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Martyn — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:31:48 +0000

Small changes are taking place at Ventrino. Our website, which was once built using an HTML editor, now uses Joomla. Yesterday I updated the WordPress blog to use the same template as the main Joomla website thus providing some consistency in the look and feel of the website.

I also added the Community link which allows the Ventrino community to share information, photos, videos, create groups and friend one another in a similar fashion to Facebook. Twitter can be integrated and in time Google Plus too.

The website is built with open source and free to use code as well as commercial Joomla components. These include:

Joomla 1.7 – The Content Management System
WordPress – The Blog
Artisteer – The template creation tool (not just WordPress and Joomla)
JomSocial – provides most of the community code
RSJoomla! – Form creation tool, Firewall, SEO

Mixed in with JomSocial and Joomla are several chunks of code developed by myself and Adam to add new features. For example Adam has created a module that enables the Community to distribute video uploads to the major streaming sites such as Youtube and Daily motion.

Changing a nations attitude with twitter

Martyn — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:10:10 +0000

So if Twitter has people thinking it can change a nations attitude towards its own government, and it appears that it is, it’s not illogical that it might be. Some would say “My dog has four legs and so has my cat, visa-vie my cat is a dog” is nonsense, but I had a cat that once thought it was a dog, well it would attack any dog no matter its size and never lost (probably because he overcame dogs brain dead cat-n-run instincts with confidence and a vicious set of eye-scratching claws). Watching Bull Mastifs run in fear of their lives being chased by a small white cat had anyone who saw it in fits. Could facebook be a Bull Mastif?

Here’s a link for CNN to help them with breaking news: http://cli.gs/uMABLD

Will facebook make it?

Martyn — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:43:05 +0000

I just visited facebook for the first time in months. Perhaps it’s my age but after 5 minutes I just get frustrated with it. There must be a few dozen “friend requests” and I don’t think I know any of them. Some accompanied with flattering pictures, I obviously fall in that most vulnerable of categories “middle-aged man, might have money”.