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"... for someone as big as TechCrunch" Huh? How does "big" make them deserve a custom solution? Huge behemoths like nowPublic.com and spreadfirefox.com run Dru
by lut4rp 17y ago
"... for someone as big as TechCrunch"
Huh? How does "big" make them deserve a custom solution? Huge behemoths like nowPublic.com and spreadfirefox.com run Drupal. Heck, economist.com is >>> techcrunch, and they're dropping their custom solution and shifting to Drupal. IMO, "big" is the least of their concerns if they want to switch to Drupal. TC is perfect example of a website wanting content management. Content is what they deal with.
But, I will say Drupal is not the answer to all problems. For example: if your application deals primarily with data that can't be classified broadly into "content". Like last.fm or chesspark.com or etherpad.com... you get me.
- InclinedPlane 17y agoSee also: whitehouse.gov (which uses drupal)
- tptacek 17y agoStatic pages generated by drupal. Not the same thing.
- robotron 17y ago"Big" means that you can hire the people to create your in-house framework or whatever.
- wheels 17y ago> economist.com is >>> techcrunch Wrong. http://siteanalytics.compete.com/techcrunch.com+economist.com/ http://siteanalytics.compete.com/techcrunch.com+economist.co...
- nir 17y agoI don't think OP meant in page views, rather in the level or requirements. For example, The Economist has a lot more writers/editors/designers/etc who all have different needs from the system, many not necessarily very computer literate etc. Page views alone aren't that big a deal in a content website like TC/Econ - you can do plenty of caching, buy more servers etc. Serving the needs of all the various people involved in an Economist-type publication is where the challenge is.