The Technology

We are currently using two major technologies and a handful of minor ones to support this site. First off we are running the site on the tumblr SAAS package. This has several advantages over traditional sites in that it not only solves hosting issues but also provides native integration with other social media sites. Chiefly we’ve chosen it because of accessibility including mobile device and smart phone app compatibility.

Our second major technology is twitter. What began as a 140 character update to your friends and some quick LULZ has become a serious channel for information delivery. However it can only function this way if utilized correctly. Through the careful selection of gatekeeper sources and the creation of topic lists users can quickly consume vast amounts of targeted, relevant information. The goal of @raxhaven is to not only disseminate original content to syndicate important items that are in the spirit of the site.

Lastly, we will be using the open source CMS product Joomla as our archive and historical record site. Previous incarnations of this site relied solely upon this technology which served us well. However with new and ever changing social media coming online it has become increasingly irrelevant as a primary channel for reaching warm bodies (readers).

(Source: raxhaven.com)