Get Smart, Speak Out, CONNECT

To Connect and Organize the World’s People. Do Good.

Get Smart There is Wisdom in Crowds We are now a crowd How can we get smarter?

There is Wisdom in Crowds

We are now a crowd

How can we get smarter?

Speak Out You are telling us how to improve. We get that. Yet 400k+ users will not agree Feedback mechanisms? Help? Ideas to improve collaboration?

You are telling us how to improve.

We get that.

Yet 400k+ users will not agree

Feedback mechanisms?

Help?

Ideas to improve collaboration?

CONNECT Connect with each other Strengthen existing ties

Connect with each other

Strengthen existing ties

Conference Objectives LISTEN - we want to listen to YOU! Connect - in every way possible Organize - to help you and us both WIN!

LISTEN - we want to listen to YOU!

Connect - in every way possible

Organize - to help you and us both WIN!

Housekeeping Back channel chat: www.tendenci.com/uc2007/chat/ Today’s Schedules Surveys

Back channel chat:

www.tendenci.com/uc2007/chat/

Today’s Schedules

Surveys

How did we get here? Brief history of Schipul and Tendenci (yes BRIEF)

Brief history of Schipul and Tendenci

(yes BRIEF)

Schipul Founded Sept 1, 1997 (living room dba) Web design Focus on SECURITY Auto Dealerships were first clients Office & second employee 1998 Network Consulting a portion of early biz

Founded Sept 1, 1997 (living room dba)

Web design

Focus on SECURITY

Auto Dealerships were first clients

Office & second employee 1998

Network Consulting a portion of early biz

(Dark) Days of our Lives 2001 - 2002 Bursting of the .com bubble need for recurring revenue Competition from India/China Financial losses both years (none since)

Bursting of the .com bubble

need for recurring revenue

Competition from India/China

Financial losses both years (none since)

Challenges Flash? Fun, but not so hot. down to 6 employees from 12 9-11 shut down ALL new business Internet = Direct Marketing Began more code reuse Long time clients stuck by us - THANKS!

Flash? Fun, but not so hot.

down to 6 employees from 12

9-11 shut down ALL new business

Internet = Direct Marketing

Began more code reuse

Long time clients stuck by us - THANKS!

Learning to Hunt Schipul - The Web Marketing Company

Schipul - The Web Marketing Company

Web Marketing Web Marketing Fundamentals Article Search Engine Optimization gets serious Automation of SEO produces results Help clients MAKE MONEY

Web Marketing Fundamentals Article

Search Engine Optimization gets serious

Automation of SEO produces results

Help clients MAKE MONEY

Custom Programming Large early clients in the energy sector Custom programming Clients drove interface design

Large early clients in the energy sector

Custom programming

Clients drove interface design

Codebase (2001) Pre-Codebase included SPEGCS, CIA Project, and several .com startups Code reuse within the company resulted in “codebase” 2000 - 2002 First codebase client was PRSAhouston.org Event Registrations first BIG module

Pre-Codebase included SPEGCS, CIA Project, and several .com startups

Code reuse within the company resulted in “codebase” 2000 - 2002

First codebase client was PRSAhouston.org

Event Registrations first BIG module

Tendenci Advertising and Branding emphasis Tendenci Brand name - Randy Sarinas “Relationship Marketing Application” Did NOT include CMS Evolution led us to current reality:

Advertising and Branding emphasis

Tendenci Brand name - Randy Sarinas

“Relationship Marketing Application”

Did NOT include CMS

Evolution led us to current reality:

Jennifer Brooks Activity, Monetary, Best Practices Tendenci Benchmarks

Activity, Monetary, Best Practices

Rodney Sabrsula Update on the Network Environment

Update on the Network Environment

Server Environment We started out in a closet. No really! Outsource / Insource Hosting SECURITY COMES FIRST

We started out in a closet. No really!

Outsource / Insource Hosting

SECURITY COMES FIRST

Future Network SECURITY FOCUSED Multi Location Multi Continent Low Cost Innovation

SECURITY FOCUSED

Multi Location

Multi Continent

Low Cost Innovation

Where to now?

The Tendenci Network Continued focus on SECURITY More VIDEO! Leverage the Tendenci network Social Media Integration Trusted sites sharing data Easier imports / exports

Continued focus on SECURITY

More VIDEO!

Leverage the Tendenci network

Social Media Integration

Trusted sites sharing data

Easier imports / exports

Open Standards RSS and Atom (vendor wrangling) OpenID Support Facebook App integration OPML for “list” sharing CAP - Common Alerting Protocol Sitemap XML files for SEO

RSS and Atom (vendor wrangling)

OpenID Support

Facebook App integration

OPML for “list” sharing

CAP - Common Alerting Protocol

Sitemap XML files for SEO

Possibilities Salesforce Integration? Netsuite Integration? Richer Accounting Interface?

Salesforce Integration?

Netsuite Integration?

Richer Accounting Interface?

Visualization

Intelligent Notifications

? results from listening to YOU at this conference!?

Questions before we break for panels?