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Is Proprietary Or Open Source Better For Business?

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Many people continue to use his computer systems in an open source world despite their distinct proprietary nature. Some people would rather use the Barnes & Noble Nook over Amazon Kindle simply because the former uses the ePub format for its books, which is open source. Is it proprietary or open source?

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Piwik: The Google Analytics Alternative

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For the longest time Google Analytics was the only free open source analytics program. Many online marketers opted to use a paid analytics program so they could keep their information private and away from Google’s eyes, or they had other reasons. It’s called Piwik. Features include: Full ownership of your data.

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Why WordPress Rules

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It is open source and therefore easily manipulated for one’s own purposes. There are tons of free themes as well as premium themes on the market for WordPress. WordPress, however, has emerged as the industry leader in blogging software. There are several reasons for this: It is free. There is a strong support community.

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Are You Controlling Your Local Listings?

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but because some local directories are open source and anybody can change the information, even if they are mistaken. Local Internet Marketing local local directories local listings local search' If you aren’t monitoring all the listings that your business shows up in, you could be in trouble very soon.

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Should You Design Your Website Using WordPress?

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Even churches and community service organizations are using WordPress as a CMS and designing their websites using this free open source software. Finally, you can go all out and spend money on one of the premium WordPress themes on the market. More and more, I’m seeing small business websites using WordPress as a CMS.

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CRM for the SMB

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Today’s CRM market is filled with many systems that are appropriate for the small business owner. SugarCRM – Companies looking for a high level of flexibility and ownership over their CRM will want to take a look at SugarCRM, the leader in open source CRM software. By Lauren Carlson. But times have changed.

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Google Knol Is Dead

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I’d say that Annotum appears to be an open source endeavor being pushed by for-profit companies like Solvitor LLC and Crowd Favorite. The Google Knol home page links to a company called Annotum , which will be the new name of Knol pages starting in May 2012. It appears that Annotum will be powered by WordPress.com.

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