Well, it's been a long and busy summer and quite a while since I posted here!
We've seen ElggJam come and go - it was great to meet so many others interested in this area!
We've started writing up various projects that took place using Elgg last year so hopefully there'll be a paper or two coming out in the near future.
We've also upgraded our version of Elgg to the latest version giving us better file uploads, better file embedding and lots of other features, including YouTube-like functionality for automatic conversion of video files to flv.
We've also added the bookmarks and wiki plugins which should really add to the educational use - interest is very clearly begin to develop amongst academic colleagues and I anticipate some interesting projects developing in the coming year.
The design was creaqted by the fabulous Pete Harris (http://www.peteharris.co.uk/) - if you need a new design for Elgg or any other site check him out!
What's been interesting over the last few weeks has been the number of new students who've been using Community to meet online, organise accommodation and share their worries about starting university life. There are far more than last year - perhaps due to the growth in Facebook, Community is now a more familiar interface than it was even last year to students.
Nw we await the onslaught as the hordes return next week!
Keywords: community, community@brighton, upgrade
