12 Nov 2009

The Telegraph selects the best Culture web sites

Written by Brian Teeman
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Two Joomla powered sites right there at the top of the tree.

The Daily Telegraph newspaper is one of the more traditional and conservative (small c and big c) newspapers in the UK and is almost the only daily newspaper that still uses the broadsheet format it also has the highest circulation of any "quality" newspaper.

As you might expect from a serious paper like this they also have a serious heavywieght and award winning web site and cover a very broad range of interests, not the paparazzi photos or gossip of some of Britains more infamous daily rags.

I'm not usualy a Telegraph reader, as I prefer the suduko in The Times, but I do read it on occasion especialy when a headline or feature catches my eye on the newsstand.

In todays edition the Art Section has a special feature on the Best Culture websites

From music streaming to theatre tickets and book aggregators, navigate your way easily around the best of what the web has to offer in the arts.

It was great to see a long time favorite site of mine popjustice.com, and a joomla powered site to boot, propping up the list at number 22.

But right up there at number 4 was a site that was only launched this year

... the fastidiously updated Arts Desk (theartsdesk.com) reviews plenty of cultural events that slip through the mainstream net.

3B digitalCreated by Jack and the crew at 3B Digital this site really showcases exactly what can be achieved with Joomla, especialy when you combine it with the power and flexibility of K2 from JoomlaWorks.

For any site to be listed by The Telegraph is an honour but for one that is so new it is an even greater achievement. The Telegraph is not exactly known for it's cutting edge.

The full list can be read online.

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About Brian Teeman

  • As a co-founder of Joomla! and OpenSourceMatters Inc I've never been known to be lacking an opinion or being too afraid to express it.

    Despite what some people might think I'm a shy and modest man who doesnt like to blow his own trumpet or boast about achievements.

    But it seems that no blog exists without an "About" page so rather than talk about what an amazingly great guy I am and list all the things I've achieved (and failed at) in life from my Cycling Proficiency Test in 1976 to winning an award for the "UK Individual Contribution to Open / Source" in 2005 here are some links.

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