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What I Mean to Say: A Practitioner Perspective on AI, Semantics, and Content Evolution

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Ah, Social Networking. We love it so much that we just can't stay away. Some people love social networking so much that they want to start their own and there are more and more niche networks opening up every day.
For all of this activity, you need a great platform and this year, we have several amazing solutions competing for the People's Choice Award for Best Social Networking Solution.
As a reminder, here is the list of nominees for this year:
<ol>
<li><a href="/products/dnn-evoq-social/"> DNN Evoq Social </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/phpfox/"> PHPFox </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/oxwall/"> Oxwall </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/socialcore"> SocialCore </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/social-engine"> Social Engine </a></li>
</ol>
We are very excited to announce that we've had a huge turnout this year in both the nomination stage and the voting stage and we're looking forward to even more exposure for these great products for the 2014 awards season.
The winner for this year, according to your votes, is…
<img style="max-width:150px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/best-social-networking-solution150x0.png" />
Social Engine!
Social Engine is a popular social network software that comes in two editions: SocialEngine Cloud and SocialEngine PHP (non-hosted). SocialEngine is completely unbranded and can be changed in any way you like. There are plenty of addons and themes and the community is large. SocialEngine Cloud, their hosted solution, is far different from the PHP edition and we’d recommend you try out the demo to get a taste for what it is and how it works.
They offer a 14-day free trial which is a great way to test out the software prior to purchasing so we’d suggest you take a look if you are considering getting social network software in the future.
<a href="/social-engine">Check out Social Engine</a>

2013 People's Choice Winner for Best Social Networking Solution

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SetSeed 8 adds an all-new interface with improved mobile experience and new APIs that allow web designers and agencies to use SetSeed to power an own-branded website builder product.
SetSeed was designed by Ben Vallack to solve problems associated with WYSIWYG-based CMSs.
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“WYSWIG editors are simply not the right tool for the job. Websites are dynamic and responsive. Unlike print, webpages look different on different devices. Therefore, there can be no ‘What You See Is What You Get' because everyone gets something different.” Said Ben Vallack, SetSeed's designer and developer. “SetSeed uses an entirely different approach. Content is presented in a single portable list. It's presented without any of the style and layout that is shown on the actual website. This makes it really easy to work with your content in a way that works for the modern web.”
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Several APIs are also included with SetSeed 8 that for the first time allow SetSeed CMS to be used as a website builder.
More and more end-users are looking for a turnkey website builder product instead of shelling out for a bespoke website. As a result, web designers and agencies are looking to cash-in on this trend by offering their own website builder solution. Up until now, creating a website builder has been an extremely complex process, often requiring complete custom development to achieve. SetSeed makes it possible for web designers and agencies to launch their own website builder with very little time or cost investment.
SetSeed 8's new user interface is designed to welcome beginners from the start.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/setseed.jpg" alt="SetSeed CMS 8" />
The new side-by-side live preview system clarifies and builds on SetSeed's beyond-WYSIWYG approach and allows all dynamic content to be seen in context on the webpage. Drag-and-drop an image, contact form, gallery or product into the content ‘blueprint' and see it in the live preview straight away.
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“Now that SetSeed 8 can be used as an automated website builder, it's crucial that new users can start using SetSeed to manage their content without needing any training.” said Ben. “Content management for a modern, dynamic website can be very complex. But SetSeed's simple concept of Storage and Webpages makes it easy to grasp – even for novices”.
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SetSeed 8 also brings many improvements to the experience of editing content on mobile devices and tablets. Other CMSs often only offer feature-limited stand-alone apps to allow content management on the go. SetSeed CMS is a ‘responsive' web application that runs just as well on a small touch-screen device as it does on a large mouse-based desktop. This means end-users can enjoy the full SetSeed CMS feature-set wherever they are.
Visit setseed.com to learn more about what's available with <a href="http://setseed.com/">SetSeed 8</a>.

