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    Developing an Effective CMS Style Guide

    Posted by Barb Conway

    Aug 26, 2009 9:39:00 AM

    You've selected a new content management system (CMS) for your Web site and you're ready to start implementing it. One of the things you should really think about at this point is how to make sure all of your pages maintain a consistent style. Given free reign, everyone who sets up new pages and loads content could find a different way to do it--unless you've given them clear guidelines.

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    Topics: style guide, web, styles, Content Management, flair interactive, UX, CMS, flair, guidelines, content management system, content strategy, user experience

    J. Boye says "Who Should be on Your CMS Shortlist"

    Posted by Lisa Kirschner

    Aug 13, 2009 6:18:47 PM

    The CMS industry has been up in arms since Janus Boye published a short list of CMS vendors that buyers should always consider yesterday.

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    Topics: sitecore, typo3, Content Management, day, CMS, CMS Tools, ektron, drupal, umbraco, plone, j. boye, episerver, janus boye, IBM, SDL Tridion, autonomy, sharepoint, fatwire, oracle, microsoft

    Don't Miss Copywriting 101

    Posted by Lisa Kirschner

    Aug 12, 2009 7:46:00 AM

    Copyblogger has just released a post entitled "Copywriting 101: An Introduction to Copywriting". It's a hands-on, practical list of things that you should do when writing copy (content) for online media.

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    Topics: lyris, lyris hq, web, copyblogger, writing, Content Management, content development, flair interactive, clicktracks, CMS, flair, content, copywriting, lisa kirschner, WCM

    Sunny Days ahead for Day Software with CQ 5 CMS

    Posted by Lisa Kirschner

    Aug 10, 2009 3:02:00 AM

    Day Software has released better-than-expected earnings for the first half of '09, following a lackluster end to 2008:

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    Topics: web, Content Management, flair interactive, CMS, flair, content, Product Reviews, day software, day communique, cq 5, lisa kirschner, WCM, CMS Watch

    What You Can Learn about Content by Riding a Unicycle

    Posted by Lisa Kirschner

    Aug 6, 2009 6:43:00 AM

    Seth Godin has written a great post on learning to ride a unicycle:

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    Topics: Content Management, content development, flair interactive, seth godin, CMS, flair, content, interactive marketing, lisa kirschner

    Why You Don’t Need a Detailed CMS Comparison Chart

    Posted by Lisa Kirschner

    Jul 24, 2009 9:55:00 AM

    Okay, so you've finally convinced the powers-that-be that you really, REALLY need a web content management system (CMS) and can justify the costs. You've started to familiarize yourself with the CMS landscape, have learned the difference between "content production" and "content syndication", and have visited some of the most popular CMS web sites...and you're starting to realize that this is going to be a LOT harder than you thought.

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    Topics: Content Management, flair interactive, CMS, CMS Tools, drupal, joomla, content analysis, day communique, interwoven, wordpress, sharepoint, hot banana, teamsite, vignette

    Great article about CMS feature overload on CMS Watch Blog

    Posted by Lisa Kirschner

    Jul 22, 2009 3:46:00 AM

    CMS Watch has posted a great article about feature bloat (i.e. enormous and complex interfaces) in CMS and DAM tools:

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    Topics: Content Management, DAM, flair interactive, UX, CMS, flair, user interface, usability, content 911

    Welcome to Content 911

    Posted by Lisa Kirschner

    Jul 20, 2009 2:11:00 AM

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    Topics: writing, Content Management, CMS, content strategy, joomla, Miscellaneous, web content, editing, hot banana

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