve discovered our site structure is not sufficient. Currently, we have three main categories:...
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Meet Drew!
Drew Storey, the content facilitator for The Rapidian, is an ex-homecoming king who simply assumed he’d become famous one day. Surprisingly, none of the jobs he’s had since age 15—bus boy, pool boy, pizza boy, janitor, postal carrier, cab driver, park ranger, truck driver, warehouse worker, reporter—led to stardom.
While cutting his reporter chops at a local weekly community newspaper, Drew honed...
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#Rapidian
by Denise
A couple of days ago, in preparation for our beta launch, we tweeted that we were claiming #Rapidian for our own. If you saw breaking news going down in front of you, tweet with the hashtag #Rapidian to make it to our front page Twitter widget. We were expecting to see tweets like @TommyGSync’s:
Since then, we’ve had some surprising results. While most people use...
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HTML makes me feel so alive
by Denise
I was only partially kidding when I tweeted about HTML the other night. It’s been a while since we posted, but it’s because we’ve been in crunch mode. The site unveiling is just around the corner! So much to do!
Ron, George and I have been hacking away steadily on the Drupal site. Of course, Ron’s got the heaviest load with all that’s left to develop....
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Promotional video for The Rapidian!
Check out the awesome Rapidian promo by Jen Proctor, super volunteer on The Rapidian steering committee! If you like it, consider embedding it!
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WZZM13!
Check it out! Laurie and George were interviewed by WZZM13
by George
Not to make this blog a total...