SetSeed CMS sees major update with version 8

E-Commerce Solutions are super popular these days with millions of online stores selling everything from arts and crafts to memorabilia and much, much more. It's no surprise that this newly created category for Best ECommerce Solution had such an active amount of voters and nominees.A solid E-Commerce solution needs to offer multiple payment gateways, solid support, an easy-to-use builder, and excellent reporting. All of these items are well showcased in the amazing products that were nominated for this years Best ECommerce Solution award.Here is the list of nominees for 2013:<ol><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.shift4shop.com/index2.html">3dcart</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=aspxcommerce">Aspxcommerce</a></li><li><a href="/products/bigcommerce/">BigCommerce</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://business.adobe.com/products/magento/magento-commerce.html">Magento</a></li><li><a href="/products/shopify/">Shopify</a></li></ol>All of the above solutions are incredibly popular but it came down to two very popular solutions; Magento and Shopify.In the end, one winner rose to the top and that was…<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/best-ecommerce-solution150x0.png" />Shopify!Shopify has really been gaining market quickly and is one of the top ECommerce solutions out there. If you are in the market or considering starting an online store, you'd be remiss not to try out their offering.With an excellent interface and tons of customization, it's no shock they won People's Choice for Best ECommerce Solution.Check out our <a href="/shopify-review-ecommerce-only-simpler/">Shopify Review</a>, <a href="/products/shopify/">Learn more about Shopify</a> or visit <a target="_blank" href="https://www.shopify.com/">them on the web</a>

2013 People's Choice Winner for Best ECommerce Solution

This week, via the Liferay Symposium event being held in San Francisco, Liferay Portal 6.2 was officially announced.
Liferay, Inc, provider of the world's leading <a href="http://www.liferay.com">enterprise-class open source portal</a>, which is trusted by numerous Fortune 500 companies, have now enhanced their flagship product with a number of direct changes and additions, making it easier for enterprises to engage with their audience.
Attendees of the North America Liferay Symposium event are getting their hands on Liferay Portal 6.2 for the first time, with live demos on the floor and sessions tailored to highlighting key uses of new features. Let's explore exactly what those attendees will be experiencing.
<h2>More Modern, Intuitive &amp; Flexible</h2>
Liferay Portal 6.2, which is now available as part of the Liferay Enterprise Subscription, has introduced a higher emphasis on flexibility, by offering modernized support for both mobile and web apps.
All websites and content created with Liferay Portal 6.2 will now automatically display correctly on mobile devices in a responsive fashion. Administrators can make use of  mobile device previews right from the interface, enabling them to quickly see how pages look on smaller screens. Different rules can also be defined to handle specific devices and families in various ways.
To compliment these mobile enhancements, a new mobile Software Developer Kit (SDK), currently in the works for 6.2, will help developers build custom native apps that incorporate Liferay Portal functionality, including collaboration applications and integrated back end systems.
Accompanying these announcements, the Liferay CEO, <a href="http://www.liferay.com/about-us/leadership/bcheung" target="_blank">Bryan Cheung</a>, had this to say:
<blockquote>“Today’s enterprises need to interact with their customers, partners, and employees through compelling, seamless experiences across several channels. Liferay Portal 6.2 is a modern, intuitive platform designed to help enterprises understand and reach their customers across mobile, web, and live contexts.”</blockquote>
<h2>Better Mobile Engagement, Smoother Interfaces &amp; More</h2>
With increased mobile readiness with responsive layouts, one-click mobile previews, mobile device rules and a Mobile App SDK, Liferay have certainly added a new dimension to their Portal's mobile engagement. But there's more.
On top of these flexible mobile enhancements, Liferay Portal 6.2 users will also get to enjoy an entirely new, smoother interface with Twitter Bootstrap theming. Users also have access to the Bootstrap theme library, plus a new Control Panel theme with streamlined site administration features.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/liferay_-_liferay_portal_6_2_app_manager700x0.png" alt="Liferay Portal 6.2" /> 
Additionally, the update brings about an improved web management experience, thanks to Site Hierarchies for managing both content and users across multiple sites, along with Application Display Templates, which allow developers to quickly customize the look and feel of their applications.
Multi-Language support has also been enhanced for content, URLs and applications.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/lifeary_-_liferay_portal_6_2_control_panel700x0.png" alt="Liferay Portal 6.2" />
Finally, Liferay Portal 6.2 also brings increased platform stability through portlet sandboxing, and greater modularity in Liferay Portal architecture with ability to manage multiple versions of libraries. This improved modularity also makes it easier to share libraries across multiple plugins, upgrade and rollback portlets from version to version.
To find out more about what Liferay Portal can offer you, check our <a href="http://www.liferay.com/products/liferay-portal/overview" target="_blank"> Liferay's official breakdown of their popular product</a>. If you want more information on Liferay's current North America event, including agendas and speakers, you can find everything you need to know right here.
Additionally, you can learn more about <a href="/products/liferay/" target="_blank"> Liferay via our CMS Directory</a>.

