It's June and the weather in Switzerland has finally acknowledged the season - here are the five stories which got our attention this week. Enjoy!
Drupal
Dries Buytaert: WYSIWYG and in-place editing for structured content
Drupal founder Dries Buytaert reflected on Karen McGrane's keynote at DrupalCon Portland.
Events
Drupal User Group Switzerland: DUG Sommer Treff
July's edition of the Drupal User Group Switzerland will take place at our shiny new office.
Social Media
Quora: How much research has gone into developing the Facebook ping sound?
Everett Katigbak shares some insight on how Facebook's "ping" sound was created.
Internet
Wired: Singapore's websites must pay to mention Singapore, block LGBT content
Singapore's Media Development Authority "trailblazing" announcement certainly raised some eyebrows.
Marketing
Farner: Wieso Hashtags URLs aus der Werbung verdrängen werden
Daniel Jörg, a digital strategist, shares his thoughts on URLs and hashtags in the advertising industry. Unfortunately this blog post is only available in German.
Certainly a big story for us: the launch of our sister company Amazee Metrics on Monday. The world didn't stand still though - here comes our weekly selection:
Drupal
The TheWeeklyDrop: Session Notes Hub - DrupalCon Portland 2013
Bob Kepford, publisher of TheWeeklyDrop, took notes of the session he attended at DrupalCon Portland. A good starting point if you haven't gotten around to catch up with last week's events.
TechCrunch: Drupal.org Hacked, User Details Exposed And Reset
A short overview on the exposure of user data on Drupal.org this week. Additionally here's an extensive rundown of the facts by Drupal.org's Security Team and Infrastructure Team.
Please note: Drupal.org and a site running the Drupal Content Management Framework shouldn't be confused with each other. The latter isn't affected by this story.
Lingo
Mashable: 30 Overused Buzzwords in Digital Marketing
Remember: It's all about raising the engagement and ROI by providing viral second-screen native adverts to leverage big data. How many of these buzzwords can you cram into a sentence while maintaining a straight face?
Opinion
Wired: Marissa Mayer is making Yahoo more, not less, bloated. Here's why
In last week's edition we mentioned that Yahoo was flexing its muscles. Wired's Ryan Tate comes to the conclusion that rather than going on a diet and working out, Yahoo is partying at the all you can eat buffet.
Insight
Leanstack: Cloudstacks
Ever wondered on which tools your favorite web service relies? Here's your chance to peak behind the curtain, but keep in mind "A fool with a tool is still a fool".
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What a week in technology this one has been. Yahoo flexed its muscles by acquiring Tumblr and revitalising Flickr. Microsoft announced the new Xbox and last but not least DrupalCon Portland took place. Here are five items which still got our attention.
Drupal
DrupalCon Portland: Dries Buytaert - The Current State Of Drupal 8
Traditionally DrupalCons start with a keynote by Dries Buytaert and this edition didn't mess with this formula. The spiky-haired Drupal founder took the stage to present the state of the project's next major release. Protip: You can skip the first 33 minutes of the keynote's recording.
Wunderkraut: From Content to Experience — Dries Buytaert's Drupalcon Keynote
If you haven't got the time to watch the entire recording this blog post will bring you up to speed.
Opinion
Medium: The Next Facebook
Josh Miller shares his view on what the ominous "Next Facebook" might look like. His killer feature stems from the internet before Facebook.
Technology
Co.Design: Even Google’s Own Developers Won’t Be Seen Wearing Google Glass
Co.Design's Belinda Lanks believes to have spotted a Google internal issue with its head-mounted display GLΛSS. On the other hand one head technology looked like a happy camper to haven gotten his hands on the device.
Fun
PaP — The Passive Aggressive Password Machine
How strong are your passwords? Here's a "fun" way to test your password's mettle.
This week's edition takes a look at the following subjects: What life is like without the internet, Switzerland's new top-level domain and interesting mobile related sessions at the forthcoming DrupalCon. Enjoy!
