Can everyone please click on this link to test the groups@stanford layout, and comment if something funny happens? Thanks. I have to ask since my Apple Safari browser doesn’t work anymore and there are plenty of other browsers that might be out there too.
Final GroupsATStanford prototype?

Sorry to miss the meeting tonight, I was hacking away to make the groupsATstanford template as compatible as possible. You can find it here:
GroupsAtStanford prototype layout
Except for a 2-pixel nudge of the menu bar to the right in IE that is driving me crazy (any ideas?). this design is stable across all major browsers I […]

thefacebook.com has now been expanded to include Stanford and Columbia. the Harvard guy somehow got all the information about dorms and classes and integrated it into his system. i’m a little worried about that, because if people start signing up for his system, then we may have a little trouble in differentiating ourselves and stealing […]

I’m rather, how do you say, “out of it”, so I just noticed yesterday the Daily article about blogging.
As well as being a major boost and reference for our groupsATstanford project, this article also contained unique tips related to how we can focus blogs and web services for academic use.
Whereas Alfano said she is happy […]

Basecamp, the project management web app that I’ve posted about before (1), has launched officially and it looks pretty good.
I signed up for a 1 month trial membership to try it out, and set up an account for anyone else who’s interested. Visit the site here and log in as “isis”, password “plasma”.
Feel free to […]

A collection of intranets that we could steal/use/learn from in designing functionality to groupsATstanford:
Web GUI
TikiWiki
EZ Publish - includes ability to make photo galleries, etc.
eNvolution
Drupal

Just a note to myself: all MT Tags for the groups site.

Does anybody know of any really cool, stable, open-source photo album packages for a website? I’m working on prototyping the Groups@Stanford site, and was looking for that piece. Do you have any other suggestions for open-source or relatively cheap technologies to use in other parts of the site?

A quick prototype of what a groupsATstanford intranet might look like:
Intranet Design 01 Screenshot

The Stanford Alumni Association has a pretty cool program set up called the Stanford Volunteer Clearinghouse. The site claims:
SVC is an online database that encourages alumni to match their interests with the needs of the University. Our goal is to reconnect and engage alums in meaningful volunteer opportunities related to Stanford.
I think groups […]