Liferay Portal 6.2 Announced at Liferay's North America Event

It's no surprise that website builders are so popular. Millions upon millions of people choose them every day to build amazing portfolio websites, online stores, company websites, and personal blogs and with the number of people using them, the developers have had to work hard to add functionality to keep up with demand.
This year, we had a number of excellent products in the mix for Best Website Builder and it's no surprise that the ones that ended up being nominated are the People's Choice.
As a reminder, here's the list of nominees for this year's award:
<ol>
<li><a href="/products/adobe-business-catalyst/"> Adobe Business Catalyst </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/jimdo/"> Jimdo </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/squarespace/"> Squarespace </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/ucoz/"> UCoz </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/webydo/"> Webydo </a></li>
</ol>
And the winner of this year's People's Choice Award for Best Website Builder goes to…
 <img style="max-width:150px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/best-website-builder150x0.png" alt="best website builder" /> 
Adobe Business Catalyst! 
Adobe Business Catalyst is really much more than just a website builder, it's a powerful hosted CMS with integrated everything. With a host of powerful tools from one of the biggest names in the industry, Adobe, Business Catalyst is the ultimate solution for all sizes of business and personal sites. It's so powerful, you can use it to run a midsize business from it without any problem at all.
<a href="/products/adobe-business-catalyst/"> Learn more about Adobe Business Catalyst </a> or visit them <a href="http://businesscatalyst.com"> on the web </a>
Congratulations to the Business Catalyst team on their win! Stay tuned to find out who walks away with the Critics Choice Award (selected by our panel of judges) coming soon.

2013 People's Choice Winner for Best Website Builder

Running an organization with a large number of employees is no easy task, especially when regular staff training needs to be carried out to ensure that industry knowledge is not just maintained, but also increased.
<a href="http://learncore.com/" target="_blank"> LearnCore</a> is a modernized learning management system built from the ground up to offer a user-friendly experience to both administrators and learners. The LearnCore platform can enhance the training content your organization already offers, via personalized course and test creation, direct user management, social features, and even constructive gamification.
Thanks to a careful blend of these features, LearnCore is a training platform that actively engages the user on a number of levels, making the overall learning experience a far more effective one.
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<h2>A Powerful Learning Environment</h2>
LearnCore offers administrators every essential tool needed to build a comprehensive course and testing system for corporate staff.
Administrators can quickly and easily construct questions, tests and courses based on existing staff training materials. Various forums of content can be uploaded and arranged into bite-sized modules, perfect to help staff brush up n their industry knowledge.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/2700x0.png" alt="LearnCore" /> 
LearnCoredoesn't stop there though. Administrators have access to detailed analytics and tracking features, which can relay updates on the progress of different staff members, including their course completion rates, average scores and all other activity within the LearnCore platform.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/11.png" alt="LearnCore" />
Organizations also have the freedom to create specific user types, giving each type different levels of access to various features and modules. Users are created extremely quickly using the user management interface, requiring only a full name and corresponding email address.
<h2>Keeping Staff Trained, Yet Entertained</h2>
Any software that seeks to modernize the way users interact with information, will need to ensure that it is moving with the times in terms of accessibility – and that's exactly what LearnCore has done.
For example, the platform is perfect for teams who are regularly on the move, relying on mobile devices to keep on top of their work. As a SaaS (Software as a Service), LearnCore lives in the cloud, which frees it up to be accessed from any device connected to the Internet, including smart phone and tablets. LearnCore's responsive nature means that no matter which device is used, the user will experience the platform in a smooth, device-tailored way.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/3700x0.png" alt="LearnCore" />
Additionally, LearnCore has an integrated both social and gamification features in ways which will promote learning and discussion between team members.
The discussion forums existing within the software, enable administrators and general users alike to ask questions, share information and interact with each other in a constructive fashion.
Accolades and credentials can also be awarded to team members whenever they pass modules or courses, which will help keep users engaged, and entertained as they get through their educational content at office, at home or in the office.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/4.png" alt="LearnCore" />
What's more is, LearnCore has cleverly integrated gamification features, including credentials and accolades which can be awarded to users whenever they pass courses.
These awards, along with the social forums and mobile accessibility, will all help to keep users engaged, and entertained as they get through their educational content at office, at home or in the office.
To learn more about what LearnCore can offer your organization in terms of revolutionizing your staff training programs, <a href="http://learncore.com/" target="_blank"> visit their website</a>.
Additionally, you can find some more key information about LearnCore via our CMS Directory.

