I ran across an interesting post by Karan Bavandi: “Link Management System&# vs. “Content Management Systems&# – In search of tools for curators.  He talks about the differences between Content Management Systems and Link Management Systems for curation.  I’m not sure I buy his analysis, but let me drill down on one of the points having to do with managing taxonomies: The site “ Social Media Informer &# is an example of using a CMS platform to do curation.  He has some good points.  MORE >>

In addition to the traditional benefits of business blogging , recent changes in the way search engines rank content have made blogging crucial for obtaining and maintaining high search engine visibility. Three ranking factors that have recently taken on increased importance from Google (and will therefore likely soon become important to other search engines as well) are content quality and authority, social media links and content freshness. Platform. Sure, there are alternatives, ranging from other free or low-cost platforms (e.g., Location. Author(s). MORE >>

WordPress started as a blogging platform, but has now evolved into the world’s leading CMS (Content Management System) for businesses. By consistently publishing fresh content to your blog, you are serving both your customers and the search engines that will help you find new ones. Build a content management system using WordPress – a digital business channel (on a domain you own) that regularly addresses the needs of your customers. Your customers are no different. When they don’t get what they want your reputation erodes. MORE >>

In the article John dreamed of a new blogging platform – Ghost. In the article John spoke about the changes in WordPress over the year that have seen it evolve from a humble and relatively simple blogging platform into something a lot bigger and more complex – a content management system. John went on to describe a fictional and idealistic blogging platform – Ghost. Profits will be reinvested back into making the platform better. Check out the New Ghost Blogging Platform Kickstarter: Funded in under 12 Hours! Blog News MORE >>

For many online marketers, there’s no web development platform that’s as user-friendly, valuable, and adaptable as WordPress. The standard content management system for millions of websites, WordPress is one of the most praised and appreciated online development platforms out there. Here are five great reasons to use WordPress as your development platform of choice, each geared around the platform’s simple manageability. Few content management systems load as quickly as WordPress. WordPress can do it. MORE >>