Joomla - the CMS of choice for the DougandJonShow.com
Saturday, 09 May 2009 10:57
One of the newest websites in the NavigateTomorrow.com family is TheDougandJonShow.com.
Doug and Jon are two kind of weird guys who are reaching out to the youth of this generation in a unique way! They are actually great guys, and along with Kara (Jon's wife) create all the content for this great site.
**Warning - its for youth... if you don't have a sense of humor or don't know any teenagers... you may just not get it** (LOL)
Many months in the planning, this site incorporates some really great technology including the CMS (Content Management System - #6 on our "6things" list) Joomla!. Here's a list of some of the capabilities/features of this site:
- mulitple templates (depending on the page you're on - the look and feel changes)
- multiple video/audio players - tons of flexibility here - including drop down links at the end of a video, full screen, youtube/google embedding with just the click of a button
- Messages from the 800 number available for listening
- blogs/articles etc.
- online polls
- customization - a ton of it. From scripts that bring blogs and videos to the frontpage template, to the "hanging signs" in content items... there's over 2,000 lines of custom script for this site.
- Flash bobble heads (thanks to Paul Yuen - 5Q Communications)
- twitter updates
- a great section for "girls only"
- lots of feedback options.
List of Extensions:
- XCloner
- Apoll
- AvReloaded
- Chronoforms
- ChronoComments
- JCE
- sh404sef
- swMenuPro
- Versions
- CommunityBuilder
- jTweet
- UCD
- mod_php
- mod_placehere
Developement Highlights:
We did two rounds of user testing for this site. Critical to the success of the site was the navigation. Because its "randomly different", we focused on making sure kids could find the content and make their way around the site. (See Usability Studies blog for a description.) We learned a lot on the first test - and confirmed that the changes we made worked on the second (pretty important).
We spent a week with Doug and Jon (and Kara) on location on two different occasions -- working with them to capture their vision and sense their passion... We were able to help them through some of the tough decisions re: platform, design, usability and functionality.
And... we're not leaving them high and dry! We developed a number of custom videos for them for site management and ongoing site maintenance.
So, check out - thedougandjonshow.com - if you know any kids - point them in the right direction!
If you're looking for a great web site... you've come to the right place - Contact us for a free consultation.
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