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Social Computing is a hot topic, especially when it comes to implementing it in the enterprise. Here's a guide to what we've covered recently in this rapidly expanding marketplace.

This week in web publishing the focus has been on newspapers, layoffs and paid content. But let's start with the good news.

Web publishing is a tipsy topsy world, full of paradoxes and contradictions. On any given week, the experts of the publishing world tout the benefits of keeping the news free. But that's not this week. No sir-ee. This week free content goes bust.

The topics of web publishing, news media and the future of newspapers continues to be discussed and debated among those in the industry.

What comes first: creativity or technology? Some say you can't have one without the other, while others might claim they are entirely separate concepts. Yet, when it comes to web publishing, it seems that creative technologies go hand in hand. Just ask the New York Times or the Medill School of Journalism. 

Each week, we've focused on the ways that the news industry is falling apart or otherwise failing to come together.

This week, our focus is on the ways that those who in the industry are working to build networks in an effort to survive and reinvigorate. 

This week in web publishing offers a point, a counterpoint and if needed, an escape plan.

The twists, turns and tips you need for staying up-to-date by the water cooler.

Highlights of the Week

• WordPress 2.7 Comes to WordPress.com. Automattic, the driving force behind WordPress.com has announced they are releasing the newest version of the blogging platform, version 2.7

• UpComing Conferences: Drupal, Social Networking, CMS and More. With the holiday officially upon us now -- did someone say Advent Calendar? -- you may be saving all your money to buy an Xbox or a Wii. But if you aren't, or you are one of the fortunate few to have tons of money to spend, we have a few conferences that might be tempting

• Open Source .Net CMS DotNetNuke Gets a New CEO. DotNetNuke is on the move.

• Ektron Offers End to End Service for Web CMS. And so Ektron's Complete Services Solution was born...

• MindTouch: New Desktop Collaboration Integration. MindTouch really wants you to use their Deki open source collaboration solution.

Most Popular Articles

And these are the articles you couldn't get enough of during the past week -- if page views are anything to go by, anyways. So, what was your fancy? Microsoft, Web publishing, SaaS CMS trends and more.

• 2009 Trends in SaaS Web Content Management. Let's take a look-see at CMS Watch's predictions for the year to come and some more analysis of hosted Web CMS solutions.
• iPublishCentral Web Publishing Attracts Publishers. From India to Iceland, many publishers are eager for the opportunity to promote their brands and titles by way of viral Web marketing.
• Microsoft Doles out 5GB Free Online Storage. Microsoft is now offering 5GB of free online storage through Windows Live Skydrive. Are we sensing a little bit of the Christmas giving spirit?
• Google Gets Closer to the Enterprise Offering Forms Templates. Like using Google Apps? There are a lot of templates to choose from, so you don't need to start from scratch.
• Fatwire Content Server 7.5: Web CMS Site Preview Feature is a Must Have. This newest version has improvements designed to make content management easier, more efficient and automated.
• How To: Integrating Amazon CDN in 4 Simple Steps. The news that Amazon is now offering a low-cost CDN has likely excited many people. Aptly named CloudFront, this service is stirring up a lot of attention.

The Economy is in the Dumps but Content Management is Booming

If you're looking to advance your career, or if your org has got empty seats in need of savvy CMSers, you're in luck. Catch the best fish of the season on our content management job board.

Featured Jobs:

• Online Community Manager at MyLifetime
• Sr. Infrastructure Engineer at OOYALA
• Ruby Software Engineer at iList, Inc.
• Web UI Developer at EMI Digital Music

The twists, turns and tips you need for staying up-to-date by the water cooler.

Highlights of the Week

• Waste Time on Intranet, Make More Money. Now is the moment to cash in on your company’s Intranet.
• Web Content Migration: Disastrous Strategy. There is probably no worse strategy for an Intranet or public Web site than content migration. It is doomed to failure from the very start.
• ClearGauge and ZoomRank Deliver Next Gen SEO Analytics. What do you get when you mix a provider that specializes in search engine optimization and a Web-based service that monitors search engine rankings?
• (Interview) eZ Publish as SaaS Web CMS. We spoke with eZ’s global partner manager Bertrand Maugain to get more insight into the new eZ Publish SaaS offering and their partner in arms, Mamut ASA.
• How To: Running WordPress with SQL Anywhere. SQL Anywhere is a simple, powerful database with some interesting features.

Most Popular Articles

And these are the articles you couldn’t get enough of during the past week — if page views are anything to go by, anyways. So, what was your fancy? WordPress 2.7, Day CQ5.1 WCM, Google Mobile Apps and Amazon’s CloudFront CDN.