Revolutionize Corporate Staff Training with LearnCore

Forums are a critical piece of the web and this year, we felt it fitting to introduce a new category to our <a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Critics Choice Awards</a>,  Best Forum Solution. There has been a solid response this year and the nominees that were selected by our readers are great projects that are well deserving of the spotlight.
As a reminder, if you do not see your favorites in the list of nominees, please keep in mind that this is People's Choice and that means our readers have both nominated and voted for the various solutions in the list you see. While we strive to reach out to all vendors to let them know about the awards and to rally their troops, we can't hold their hands and make them all participate so the ones you see below are here because they've chosen to do so and we truly appreciate that.
Here is the list of nominees:
<ol>
<li><a href="http://vanillaforums.org/"> Vanilla Forums </a></li>
<li><a href="http://nodebb.org/"> NodeBB </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.simplemachines.org/"> Simple Machines Forum </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vbulletin.com/" target="_blank">VBulletin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.invisionpower.com/"> Invision Power Board (IPBoard) </a></li>
</ol>
It was a hard-fought fight for the top place but the solution that rose to the top was the one and only…
<img style="max-width:150px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/best-forum-solution150x0.png" />Vanilla Forums!
Vanilla allows you to create a customized community that rewards positive participation, automatically curates content, and lets members drive moderation. It provides cloud and open source community forum software that powers discussion forums on over 680 thousand sites.
Congratulations to the Vanilla Forums development team and to all those solutions that were nominated this year.
Learn more about <a href="http://vanillaforums.org/">Vanilla Forums 
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Don't forget, we have the Critic's Choice portion underway now, where a panel of judges select the winner of the Critics Choice awards so check back to see who gets picked as the cream of the crop by the Critics.

2013 People's Choice Winner for Best Forum Solution

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<a href="https://www.weebly.com/">Weebly</a>, which is without a doubt one of the most popular website builders out there, have made some welcome changes to their Site Creator interface. The changes, which are rather dramatic visually, are definitely better than what they previously had in place and we're excited to share with you those changes today.
<h2>Weebly's New Site Creator – Before and After</h2>
Here is a before shot of the <a href="https://www.weebly.com/">Weebly</a> Site Creator:
<img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/weebly3600x0.jpg" alt="Weebly Site Creator" />
And here is the brand new interface:
<img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/6170890600x0.png" alt="weebly new interface" />
As you can see, content elements are no longer on the top of the page but are now on the left hand side. While this looks significantly different, the elements still function in the exact same way: you drag them to your site in order to add text, pictures, and other content.
<h2>Renamed Elements</h2>
Some of the elements have also been renamed. For example, the Custom HTML element is now labeled as Embed Code. The Paragraph element is now called Text. What about the picture element? Now it's Image. The Scribd element? It's called Document. 
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/weebly-renamed-elements.png" alt="weebly new interface" /> Functionally, all these elements work in the exact same way as ever, they've just been relabeled to make it clearer what they do and given better visual appeal.
<h2>New Element Toolboxes</h2>
The old toolbars felt a bit cramped and it wasn't always easy to decipher which button performed which function. The new toolboxes are bigger and very clearly labeled. Plus if you don't like where a toolbox shows up on the screen, you can click on it and drag it somewhere else.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/weebly-new-element-boxes.png" alt="New Element Toolboxes" />
<h2>New Mobile Editor</h2>
Now you can see easily see what your site looks like on iPhone and Android, as well as choose a unique mobile theme and edit your mobile site directly from your computer. Whether you make updates to your main site or to your mobile site, <a href="https://www.weebly.com/">Weebly</a> will now make sure both sites are always in sync so that you don't have to constantly flip back-and-forth between both of them.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/weebly_mobile_editor.png" alt="weebly mobile editor" />
<h2>The Site Planner</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/weebly_site_planner.png" alt="weebly site planner" />
Get ideas and inspiration to help you create a high-quality site or even to have fun refreshing your current one. Site Planner shows you how to organize your information, layout your pages, choose your site address and grow your traffic. And, best of all, it can be easily accessed at anytime while you are working on your site.
And there you have it folks! A much better look (in my humble opinion) and better usability. If you were a fan of Weebly in the past, you're going to love it even more now. If you haven't tried Weebly yet, there's never been a better time!
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<h3><a href="https://www.weebly.com/">Try Weebly</a> </h3>
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Weebly introduces newly revamped Site Creator!