Food for thought
The Verge: I’m still here: back online after a year without the internet
Paul Miller, a Senior Editor at the Verge, decided twelve months ago to leave the internet for a year. This week he reflects on his experiences.
Switzerland
admin.ch: Green light for implementation of .swiss internet domain names
The Swiss Government announced its outlook on the handling of the .swiss top-level domain. You can expect to see it in the wild in late 2014.
Little Helper
Responsive Inspector
If Chrome is your browser of choice this plugin promises to be quite handy while developing responsive websites.
Drupal
Four Kitchens: DrupalCon Portland: Mobile Roundup
DrupalCon Portland is only a few weeks away. To get the most out of the mobile and responsive design topics at the conference, Four Kitchens' Ian Carrico has created an overview of the sessions you shouldn not miss.
Tweets that cut through the noise
Usability testing 101 one would assume.
You know that a website is going to be a nightmare to use when they give you instructions on how to navigate it, upon loading.
— Mike Kus (@mikekus) April 29, 2013
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Please note: The Essence of a web week series will take a fortnight's break.
Besides moving to our new office these additional four things caught our attention. Enjoy!
Drupal
Forum One: Drupal is Among the Big Boys in Open Source Communities
A recent survey by Black Duck Software concluded that Drupal doesn't have to be modest when comparing itself with other open source communities. With 25,146 contributes it easily outnumbers projects like Apache and Mozilla.
Opinion
.net magazine: 5 reasons why the web tracking debate matters
Keith Butters gives his view on why the web tracking debate is relevant to a broader audience than you might think.
Design
Smashing Magazine: Repurposing Photoshop For The Web
Dan Rose might have found a middle way in the dogmatic battle between designing in the browser and designing in Photoshop.
Tweets that cut through the noise
Mindblowing. The corporate world would do better to wake up...#adobesummit twitter.com/comboeuf/statu…
— Patrick Comboeuf (@comboeuf) April 24, 2013
Behind the Scenes
We moved in to our new office on Friday. This photo by our developer Boris Baldinger captured the calm before the storm.
This week the following stories caught our attention. Enjoy!
Marketing
Mashable: 'Epicurious' Enrages Followers With Boston Bombings Tweets
In the aftermath of Monday's horrific events at the Boston Marathon one brand managed to outsmart itself. It just makes you wonder why showing poor taste during tragedies repeatedly appears to be a "great opportunity" to spread you message.
Design
.net magazine: Hover is dead, long live hover
Advancement in technology can mean the decline of a trusted friend. This article takes a look at destiny of hover states.
Medium: Why you should move that button 3px to the left
Braden Kowitz argues that as fussy as pointing out minor design bugs might appear, in the big picture it can make a difference. Nevertheless it has to be a long-term mindset and not just about pothole fixing.
Drupal
Cafuego: Sponsorship Success Metric
Peter Lieverdink, a Melbourne based Drupal contributor, gives an alternative view why sponsoring a DrupalCon isn't a waste of money.
Behind the Scenes
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This week's five stories stem from the world of finance, technology and marketing. Hopefully something down your lane. Enjoy!
Finance
If you didn't get the buzz surrounding Bitcoin this week, Duncan Elms' excellent explanation will bring you up to date. For the ones new to the financial markets we'd like to add this article on the Tulip Mania.
Zurich
Züri wie neu
In late 2010 Zurich's city council launched an e-participation contest where all citizens were invited to contribute their ideas. This week one of the winning project suggestions, a "FixMyStreet" for Zurich, was released.
Technology
Google Street View Hyperlapse
Hyperlapse videos, an evolution out of the traditional time lapse video, are certainly a growing trend. The guys from Teehan+Lax tried to merge the technique with Google Street View and clearly succeeded in doing so. Try it, it's fun.
