Greenopolis.com Recognized for Design at Drupalcon Boston 2008

Greenopolis.com was awarded for its design at Drupalcon Boston 2008 Thursday, and was praised by attendees of the conference.

Boston, MA, March 6, 2008 -- Greenopolis.com (Beta) was awarded First Runner-Up for the Drupal Design of the Year Award Thursday, announced on the final day of Drupalcon Boston 2008, a gathering of Drupal professionals from around the globe.

Greenopolis.com (Beta) is an educational and collaborative “green” social networking website commissioned by Waste Management and developed by CommonPlaces e-Solutions, Inc. The site was created entirely with Drupal.

The Greenopolis site was much talked about around Drupalcon. “We received a huge ovation after our presentation [at Drupalcon],” said Ben Bassi, President and CEO of CommonPlaces e-Solutions. He continued, “People from all around the world would stop me to say how much they liked the site.”

Drupal is a free, open-source software package that simplifies content management for the Web. Drupal facilitates the creation of Blogs, polls, forums, and other user-created content. As a site based on social interaction, Greenopolis.com (Beta) puts all of these features to good use. The result is a very rich user experience that is educational, fun, and now, award-winning.

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