Today, Telerik announced that their leading CMS solution Sitefinity is to be boosted by some direct improvements to the way users manage, view and interact with their own content, as well as analytical data.
<a href="http://www.sitefinity.com/" target="_blank">Sitefinity</a> is a powerful ASP.NET website management platform, primed to enable its 70,000 business users to execute quickly and independently. Thanks to the minimalist approach taken by Sitefinity, developers, marketing end-users and IT managers are able to work more effectively, helping to grow their business.
Currently, no less than 49 of the Fortune 500 companies currently trust Sitefinity with their web content. Now, Sitefinity 6.2 will seek to change the way everyday users interact with their websites, hoping to give those same enterprises a smoother, more user-friendly experience.
<h2>Inline Editing Introduced</h2>
The Sitefinity content management system now comes equipped with a browser-based HTML5 environment for creating and updating content. That means that authors can now edit title fields and body fields in a true WYSIWYG format.  Everything from headers, sub-heads, and body content and images can be created and modified in context of the webpage.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/4.png" alt="Sitefinity" />
This highly user-friendly method of updating content means that users will be able to tailor their content as they view it from the end-users perspective. This doesn't just simplify the content publishing process, but it also makes it a whole lot more efficient. The additional ‘Full Details Mode' allows users to edit all the pieces of a content node such as keyword tags, image alt tags, URL, and publication date.
Martin Kirov, the Executive Vice President of Telerik’s Sitefinity division, had this to say regarding the newly implemented inline editing feature:
<blockquote>“The ability to execute is becoming a bigger and bigger differentiator for the success of online marketing teams. Making digital marketers more effective by authoring content in the context of the presentation was the main driver behind the revolutionary inline content authoring experience we’re delivering with this release. Content is still in the center of the online customer experience and enriching it with context, coupled with amazing authoring experience will enable our customers to deliver compelling online experiences and grow their business.”</blockquote>
<h2>Google Analytics &amp; Admin Dashboard Enhanced</h2>
Sitefinity users will also notice that the Google Analytics web analytics service module has also been upgraded to HTML5. Based on this rich, standards-based environment, users can easily take full advantage of the Google Analytics service, in new, more effective ways.
For example, as users edit webpages, they can leverage analytic reports, including daily visits, visit duration, and unique visitors – all whilst making adjustments to the webpage for search engine optimization purposes.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/3.png" alt="Sitefinity" />
What's more, is, the Sitefinity CMS now offers its users a dynamic Administration Dashboard that gives business users visibility into areas such as website interactions, pending tasks and recent content added by either themselves or other users. This holistic overview of the website in question will almost certainly benefit enterprises and individuals alike to ascertain important information as soon as they log in to their admin panel.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/2.png" alt="Sitefinity" />
The dashboard also benefits from integration with Google Analytics. Users can personalize the display to present metrics such as daily visits, visit duration, bounce rate, traffic sources and more. Alternatively, the dashboard can be set to display content items last edited as well as type and status.
To find out more about Telerik's improvements to their popular CMS, you can have a read of the <a href="http://www.sitefinity.com/product/see-also/what's-new" target="_blank">official release notes for Sitefinity 6.2</a>.
Additionally, you can learn more about <a href="/products/sitefinity/" target="_blank"> Sitefinity via our CMS Directory</a>.