Opinion
.net Magazine: What the new TLDs mean for brands and consumers
Later this year a bunch of new top-level domains (TLD) make their public appearance on the world wide web. Roland LaPlante, Chief Marketing Officer at Afilias, gives his view on the significance of the possibilities.
Tweets that cut through the noise
Spot on, Sir!
Best. Flowchart. EVER! #ias13 twitter.com/jcolman/status…
— Jonathon Colman (@jcolman) April 7, 2013
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Dear Reader, this week's edition takes a look at a dispute in the world of web design approaches, how coding will be part of many childhood memories and a humorous take on how a Facebook Home could look like.
Responsive Web Design
Six Revisions: Responsive Web Design is Not the Future
Josh Chan, a Melbourne based Senior Digital Specialist, launched an attack on the responsive web design approach while claiming it is just a fad.
Brad Frost: A Response to ‘Responsive Web Design is Not the Future’
This lead one of the subject's thought leaders to take a moment to reflect on the criticism on his blog.
Infographic
An issue which probably isn't exclusive to the Drupal ecosystem.
Opinion
.net Magazine: Advice for my unborn daughter
Garrett Heath makes a point that coding will become a normal part of children education just as piano practice or dance lessons are.
Last but not least
The Joy of Tech: If Facebook made a real Facebook Home..
While Facebook announced their latest product, in collaboration with HTC, the popular geek comic site imagines how the social networking service would do in the real estate business.
This week the stories that caught our attention range from the myth of the intuitive interface, an odd request and some inspiration what you can do over Easter. Enjoy!
Drupal
Frontend United 2013
If 'Responsive with Drupal', 'Interactive maps / visuals' and 'Twig' 'CSS / HTML / LESS / SaSS / JS / BBQ' are your cup of tea, make sure to secure a ticket. This year's edition of the Drupal frontend developer's conference, will take place in the übercool part of London that is Shoreditch. Our @kcornelius and @daniagerhardt will be there too.
Opinion
Co.Design: Why ‘Intuitive’ Interface Is A Myth
Timoni West, a designer at Foursquare, makes a point that teaching new interactions shouldn't be frowned upon. Just don't make the learning curve steep.
Gadgets
Gizmodo: The First 6 People Who’ll Get Google Glass
This week Google announced their first picks of their #IfIHadGlass campaign. Safe to say that they went for a quite diverse mix.
Knowledge is porridge
Quora: What is something useful I can learn right now in 10 minutes that would be useful for the rest of my life?
Not sure what to do over Easter? Here's a list of things you can expand your horizon with.
Tweets that cut through the noise
Paul Haddad, software developer and creator of Tweetbot, had his mind boggled by a "customer's" request.
The little faith I have in humanity is somewhat restored. twitter.com/tapbot_paul/st…
— Paul Haddad (@tapbot_paul) March 26, 2013
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Essence of a web week: Issue 69
0This week's edition takes a look at the value of your personal data, a European reaction to PRISM and reimagining items in Apple's iOS 7 style. Enjoy!
Drupal
Drupal Association: When Will the DrupalCon Prague Website be Live?
In case you are waiting with bated breath to register for this September's DrupalCon in Prague - here is a low-down of the Drupal Association of when you can do so.
Productivity
Java Code Geeks: 10 Productivity tips for software developers
Ilias Tsagklis shares his view on how to raise your productivity as a software developer.
Knowledge is porridge
Financial Times: How much is your personal data worth?
The Financial Times have assembled an interesting calculator to give you an idea what you data is worth to marketers. Don't be surprised to find out that it is worth a pittance.
Technology
GigaOM: Swedes say no to Google Apps for government use
PRISM brought the omnipresent dangers of cloud computing and online services to public attention in the last few days. In the meantime the Swedish government acted swiftly to mitigate the risk from their point of view.
Design
Jony Ive Redesigns Things
Apple's introduction of its flat-ish and gradient heavy redesigned iOS, provided fertile ground for mocking.
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