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The Content Here Map of the Information Market


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb December 07, 2009 07:50
I generally dislike the “map of the market” approach to describing a software market because the actual use of software is too specific to be generalized into abstract dimensions like “high and low end” or “innovative.” However, during a recent Content Here leadership offsite (OK, I went on a bike ride), I was thinking [...] Related posts:
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  2. Content Management as a Practice A few weeks ago Deane Barker from Blend Interactive wrote...
  3. Mid-Market CMS EContent Magazine recently announced the 7th edition of CMS Watch’s...
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Presentations from the Boston Gilbane Conference


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb December 04, 2009 08:27
I am catching up from a whirlwind of activity at the Gilbane Conference in Boston this week. I gave three presentations (below), organized a breakfast for open source CMS software executives, and had a great time talking with so many industry friends. It was particularly nice to meet people like Scott Liewehr (@sliewehr), [...] Related posts:
  1. My Spring 2006 Gilbane Slides The slides from the my “When Open Source” presentation at...
  2. Nice wrap up of the Gilbane Conference Charlie Wood has a nice summary of the Spring 2006...
  3. CM Professionals Summit Presentations Available If you were not able to attend the CM Professionals...
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How much technology ownership can you outsource?


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb November 24, 2009 03:22
Over the past few years we have witnessed the transfer of website ownership out of the technology organization and into the department that owns the information. This has been a positive trend. While technology is certainly necessary to run a website, what makes a website successful is the content and its ability to [...] Related posts:
  1. Website Product Manager I often tell my clients that every website needs a...
  2. Product IT vs. Enterprise IT Who owns your website? In the old days, corporate websites...
  3. Communicating Across the Techno Gap You have probably heard people talking about “dotted lines” in...
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When it is not all about the software


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb November 20, 2009 03:52
When I help companies through a CMS selection, I focus on the whole solution rather than just the functionality of the software. Factors such as vendor compatibility and expertise availability (internal and external) also affect the sustainability of the solution &mdash sometimes even more than the feature set. Several of my recent consulting [...] Related posts:
  1. Evaluating open source and closed source software Gartner has been saying how the current recession favors open...
  2. Leading requirements You have just mentioned that maybe the pain you are...
  3. Deane Barker’s tips on requests for proposals While it may seem counter-intuitive to listen to a supplier...
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WCM needs a new name. Or, perhaps, an old one.


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb December 18, 2009 08:36
This post was originally written as a comment on Jon Mark’s excellent post Visions of Jon: WCM is for Losers but it got out of hand and I suspect that it is too long for a comment so I am re publishing it here. Thanks for the great post Jon! I have to [...] Related posts:
  1. CMS Comparisons I just saw a post on the CM Pros mailing...
  2. Four years and still going strong Four years ago today I started Enter Content Here with...
  3. The world’s worst WCMS I just read Philippe “@proops” Parker’s tweet: there’s no “best”...
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Are content managers ready for personalization?


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb December 17, 2009 06:50
I have been catching up on product demos recently and have seen some really elegant functionality for marketers. Several products have introduced modules that allow CMS users to plan, implement, and measure multivariate testing, search engine optimization, and personalization without the continued support of a developer. A developer has to put the [...] Related posts:
  1. Get ready for Plone 3.0 The GA release of Plone 3.0 is right around the...
  2. Alfresco goes all open source If you have read my comments on Alfresco, you probably...
  3. Migrating Content There has been a great thread on the CM Professionals...
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Community Development


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb January 04, 2010 06:12
I have finally gotten around to reading Clay Shirky’s excellent book Here Comes Everybody. I love Clay’s writing style and the way his perspectives make me think. One of the points that really resonated with me was about open source. But before I get into it, I should say that when Clay [...] Related posts:
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  2. The Art of Community Not that long ago, I started reading The Art of...
  3. Alfresco plans to open up Jeff Potts has an update to his cogent post on...
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Happy New Year!


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb January 01, 2010 18:36
Thank you to all my clients, colleagues and readers for making 2009 another great year. I wish you all a healthy, fulfilling, and prosperous 2010! Related posts:Happy New Year! [Photo of Northampton Massachusetts First Night Celebration by S... Jeff Potts Alfresco Contributor of the Year Congratulations to my former colleague Jeff Potts for being named... Related [...] Related posts:
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The biggest thing since wood pulp


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb January 07, 2010 14:05
One of my favorite podcasts, Planet Money, recently did a segment on bias in journalism. Apparently, back in the 1870’s, most newspapers were blatantly affiliated with a political party. In fact, their bias was openly stated in their mission statement and it was part of the newspaper industry business model. In return [...] Related posts:
  1. Newspaper Next I just read a very interesting report by the American...
  2. Paul Graham on Post Medium Publishing Paul Graham, has an interesting essay on Post Medium Publishing....
  3. Struggling publishers continuing their investments in digital The venerable PCMag is discontinuing its print edition – the...
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Writing Titles for SEO


Published to Content Here by Seth Gottlieb January 11, 2010 06:13
SEO Unfriendly Pithy Titles Originally uploaded by sggottlieb Normally I don’t worry too much about search engine optimization when I write blog posts. My writing is as much for organizing my own thoughts as it is to drive site traffic. My philosophy on search engine optimization is to produce good content and avoid hindering search [...] Related posts:
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