Telerik's Sitefinity 6.2 Arrives With a Host of Improvements

Bitrix, Inc have this week extended the functionality of their Intranet and Extranet solution, <a href="http://www.bitrix24.com/" target="_blank"> Bitrix24 </a> , with a mobile Intranet portal coming in the form of an iOS &amp; Android app, both of which are free to use for up to 12 users. 
 Bitrix24 is a Bitrix, Inc product which seeks to help revolutionize the way that employees work, share and interact within their company via their very own <a href="http://www.bitrix24.com/features/" target="_blank">Bitrix powered social Intranet</a>. Bitrix currently supports organizations ranging from small sized, to Fortune 500 companies including well-known enterprises like Xerox, Samsung, Volkswagen. 
 Now, with their free to use mobile Intranet portal, smaller companies can begin to modernize the way they get work done by organizing staff, projects and company interactions under one, feature extensive digital roof.
<h2>Moving With The Mobile Workforce</h2>
With today's world of entertainment, socialising and business going crazy for mobile, Bitrix's move to provide an Intranet portal for small businesses owners on the move can be considered a smart one. The Bitrix CEO, Dmitry Valyanov, had this to say on the subject:
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“A large portion of workforce is now mobile. The BYOD crowd wants full access to their company intranet and collaboration tools from their mobile devices. Last year, it became clear that people wanted an app that would function as a fully functional mobile intranet portal and does not require access to PC. It took us a year and a half of continuous work and improvements, but we finally did it and we did it right. Bitrix24 is currently the fourth most popular mobile intranet solution, only behind billion dollar companies like Yammer, Salesforce and Citrix, according to GooglePlay statistics.”
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 <img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/1.png" alt="Bitrix, Inc" />
The Bitrix24 mobile app will run seamlessly on all iOS &amp; Android devices, from smart phones, to tablets and everything in between. The application combines the looks and mechanics of social networking, such as liking and following, which naturally increases employee engagement, and can even serve as a team bonding tool.
More importantly however,  traditional intranet portal features are also incorporated, including searchable employee directories, activity streams, individual and group tasks, calendars, file sharing, work groups, instant messaging, group chat and even a CRM.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/2.png" alt="Bitrix, Inc" />
Push notifications are used by the app to alert intranet users when they receive a new messages, whilst tasks and calendar events can be created, accessed and modified directly from the Bitrix24 app. Users can even view  personal or shared documents stored on the company's intranet. 
Additionally, as well as being available as a cloud service, Bitrix24 mobile intranet can be hosted on a company server for added security and peace of mind.
<h2>Fighting App-Fatigue</h2>
As well as helping to create a friendly, social atmosphere within organizations, the Bitrix24 mobile app can also provide a solution to what the Mr Valanov calls “App-Fatigue”:
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“Most businesses suffer from ‘app-fatigue’. People may be using Dropbox for file sharing, Google Calendars for shared calendars, WhatsApp for group messages, Outlook for contact management and RememberTheMilk as their to-do list. Not only do these apps not ‘talk’ to each other, some iOS apps aren’t available for Android and vice versa. The Bitrix24 intranet portal is essentially an one-stop solution with all communication and collaboration tools that typical business uses equally efficiently inside the office and out. It’s your office outside your office.”
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Essentially, instead of employees spreading work related content across a myriad of applications in a disorganized fashion, Bitrix24 can be the place where everything work related can be stored, shared and discussed. 
Bitrix24's mobile Intranet Portal is available as freemium cloud service, whilst $99 and $199 monthly plans exist to allow unlimited users along with added featured such as greater storage and personal logo incorporation. Additionally, the portal is available as a server hosted software,starting at $2299 for a lifetime license.
To find out more about Bitrix24's mobile Intranet app, <a href="http://www.bitrix24.com/" target="_blank">visit their official website</a>. Alternatively, the app can be downloaded right now from <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id561683423?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank"> Apple  iTunes </a> , as well as from the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitrix24.android" target="_blank"> Google Play Store </a> .

