Chris Brogan, a wonderful and prolific writer about social media & networks, lists three things he thinks users want from websites:

1. information
2. simple
3. connection

Read his post for more on what he meant by each: What Do YOU Think People Want From Your Site

Should you use WordPress or Drupal for your next project—this is a common and fair question to ask. I have been using both content management systems, and both have their pro’s and cons. Planning for your project’s needs is critical in determining which CMS be sufficient.

Both content management systems are a pleasure to work with, but each one is better suited for certain demands. Overall, both WordPress and Drupal offer an amazing experience, but which one is right for you?

Link: WordPress and Drupal Compared—The Pro’s and Cons of Each CMS

This blog you’re looking at is WordPress. For a simple site, such as small business or a portfolio, WordPress will meet your needs and more. If you want to build a community and have the resources to maintain it over time, it’s worth looking into Drupal. And both of them are free!

Everything I’ve done with my blog design is intentional. I’m not saying that my blog design is perfect, and I certainly have other things I’d like to do in the future, but I wanted to share with you some thoughts about blog design, starting with my blog, but then showing some design ideas from other sites as well. Why should blog design matter? Because you want your blog to serve the purpose you’ve built it to serve.

Link: Make Your Blog Design Work For You

If you want your site to show up prominently in search engines like Google, your website content management system can help - but not all CMSs are created equal. We suggest the features to look for to help with search engine optimization.

Link: Eight Ways a CMS Can Help with Search Engine Optimization

Bad content, bad links, bad navigation, bad category pages… which is worst for business? In these examples, bad content takes the prize for costing the company the most money.

Link: Four Bad Web Designs (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)

Don’t let this happen to you.

Jim Cashel writes:

To Wiki or Not To Wiki? Community leads across the web love wiki technology, attracted by its flexibility and low cost, but concerned about control issues and barriers to participation. When do wikis make most sense?

I recently led a session on wiki implementation at the Online Community Unconference. The collective wisdom of the group informed the following list of factors for when wikis work best…

Continue reading at: When To Use a Wiki?

Michael Stein advises:

…here are two good articles that were published recently on the subject. The first is Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? written by Brett Bonfield and published by Idealware. I like the way this article is divided into two parts, beginning with a discussion of why online social networks may not be a good fit for an organization, and then moving on to a second part that discusses opportunities of this new medium.

The second article is Eight Secrets of Effective Online Networking - Tips, tricks, and tools for using and managing your social networks wisely written by Beth Kanter.

Link: Two good articles on online social networks

This document is meant to be a short starting point for nonprofits to make a decision if Salesforce.com is a good choice for their nonprofit. It will give some introduction to what Salesforce.com does, and the benefits and risks involved in using it.

Link: Is Salesforce.com right for your Nonprofit?