May 16, 2004
Movable Type Too Expensive? Check Out The Alternatives
As Movable Type, one of the most popular personal publishing tools, has just announced a new pricing scheme making its technology cost as much as $600 for those having several authors or multiple active blogs, it's time to check the horizon for possible qualified alternatives in this area. According to most insider sources online, if you are looking for a personal/independent online publishing system that can manage anything ranging from a simple blog to a site as complex as this one, the most interesting alternatives to consider are: a) pMachine and the new Expression Engine from pMachine, b) WordPress, c) Drupal, d) Nucleus, e) B2Evolution, f) Textpattern. To test and find out more about the best and most cost-effective content management and personal publishing systems available out there please go to http://www.opensourcecms.com/ and try as many of the available systems as you can.
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October 3, 2008
Online Marketing Trends: Brands Meet Blogs - State Of The Blogosphere 2008
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