Ten years ago last November, we released the first version of Elgg. An open source social networking platform originally designed for higher education, where it was used by Harvard and Stanford, it spread to organizations like Oxfam, Orange, Hill & Knowlton and the World Bank, as well as national governments ...
April 23, 2015
Just over four years since I permanently moved to California, I'm beginning to understand the differences in work style between the US and Europe. America still has a largely time-based view of productivity, even in Silicon Valley. But with tech industries in other nations catching up fast, and remote working ...
April 18, 2015
We just released Convoy, an add-on service for Known that lets you use our servers to more easily share content with social media.
Previously, self-hosted site owners needed to create individual developer accounts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc, and manage API integrations with each one. It was a pain, and lots ...
April 9, 2015
There was one conversation I used to hate more than any other. I used to brace myself for it; grit my teeth in anticipation.Here's how it would happen. "Where are you from?" someone would ask, detecting that my accent wasn't quite British; something else was lurking just underneath."That's a long ...
April 7, 2015
We've all been there: you're standing by the washing machine, about to start a load, and you realize you're out of laundry detergent. Or you're getting ready for bed and you realize you've forgotten to buy more mouthwash. Less often, you find yourself wondering how to fly to a particular ...
April 1, 2015