gistfile1.cs

            // Get the type by type alias (aka. document type alias)
            var type = Services.ContentTypeService.GetContentType("statusUpdate");
            // Get the 10 latest nodes (based on create date) of the type from the "type"-object
            // and create a list of StatusUpdates 
            var statusUpdates = Services.ContentService
            .GetContentOfContentType(type.Id).OrderByDescending(x => x.CreateDate).Take(10);
            var content = new List<StatusUpdate>();
            foreach (var statusUpdate in statusUpdates)
            {
                // If the memberId is 0, then the posted was made when anonymous posts were still
                // allowed; otherwise, use the memberservice to get the member’s name
                var memberId = statusUpdate.GetValue<int>("memberId");
                var memberName = memberId == 0
                ? "Guest"
                : Services.MemberService.GetById(memberId).Name;
                content.Add(new StatusUpdate
                {
                    Id = statusUpdate.Id,
                    Text = statusUpdate.GetValue<string>("bodyText"),
                    CreateDate = statusUpdate.CreateDate.ToString(),
                    MemberName = memberName
                });
            }
            return content;