[drupal-docs] 7 quick questions

[Charlie Lowe]

Yeah. I agree. I'm not sure how the "trusted networks" would work. Plus, 
I suspect that the terminology there would put them off. My guess is 
that your other points are the main ones to go with.

Farsheed wrote:
> Hey Charlie,
> 
> That's a good point.  The way you phrased it, Drupal
> could be used to build an online presskit or digital
> resume.  I know some sites charge for such services
> (sonicbids.com) and it might be a selling point if
> creative persons could organize all their work into a
> digital portfolio.  What they choose to do with their
> work (sell, receive feedback) are all subsets of
> "getting your work out there."
> 
> Is this maybe a better way to organize uses of drupal?
> 
> 1) create an online portfolio to showcase work
>    a) sell work
>    b) receive feedback
> 2) collaboratively create new works using the net
>    a) something like the projects.module,books.module
>    b) setup meetup.org type meetings in real life
> using       
>       drupal
> 3) documentation of current/ongoing projects
>    a) blog, journal
>    b) travel itinerary, tour schedule, calendar
> 4) creating trusted networks of information
> 
> not sure how to do the last one....it's actually more
> of a general drupal question.  can drupal be used to
> build trust networks??...kind of like a rating system
> for a node, except based on what your friends think.
> check out http://getoutfoxed.com/ for an example of
> what I mean.
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> --- Charlie Lowe <cel4145 at cyberdash.com> wrote:
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>>Sorry I'm a little late too the conversation (been
>>out of town). But I 
>>think (a) and (b) are also a subset or related to
>>the idea of featuring 
>>one's work. For creative people, I could imagine
>>that one of the most 
>>popular uses would be as a portfolio or as a
>>marketing tool for 
>>promoting one's work (getting feedback or selling
>>might or might not be 
>>a part of this).
>>
>>Farsheed wrote:
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>>>So, I've been trying to brainstorm how Drupal
>>
>>could
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>>>work for creative people (artists, musicians,
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>>writers,
>>
>>>etc.).  
>>>
>>>How do you guys think Drupal could help:
>>>
>>>a) Users get feedback on their work?
>>>b) Users sell their work online?
>>>c) Find physical space/equipment (I'm thinking
>>>craigslist style)
>>>d) Ways to learn online or finding educational
>>>resources/mentors (school listings, drupal
>>
>>classrooms
>>
>>>- maybe related to drupalED?)
>>>e) Create myspace or friendster style communities
>>>f) A way to aggregate content from different sites
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>>to
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>>>create a handbook of reliable information
>>>e) Travel/Tour or keep track a group of events
>>
>>(maybe
>>
>>>even with a map?) (similar to a campaign trail)
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Farsheed
>>>
>>>
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