• Day Software’s New CQ5 Web CMS Has Arrived. To get as close as possible to a real-life experience, we went ahead and installed the software from scratch and played with it for a couple of days.
• Google Apps Go Mobile, Starting with iPhone. What does Safari 3 have to do with Office applications on the iPhone?
• WordPress 2.7: From Blog Platform to Web CMS. Now on their third beta release, WordPress is promising big things with version 2.7.
• Gartner: 2009 Top 10 Strategic Technologies. At the recent Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, Gartner analysts presented their insights into the top 10 technologies and trends to rule the world in 2009.
• MySpace Tries Something New With Profile 2.0. The two most significant changes included in this optional upgrade are advanced privacy options and the near complete adherence to W3C HTML standards.
• Amazon Launches Cheap CDN for SMB Web Publishers. Amazon’s CloudFront CDN is cheap enough that SMB web publishers are now able to serve their more popular content to their customers quickly and easily.

The Economy is in the Dumps but Content Management is Booming

If you’re looking to advance your career, or if your org has got empty seats in need of savvy CMSers, you’re in luck. Catch the best fish of the season on our content management job board.

Featured Jobs:

• Director of Developer Community at The Echo Nest
• Full Time Writer at TechCrunch
• Senior Technical Consultant at Acquia
• Director of Technology with Drupal Experience at Imagination

The twists, turns and tips you need for staying up-to-date by the water cooler.

Highlights of the Week

• WordPress 2.7: From Blog Platform to Web CMS. Now on their third beta release, WordPress is promising big things with version 2.7.
• MySpace Tries Something New With Profile 2.0. The two most significant changes included in this optional upgrade are advanced privacy options and the near complete adherence to W3C HTML standards.
• Amazon Launches Cheap CDN for SMB Web Publishers. Amazon’s CloudFront CDN is cheap enough that SMB web publishers are now able to serve their more popular content to their customers quickly and easily.
• SharePoint Security Concerns Simply a Lack of Governance? New research shows that companies who are deploying SharePoint are doing so in a manner that might be putting crucial data at risk.
• Bamboo OEMs Its MOSS Project Management Offering. This integrated offering is beneficial for those Microsoft customers who use both SharePoint and MS Project 2007 for managing projects.

Most Popular Articles

And these are the articles you couldn’t get enough of during the past week — if page views are anything to go by, anyways. So what was your fancy? Microsoft 7, Google Mobile Apps, Day Software and CMIS.

• Microsoft Windows 7 Aims to Be What Vista Isn’t. Microsoft saw better days before the release of Vista — which many consider a disaster — but Microsoft is quickly trying to make amends with the development of Windows 7.
• Google Apps Go Mobile, Starting with iPhone. What does Safari 3 have to do with Office applications on the iPhone?
• Day Software’s New CQ5 Web CMS Has Arrived. To get as close as possible to a real-life experience, we went ahead and installed the software from scratch and played with it for a couple of days.
• De-hyping CMIS. But it’s been relatively quiet these days and we find that strange considering the importance of a standard like this to the industry.
• Look Out Google! Microsoft Office Web Enters the Cloud. Microsoft made a bold addition with the recent announcement of their new Office Web applications.
• Day Speaks on 2009 Plans, Open Source, CQ5 and More. Recipe for success? Mix two tablespoons of Day with several pounds of a new chief marketing officer, who has arrived from Interwoven via the open source devout Alfresco. And, voila! The open source awards will follow.

The Economy is in the Dumps but Content Management is Booming

If you’re looking to advance your career, or if your org has got empty seats in need of savvy CMSers, you’re in luck. Catch the best fish of the season on our content management job board.

Featured Jobs:

• Lead UI/User Experience Designer at edufire
• Technical Architect at Frog Design
• Senior Web Developer at Trapeze
• Copywriter at Navajo Company Inc.

These days many in the publishing are just trying to stay afloat from one week to the next. This week is no exception.

The twists, turns and tips you need for staying up-to-date by the water cooler.

Highlights of the Week

• Enterprise CMS Socialism: Documentum Supports CMIS. Are you tired of hearing of this draft CMIS thing yet? Content management software companies aren’t.
• Joomla! Release 1.5.8 is All About Bug Fixes. The Joomla! Bug Squad, with the help of the Joomla! community, has been striving to make Joomla! the best it can be.
• Visual Studio 2010 Eases Web, Cloud Development. There are tons of new improvements expected, along with a rumor that SharePoint development will get much easier.
• Razuna: Open Source Digital Asset Management (DAM). Open source DAM anyone? It has arrived — an open source enterprise-level DAM system named Razuna.
• Google Goes Virtual with Search Appliance. There are a number of organizations today that use the Google Search Appliance. And why not, it’s a solution in a box that is relatively easy to use.

