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Title:
VP Content, Editorial Director
Company:
MedTech Publishing Company LLC
Company Website:
http://www.medtechpublishing.com
Media Type:
Publishing, eMedia, Newspaper
Media Realm:
Business Media
Home Region:
New England
Past Companies & Brands
Journal Tribune
Portland Press Herald
Maine Sunday telegram
Kennebec Journal
I'm Looking For:
Friends, Networking, Business Partners, Jobs, Inspiration
Professional Background: (Resume)
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Education:
Colby College, Syracuse University
Other Web Profile or Personal Web Site
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackbeaudoin
Other Web Profile URL or Personal Web Site
http://www.healthcareitnews.com
Relationship Status:
Married

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It's 10 p.m. - Do you know where your CMS is?

I used to think that non-technologists didn't need to know anything about the code that powered their content management systems. It's like driving a car, I reasoned -- using a tired analogy -- you don't need to know how the internal combustion engine works, you just need to know how to operate the damn thing. I'm not convinced of that anymore. Now I think that if you are responsible for Web sites, you damn well better know how to read a little html, css, and [insert applicable programming lang… Continue

Posted on December 6, 2008 at 4:24pm — 2 Comments

Jack Beaudoin

Asymmetry with vendors

I have a love-hate relationship with the vendor community. There are some vendors I love to work with, and some vendors that I hate to work with (remember, don't hate the person, hate the action...). I'm always curious to understand the difference, and I think it comes down to this: the best relationships are symmetrical and the worst are asymmetrical. Asymmetries can apply to a variety of different experiences, but the one that ALWAYS leaves me feeling abused is project time estimates. You bui… Continue

Posted on December 4, 2008 at 2:46pm — 1 Comment

Jack Beaudoin

Drupal

I'm spending the Thanksgiving holiday(s) messing around with Drupal. I've installed the Acquia commercial release and using a multisite set-up, I'm creating a couple of proof-of-concept sites. As a former Joomla user, I have to say that Drupal is a lot more powerful, but somewhat less intuitive. As I'm doing this, I am thinking about my audiences at work, and the "social network" fatigue they must face. Somehow, things like OpenSocial seem like bandaid solutions and I fear that we'll end up wit… Continue

Posted on November 28, 2008 at 2:55pm — 3 Comments

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At 2:47pm on June 20, 2008, Jack Dare said…
How could I say no to a fellow Jack? Of course. Email me at jack_dare@hoytpub.com and we'll set something up. I don't have any knowledge of other CMSs, so I can't offer any comparative knowledge. We did some of the work in-house, but a lot was outsourced. One of our developers went to a week-long Drupal training workshop, which helped, and there are a couple of books on the market. You need somebody with top-notch CSS and pretty advanced PHP (object-oriented, version 5) skills to get much customizing done on your own.

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