http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog basesyndication http://www.netsight.co.uk/logo.png http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog Matt Hamilton Once again this year I attended the Plone Open Garden event in Sorrento, Italy. This is an event I look forward to during the year as it gives a chance to really take a step back and chat with people about what is going on in the world of Plone. This year the event went fully to an unconference style and there were no pre-scheduled talks. The number of attendees was smaller this year than in previous years, but that just served to give the event a more intimate feel and a bit more like a sprint than a conference. Once again this year I attended the Plone Open Garden event in Sorrento, Italy. This is an event I look forward to during the year as it gives a chance to really take a step back and chat with people about what is going on in the world of Plone. This year the event went fully to an unconference style and there were no pre-scheduled talks. The number of attendees was smaller this year than in previous years, but that just served to give the event a more intimate feel and a bit more like a sprint than a conference. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-open-garden-2012-sorrento http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-open-garden-2012-sorrento Matt Hamilton Tue, 08 May 2012 17:55:00 +0100 Matt Hamilton World Plone day is happening this Wednesday the 25th of April. What is World Plone Day? It is a chance for companies and organisations all across the globe to run some kind of event related to Plone. Whether it is a marketing event aimed at business people or a technical event aimed at developers, each location is free to choose how they want to participate. World Plone day is happening this Wednesday the 25th of April. What is World Plone Day? It is a chance for companies and organisations all across the globe to run some kind of event related to Plone. Whether it is a marketing event aimed at business people or a technical event aimed at developers, each location is free to choose how they want to participate. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/world-plone-day-2012-bristol-uk http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/world-plone-day-2012-bristol-uk Matt Hamilton Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:40:00 +0100 Astra Baker After the success of our last two events '10 Lessons learned from building successful corporate intranets and portals' we have decided to host another event, this time in Birmingham. After the success of our last two events '10 Lessons learned from building successful corporate intranets and portals' we have decided to host another event, this time in Birmingham. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/10-intranet-lessons-learned-moving-to-new-birmingham-venue http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/10-intranet-lessons-learned-moving-to-new-birmingham-venue Astra Baker Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:05:00 +0100 Matt Hamilton Two events I'll be speaking at this week: Two events I'll be speaking at this week: http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/govwest-and-building-and-intranet-your-people-will-love http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/govwest-and-building-and-intranet-your-people-will-love Matt Hamilton Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:18:32 +0000 Matt Hamilton This month, the Plone Konferenz München 2012 took place. I was invited along to the event by the organiser, Philip Bauer from Starzel.de to present a keynote talk. I was only able to make a very quick visit to the conference, and arrived at lunchtime on the second day of the conference, and had to leave towards the end of the third day. The Plone Konferenz is a predominantly German-speaking event aimed at the German, Austrian and Swiss Plone user base. That said, there were attendees from as far away as South Africa and Seattle. This month, the Plone Konferenz München 2012 took place. I was invited along to the event by the organiser, Philip Bauer from Starzel.de to present a keynote talk. I was only able to make a very quick visit to the conference, and arrived at lunchtime on the second day of the conference, and had to leave towards the end of the third day. The Plone Konferenz is a predominantly German-speaking event aimed at the German, Austrian and Swiss Plone user base. That said, there were attendees from as far away as South Africa and Seattle. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-konferenz-munich-a-success http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-konferenz-munich-a-success Matt Hamilton Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:20:00 +0000 Matt Hamilton Speaking of events, I've been invited over to Munich next week to deliver one of the keynote talks at the Plone Konferenz that is being hosted there. There are 34 talks over three days. Most of the talks will be in German, but a few will be in English. Speaking of events, I've been invited over to Munich next week to deliver one of the keynote talks at the Plone Konferenz that is being hosted there. There are 34 talks over three days. Most of the talks will be in German, but a few will be in English. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-konferenz-munich-2012 http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-konferenz-munich-2012 Matt Hamilton Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:15:09 +0000 Matt Hamilton Someone recently asked on a mailing list I am on about what sort of conferences they should attend as a web developer. Quite a few general ones were mentioned, then people started saying about getting along to the conferences for the tools and software that they particularly use. So I got thinking about what is coming up in 2012 for the Plone world... and once I started writing it down it turned out to be a pretty impressive list so thought I'd share it here. If anyone is in any doubt about the activity of the community, this is a pretty good demonstration. And this is just the events I know of, I'm sure there are others in far corners of the globe I've missed. Someone recently asked on a mailing list I am on about what sort of conferences they should attend as a web developer. Quite a few general ones were mentioned, then people started saying about getting along to the conferences for the tools and software that they particularly use. So I got thinking about what is coming up in 2012 for the Plone world... and once I started writing it down it turned out to be a pretty impressive list so thought I'd share it here. If anyone is in any doubt about the activity of the community, this is a pretty good demonstration. And this is just the events I know of, I'm sure there are others in far corners of the globe I've missed. