I used to believe QR codes were useless marketing gimmicks. Then I visited Japan in 2011 and QR codes were everywhere. You could see them on the walls of skyscrapers in Tokyo, on product packaging - and even on every tiny 1x3-inch ads in the magazines. Usually it's time to re-evaluate an opinion once you see that an large, smart group of people have an opposing point of view. So I re-evaluated.

In this blog I would like to tell you what the QR-Code is (in case you're new to it), why it's great, and how to make bad and good QR-codes (as it's easy to botch up).

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In any endeavor in life and in business, you face ups and downs. Some things are easy, some things are extremely difficult, and some fall somewhere along that spectrum. This is definitely one of the more difficult blog posts I have had to write. I regret to inform you that the company and Shaun Walker have decided to part ways.

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There is a famous quote that "if you love something, set it free", so it is with immense pride and emotion that I acknowledge that it is time for me to step aside from the open source project, company, and legacy that I helped create and transition m... Continue Reading »

Online communities come in all different shapes and sizes.  Some communities consist of a simple forum, while others are much more complex with groups, wiki, blogs, discussions, ideas, etc. Selecting the right tools for your community isn’... Continue Reading »

Nowadays nearly every DNN skin uses a responsive framework and nearly all skins are created using Bootstrap. My question is why Bootstrap, there are many other responsive frameworks that you can use in DNN to skin. Continue Reading »

You may have noticed that we've begun to include profiles of DNN UserGroups and DNN Store Vendors in our Community and Store Blogs, and we'd also like to begin sharing information about our Community Members, who daily advance ... Continue Reading »

Recently, I faced a broken DNN installation wizard which looked like this: In the first moment it seemed, that the web server was very slow and it needed some time to load all JavaScript and CSS files, because the browser's loading indicator did... Continue Reading »

As an Open Source project, the community plays a special role in the development of the platform. Often some of the best feature ideas originate with a community member.  Community members also provide a lot of feedback on issues that were not caught by our QA team.  Recently, the project has been getting more and more code contributions which are also an important part of any Open Source project. Continue Reading »

Back in May, Joe Brinkman and I hosted a webinar titled "Developing On The DNN Platform" which was focused on providing guidance to developers on how to easily create modules and add custom functionality to your website. We promised that we would sha... Continue Reading »

DNNCon will be held on November 7th and 8th at Palm Beach Atlantic University in beautiful Palm Beach, Florida. DNNCon will include an afternoon of training on Friday followed by a full day of sessions on Saturday and of course the popular, DNN Aft... Continue Reading »