Please join me in welcoming your DNN★MVP’s for Spring 2013!
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 We all have dreams. While the American Declaration of Independence asserts our rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”, it does not guarantee them. It cannot. And we may “hold certain truths to be inalienable”, but what makes them so is our active community decision and support of these principals.
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These people lead the way in community support, open source contribution, DotNetNuke evangelism and www.dotnetnuke.com participation. Each has made a mark… many marks… in every area and for many members of our community. Please join me in welcoming your DNN★MVP’s for Fall 2012.
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 As you may have read by now… DotNetNuke 7 will include a lot of UI/UX changes as well as an overhaul of the default.css. Of course this is awesome news and reflects continued growth and positive change for DotNetNuke skinning! But every progress comes with a little challenge… and from a Community standpoint, the challenge is that the free skins contributed from previous design challenges are not up to date with the styles of later versions.
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 It is my extreme pleasure to share that at DNN World 2012 we’ll recognize 10 of the Most Valuable People in the DotNetNuke Community.
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Once again it's time to consider the very best DotNetNuke sites for 2012! We've just opened up the DotNetNuke Site of the Year contest on Facebook and we're ready to accept your entries!
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 DotNetNuke’s got a brand new look on Facebook! Do you Like it?
The Tour de France was off to an amazing start this weekend, with the first stage won Slovakian, Peter Sagan. This month we’re celebrating the tour with a new Facebook theme! LIKE us and tell us what you think about it!
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 Every month, DotNetNuke’s got a brand new look on Facebook! Do you Like it?
This weekend we saw the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans; and this year, as in years past, the keys to winning were speed and endurance! This month we’re celebrating what we have in common with the Le Mans teams with a new Facebook theme, tell us what you think!!
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 Every month, DotNetNuke’s got a brand new look on Facebook! Do you Like it?
May is a month of “Festivals” the world over! From the Strawberry St. Festival in Richmond, VA to Sposalizio dell’ Albero (the Wedding of the Trees) in Vetralla, Italy people find reason to celebrate this glorious month. And at DotNetNuke we believe we have reason to celebrate too!
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 That's right, spring is upon us. It's a time of rejuvenation, revitalization, a waking up of the senses as the sun creeps higher and higher into the sky. Flowers are blooming, winter's grip is receding and kids (young and old) the world over anticipate the sharp "crack" of the bat as April ushers in the start of baseball season! Like our new Baseball theme on Facebook!
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 This month DotNetNuke Corporation put some extra muscle behind community reported issues. And comparing issue logs with Wordpress and Drupal the difference is impressive. Check it out.
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 When it comes to open source licensing the discussion usually falls to either complete, nonchalant dismissal of concern or full-on crusade style battle to the death. Why is that? And should you be concerned?
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As I sat to write my column for this month’s newsletter the news reached me that Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, Pixar visionary, husband, father, had died; a solemn moment to be sure. Steve, still a young man of only 56 years had lost a private struggle with pancreatic cancer. What does this have to do with DotNetNuke? Nothing. Everything. Something at least.
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DotNetNuke in French or Spanish? How about German, or Farsi or Simplified Chinese? Historically DotNetNuke has been installable only in English. But when we teamed up with Microsoft to install DotNetNuke through the Web Application Gallery, we knew it would create opportunity to better serve and support our international community. We’re currently working with a few key volunteers to establish ongoing publication of a few localized versions of DotNetNuke.
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Barely 3 weeks since the release of DotNetNuke 6 the response has been overwhelming! Dramatic improvements in the user interface, cost effective SharePoint integration, cloud folder providers and numerous other features are piquing the interest of business and technology users alike. But not only does DotNetNuke 6 delight users, it also has some capabilities which are going to delight extension developers!
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Buzz? Bees know that 6 is a magic number. And there’s much buzz about DotNetNuke version 6, recently released in its second beta. DotNetNuke 6 promises to be a game changer for web based content management, or CMS as redefined by Shaun Walker… Cloud, Mobile, Social. |
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DotNetNuke 6 development has been underway for quite a while and the user interface has been getting a huge overhaul. One of the key components of a website user interface is its menu. And for DotNetNuke 6 we’ve chosen to work with Mark Allan...
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As a kid, I remember the giddy feeling of anticipation as I crossed the threshold into Walt Disney’s homage to global unity, “it’s a small world”. I’m starting to get that feeling again... DotNetNuke World 2011 is approaching!
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We are very happy to announce the winners for this years DotNetNuke Design Challenge! A field of 16 designers submitted 20 entries which have been reviewed by a panel of qualified judges. This yearscategories include Smartphone (mobile) as well as Traditional and “Zen Garden”. Additionally, from amongst all the entries, a Community Favorite has been selected by your votes!
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Some of you may have noticed that the Design Challenge voting for Community Favorite has been extended for a few days. You may also have noticed that there are a few additional entries in the field.
Early last week I received a cordial email, anxiously inquiring why submitted skins were not on display in the contest. Our immediate response was that the submission date had passed and that we would look forward to participation next year. However, upon further investigation... we began to discover that we did, indeed, have a technical problem and an oversight that had left one participants entries un-handled. This put us in a bit of a quandary. But upon consultation with the UX team and the judges,...
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 Wow! It may be cold outside, but summer at DotNetNuke is seriously heating up! And we’ve just made available a number of sizzling desktop backgrounds to keep you fired up until the thermometer catches on! From our first excellent hires in The Netherlands and China to free mobile skins for your site and hints of a huge UI makeover in the latest 6.0 CTP (due any day!)… the blistering pace of progress means big wins for your DotNetNuke website!
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 Don’t take your eye off the stove! DotNetNuke is preparing an impressive array of tasty morsels for users of all interests and skills. Employees and Community members alike are doing everything they can to prepare for a summer feast! Are you hungry?
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The Core team meets IRL (in real life) via conference call every other week. These are a few notes from today's meeting.
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On January 13th, Microsoft unveiled a new weapon in the Microsoft arsenal at CodeMash… WebMatrix! And Shaun Walker and Joe Brinkman were onsite to show off DotNetNuke using the long anticipated release of Razor!
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