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/a-year-of-plone http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/a-year-of-plone Matt Hamilton Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:35:00 +0000 Astra Baker On March 21st Netsight is hosting it's second half-day event '10 Lessons learned from building successful corporate intranets and portals'. On March 21st Netsight is hosting it's second half-day event '10 Lessons learned from building successful corporate intranets and portals'. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/10-lessons-intranet-event-back-by-popular-demand http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/10-lessons-intranet-event-back-by-popular-demand Astra Baker Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:10:00 +0000 Matt Hamilton Last night I saw a tweet re-tweeted by David Glick about a post from one of the original guys who worked on Google Code search, Russ Cox. He has released some code for doing code search based upon the ideas used by Google Code Search. Last night I saw a tweet re-tweeted by David Glick about a post from one of the original guys who worked on Google Code search, Russ Cox. He has released some code for doing code search based upon the ideas used by Google Code Search. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/full-text-code-searching http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/full-text-code-searching Matt Hamilton Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:10:00 +0000 Matt Hamilton Last week, a Content Management System vendor ran a seminar on how to select a content management system. Last week, a Content Management System vendor ran a seminar on how to select a content management system. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/how-to-shoot-yourself-in-the-foot-with-social-media http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/how-to-shoot-yourself-in-the-foot-with-social-media Matt Hamilton Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:35:00 +0000 Matt Hamilton Last week, Netsight were at the Online Information 2011 expo in London. This is a big expo focussed at online information providers and management. There are a lot of information professionals and librarians there, and a lot of vendors selling both sources of information and tools to manage the information (Content Management, Search, etc.) Last week, Netsight were at the Online Information 2011 expo in London. This is a big expo focussed at online information providers and management. There are a lot of information professionals and librarians there, and a lot of vendors selling both sources of information and tools to manage the information (Content Management, Search, etc.) http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/report-from-online-information-2011 http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/report-from-online-information-2011 Matt Hamilton Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:59:14 +0000 Matt Hamilton Once again we will be shortly heading off to Online Information 2011 in London. On Monday we will be packing up the van with all the Plone goodies and heading up to set up the stand. The expo is held at Earls Court Olympia in the National Hall from Tues 29th Nov to Thurs 1st Dec. Once again we will be shortly heading off to Online Information 2011 in London. On Monday we will be packing up the van with all the Plone goodies and heading up to set up the stand. The expo is held at Earls Court Olympia in the National Hall from Tues 29th Nov to Thurs 1st Dec. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/were-off-to-online-information-2011 http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/were-off-to-online-information-2011 Matt Hamilton Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:35:00 +0000 Astra Baker Matt Hamilton, Technical Director at Netsight has been named President of the Plone Foundation for the coming year. Matt has already served time on the Plone Foundation board and this is his 5th term as an officer for the foundation. He served on the Plone Foundation Board in 2004, 2009, and 2010 before becoming Vice President of the Board in 2011. Officers are elected by the seven board members. Matt Hamilton, Technical Director at Netsight has been named President of the Plone Foundation for the coming year. Matt has already served time on the Plone Foundation board and this is his 5th term as an officer for the foundation. He served on the Plone Foundation Board in 2004, 2009, and 2010 before becoming Vice President of the Board in 2011. Officers are elected by the seven board members. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/matt-hamilton-elected-as-president-of-the-plone-foundation http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/matt-hamilton-elected-as-president-of-the-plone-foundation Astra Baker Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:50:00 +0000 Matt Hamilton Today I gave a talk at the University of Bristol on the DNA of a Successful Open Source Community. Today I gave a talk at the University of Bristol on the DNA of a Successful Open Source Community. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-the-dna-of-a-successful-open-source-community http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-the-dna-of-a-successful-open-source-community Matt Hamilton Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Matt Hamilton With just over two weeks to go, the annual Plone Conference is nearly upon us. It is not too late to buy your ticket and attend if you have not done so already. At US$350 it represents amazing value for a conference. With just over two weeks to go, the annual Plone Conference is nearly upon us. It is not too late to buy your ticket and attend if you have not done so already. At US$350 it represents amazing value for a conference. http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-conference-2011-nearly-here http://www.netsight.co.uk/blog/plone-conference-2011-nearly-here Matt Hamilton Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:40:30 +0100