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Getting In GDPR’s Good Graces

Wed, May 5, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 114
I’m happy to report that Adaptistration complies with the European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations related to personal data collection. You’ll notice new opt-in checkboxes, marketing permission statements, and updated legal text. When putting together your own updates, make sure you catch every point of contact for subscriptions. For example, in
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Taking A Broader View Of The Levine Recording Discussion

Tue, May 5, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 193
In the wake of yesterday’s post about whether we should/shouldn’t continue to broadcast recordings featuring James Levine, a fascinating discussion thread took place on my Facebook wall. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the more a topic gets discussed, the more likely it turns to money and this is no exception. One undeniable aspect of those recordings is potential
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Levine Recordings: Should We, Shouldn’t We?

Mon, Apr 4, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 131
Over the weekend, a pair of EU based media outlets reported that Sirius XM’s Met Opera Radio channel has removed all recordings conducted by James Levine. While details are slim, assuming the reports are accurate, one key piece of missing information is why they were removed. Given ongoing litigation, it’s plausible the recordings could have
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Time To Get Stable

Fri, Apr 4, 2018
by Drew McManus
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I recently published installment 5/6 at ArtsHacker.com on how to combat post net neutrality slowdowns. This installment focuses on how to best handle the necessary (and increasingly challenging) task of keeping core platform, theme, and plugin code up to date. No doubt about it, open source publishing platforms (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc.) are loaded with
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#TBT Things That Make You Go Buh?!? Higher Education

Thu, Apr 4, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 149
Just when you think higher education can’t get any screwier than it already is, someone comes along with a hold my beer moment. Case in point, this article by Nell Gluckman in the 4/24/18 edition of chronicle.com that examines an effort by the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to recruit unpaid adjunct faculty. Of course,
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