Blog 10

Despite Ms. Epp describing the Backstreet Wordpress theme to Nicole as “the Christmas present that seems perfect for someone but then is either way too expensive or has a crack or stain on it so you can’t buy it” and urging us not to show it to Wallimann for that very reason, we showed it to him.  And what do you know, he fell in love. So, I obviously forced Nicole to break the news to Ms. Epp that Backstreet was what we were going with.

She has been very helpful in showing us how to use Wordpress and getting things started theme-wise.  At this point, I am still in classes, therefore I work less hours than Nicole, so she is more focused on layout with me editing it when she is done, and I am more text and context focused.  I like the way the site  is coming out.  We recently added RSS feeds to the bottom where relevant news topics and links can be added each year based on the issue that the class is fighting against.  This year we have the New York Times on Human Rights, MEMO Coverage of Somaly Mam, the Somaly Mam site, and WorldBuzz (the debate site).  I think that this makes the site look pretty legit and professional, personally.  I am also in the process of creating new Twitter and Facebook pages for the Gardner Project which will be linked directly to the site via interactive icons.  Things are looking pretty good right now!