When we created WP Questions we established a Top Winners page that would show the top 50 winners. Up till now, that meant every winner was shown on that page. However, we’ve got 50 winners now, so becoming a winner will no longer ensure automatic appearance on that page. From here on out, things get [...]
Archive for April 2010
Founders Space, a place for entrepreneurs
I am checking out Founders Space, a new community site aimed at entrepreneurs. I get the sense that the goal here is something like the better discussions on LinkedIn, without all the spam. It is a good idea. There are certainly some good conversations out there, but on places like LinkedIn, the spam gets out [...]
Job Post: Anyone good at both Java and Objective-C in the New York City area?
If you are good at both Android and iPhone development, and you are in the New York City area, would you please send me an email? lawrence@krubner.com
Job Post: Ruby on Rails developer needed
This job post is from Andy Ku:
If you are a Ruby on Rails all-star and want the opportunity to join as a founding member of a social commerce start-up, we want to talk!
We are a social commerce company that empowers people to start online
businesses.
But we are more than just a start-up. We are a Kingdom [...]
We donate 25% of our profits to open source developers
Open source developers should know that we donate 25% of our profits to them, when we get a question about their software. For instance, if you develop themes or plugins for WordPress, you can register for donations on our WordPress site. If you have developed a plugin for the Symfony framework, you can register for [...]
Job Post: Java developer needed
Charles Jo sent me this job post:
=> Please help accelerate economic recovery by forwarding this job opportunity to appropriate individuals and groups.
Apply by email at: charlesj@sonic.net
(If also applying at SIMCO career site ( https://simco.tms.hrdepartment.com/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=583&lcid=en-US ), please ping me at charlesj@sonic.net so we can track sourcing efforts)
Contact:
Charles Jo
Contract Recruiter/Sourcer, SIMCO
408.668.4226 charlesj@sonic.net
http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesjo
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Congratulations to Buzu, on WP Questions!
Buzu B has become the first expert on WP Questions to earn over $500. We’d like to say a big “congratulations” to him, and also a big “thanks” – the site is only as good as the experts who participate, so we are very glad to have him participate so much.
What sort of questions are okay on PHP Emergency?
What sort of questions are okay on PHP Emergency? Anything having to do with PHP! This includes questions about Drupal, Magento, PrestaShop, Joomla, Mambo, Expression Engine, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, PHP-Nuke, TextPattern, DocuWiki, Midgard, MediaWiki, WakkaWiki, and a whole lot more. Any software written in PHP, including your own.
We worry people may think that the site is [...]
Where should we advertise?
I notice Distriker wrote:
Esperando alguna pregunta que sea capaz de responde en @wpquestions, espero que todos los expertos estén dormidos o haciendo algo cuando yo
Sometimes timing is everything, but even better would be to have more questions on the site, and for that reason, we are about to ramp up our advertising. I’m curious, [...]
The culture of open source support is changing
The culture of open source support is changing. Sites like Wage Machine strive to make it easier to hire people for very short stints. eLance facilitates handing out work in very small batches. Yet when it comes to simple questions, there is a still some expectation that experts should answer questions for free. This expectation [...]