Most Popular Articles

And these are the articles you couldn’t get enough of during the past week — if page views are anything to go by, anyways. So what was your fancy? Hacking and security, Google Apps and maps, choices, results and strategies.

• How They Hack Your Website: Overview of Common Techniques. Defense is your best offense. Know the basics.
• Google Apps Go Mobile, Starting with iPhone. What does Safari 3 have to do with Office applications on the iPhone?
• Gartner: 2009 Top 10 Strategic Technologies. These technologies impact the organization’s long-term plans, programs and initiatives.
• Google Maps Get Better Eyesight With GeoEye-1. There is a new eye in the sky.
• Results: Most Popular CMS in Technorati’s Top 100. What micro publishers are using today.
• Harvard Hack Betrays Joomla! Vulnerabilities? Ever trouble over just how hackers do it? Unfortunately, it’s no big secret.

The Economy is in the Dumps but Content Management is Booming

If you’re looking to advance your career, or if your org has got empty seats in need of savvy CMSers, you’re in luck. Catch the best fish of the season on our content management job board.

Featured Jobs:

• ActionScript Engineer (ActionScript Assassin) at Meebo
• Sr. Software Engineer, Content Management CondéNet
• Senior Web Developer at Trapeze
• Copywriter at Navajo Company Inc.

The twists, turns and tips you need for staying up-to-date by the water cooler.

Highlights of the Week

• Open Text Announces New ERP Product Plans, New Hires. What does the Enterprise CMS giant plan to do with this Washington-based provider of document management and delivery solutions?
• Day Speaks on 2009 Plans, Open Source, CQ5 and More. Day’s recently-onboarded CMO Kevin Cochrane tells us all the glorious details about a recent open source award and (much) more — including, why he left Interwoven and Alfresco.
• Sitecore Boasts Over 100% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth. While this kind of revenue percentage distribution may seem kind of funky to some, knowing Sitecore’s focus on software development and exclusive outsourcing of PS and related implementation activities to its third-party integrators and partners — we are not surprised.
• Make Content Management Easier with Pixie CMS. As many know, content can be maddening to organize and not all content management systems make it easy to organize and compile that content, let alone manage a web site. Pixie is hoping the change that.
• De-hyping CMIS. As most already know, many ECM vendors have already developed working prototypes for CMIS.

Most Popular Articles

And these are the articles you couldn’t get enough of during the past week — if page views are anything to go by, anyways. So what was your fancy? Hacking and security, Google Apps and maps, choices, results and strategies.

• How They Hack Your Website: Overview of Common Techniques. Defense is your best offense. Know the basics.
• Google Maps Get Better Eyesight With GeoEye-1. There is a new eye in the sky.
• Results: Most Popular CMS in Technorati’s Top 100. What micro publishers are using today.
• Google Apps Go Mobile, Starting with iPhone. What does Safari 3 have to do with Office applications on the iPhone?
• Five Reasons to Choose Vignette (or Not…). The company has been kicked around a little bit lately in the press. We give them an opportunity to press back.
• Gartner: 2009 Top 10 Strategic Technologies. These technologies impact the organization’s long-term plans, programs and initiatives.

The Economy is in the Dumps but Content Management is Booming

If you’re looking to advance your career, or if your org has got empty seats in need of savvy CMSers, you’re in luck. Catch the best fish of the season on our content management job board.

Featured Jobs:

• ActionScript Engineer (ActionScript Assassin) at Meebo
• Software Chameleon at BorderStylo
• Senior Web Developer at Trapeze
• Web UI Developer at GETCO

Social Media moves so fast, it’s hard to keep up. Here are the week’s top stories, in scan-friendly format.

This Week:

• How Obama Won the Online War
• Web 2.0 Summit Updates: Zuckerburg and Yang
• Happy 5th Birthday Delicious!
• Health 2.0 You Say?
• How Will Twitter Make Money #1,000,123
• Following the Election on Twitter Sucked

How Barack Obama Won the Online War

We all know that the President-elect has changed the game in terms of how elections are run, embracing the youth vote through the social tools which they use to communicate and raising millions in campaign funds through omnipresent widgets. No serious electoral candidate in future will go to war without having a serious social media strategy, and without thinking seriously about how to coin it from online contributions.

Though the changing US political landscape has instilled hope among the masses, there’s little to go around in the print industry as of late.

Lots of lay-offs are impending and merges between print and digital media are inevitable.