Three Surprising Sites Running
BuddyPress
WordCamp Connecticut
10 May 2014
Boone
- is a Lead Developer for BuddyPress
- is a freelance consultant and developer
- lives in New York
- despite what his dentist says
These slides
blo.so/wcct
WordPress is about content
BuddyPress is about people
The pitch: Site Owners
- "Social networking in a box"
- Reclaim social content from commercial entities
The pitch: Developers
- "Social Lego"
- A library of independent tools for adding a social layer to WP sites
- Activity Streams
- Blog Tracking
- Friendships
- Groups
- User Profiles
BuddyPress in Action:
Traditional Social Networks
Project Hieroglyph
hieroglyph.asu.edu
Project Hieroglyph - hieroglyph.asu.edu
Member Profiles
Project Hieroglyph - hieroglyph.asu.edu
Topic-based Groups
Project Hieroglyph - hieroglyph.asu.edu
Activity Stream as Ticker
Project Hieroglyph - hieroglyph.asu.edu
Beyond the "Social Network"
City Tech OpenLab
openlab.citytech.cuny.edu
City Tech OpenLab - openlab.citytech.cuny.edu
Groups as Courses
City Tech OpenLab - openlab.citytech.cuny.edu
Course Discussions & Docs
City Tech OpenLab - openlab.citytech.cuny.edu
Linked to a Course Site
City Tech OpenLab - openlab.citytech.cuny.edu
Member Portfolios
City Tech OpenLab - openlab.citytech.cuny.edu
Third Scribe
thirdscribe.com
Third Scribe - thirdscribe.com
Connecting Authors and Readers
Third Scribe - thirdscribe.com
Groups as Books
Third Scribe - thirdscribe.com
Book-specific Forums, Reviews, Calendar
Third Scribe - thirdscribe.com
Personal Résumé
imathi.eu/auteur/imath
Profile as Résumé
imath's Résumé - imathi.eu/auteur/imath
Mirroring Twitter in the Activity Stream
imath's Résumé - imathi.eu/auteur/imath
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