Bitrix, Inc Releases Free Mobile Intranet Portal for Small Businesses

This year, we had a large list of content management systems fighting to be in the nominees for Best Open Source CMS and considering how successful this category was last year, it's no surprise we've got a solid list of contenders for the award in 2013.
Last year, <a href="/products/concrete5/">Concrete5 </a>took home the People's Choice award but this year, we've got a whole new list of nominees to choose from. Remember, YOU chose this list of nominees and YOU chose who won with your votes. We're just happy that each year, we've got some fresh faces in these nominations.
As a refresher, here's the list of nominees for this year's People's Choice Award for Best Open Source CMS:
<ol>
<li><a href="/products/modx/"> MODX </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/dnn-platform/"> DNN Platform </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/liferay/"> Liferay </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/processwire/"> Processwire </a></li>
<li><a href="/cms-critic-awards/"> e107 </a></li>
</ol>
And the winner of the 2013 People's Choice Award for Best Open Source CMS won by a huge margin thanks to your votes. The winner is…
<img style="max-width:150px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/best-open-source-cms150x0.png" />
MODX!
MODX is an incredible CMS that offers an abundance of features for those looking for quality software for free. MODX Revolution starts as a completely blank slate. Start from scratch, or use the Package Manager to download and install Add-ons, Core Extensions, Templates, or even Content Pack Distributions.
Congratulations to the MODX development team and to all those CMS that were nominated this year.
Learn more about <a href="/products/modx/">MODX </a>or visit them <a href="http://www.modx.com">on the web</a>.
Don't forget, we have the Critic's Choice portion underway now, where a panel of judges select the winner of the Critics Choice awards so check back to see who gets picked as the cream of the crop by the Critics.

2013 People's Choice Winner for Best Open Source CMS

These days, search engine optimization (SEO) feels like a moving target, making it ever more difficult for businesses to get their name out there and place high among the search engine listings for their main keywords. Back in the olden days, as recently as five years ago, it was easy enough to just outsource your SEO to a specialty agency who would optimize your pages, stuff your keywords, maybe do some shady black hat tricks, and make sure all your metadata boxes were checked. It really was as simple as that. Throw some AdWords money in for good measure, and voila! Ample web traffic was yours!
But as all good things must do, those days have come to an end. It’s just not that simple anymore. In the modern days of Panda and Penguin, of content is king, of repurposing and reuse, you have to be a content machine in order to compete with all the other websites out there fighting for the top unpaid search placements. The truth is, content freshness is one of the biggest factors in your search engine ranking. Not just fresh content, but lots of it!
Sure, the old stuff still matters–keeping your metadata descriptions under a certain length, strategically using the keywords that you want to rank for, and creating traffic via referral links from other sites–but even those things have changed some in the last five years. For example, referral links need to come from reputable sources, or they can actually be worse for your site than no referral links at all. And using keywords is a must, but you can be penalized for over-using them.
So how do you balance the new requirements with the traditional best practices? Well, it starts by having the right tools. The creators of Cascade Server CMS have made it a top priority to provide the best available tools to their clients for driving traffic to their business websites. After all, isn’t the purpose of a CMS to help you create the best website you can? And if you’re spending money on a website and a CMS, shouldn’t you find the best product that will give you a solid return on your investment?
Cascade Server provides a unique set of tools to help you improve your business’ SEO. For example, Cascade Server offers content freshness reporting to help you keep all pages and content up to date. The freshness factor is not exclusively about putting out new pages consistently but also about adding new content to existing pages. The more recently a page has been significantly modified, the fresher it is considered to searched engines, and therefore, the more likely it is to be served up as a top search result.
Cascade Server allows you to see how fresh your pages are based on the a specific time frame since they were last modified (30 days, 60 days, 90 days, etc.) as well as to view pages that have “review dates” set that are upcoming or overdue. This way, you can always make sure you are updating pages as soon as they need to be updated based on time-sensitive content, and you can make sure all the pages on your site are refreshed regularly to please the search engines.
<img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/stale-content.png" alt="The Cascade Server Content Freshness Report shows you what portion of your site is out of date and also allows you to drill down to see stale pages, set new review dates, notify users that their pages are stale, or make updates directly." />
The Cascade Server Content Freshness Report shows you what portion of your site is out of date and also allows you to drill down to see stale pages, set new review dates, notify users that their pages are stale, or make updates directly.
Planning new content is essential to maintain freshness on your site, drive new traffic, generate new leads and subscribers, and be a thought leader in your industry. With the Editorial Calendar that comes standard with Cascade Server, you can plan blog posts and other content pieces, assign them to users, schedule them on your calendar, and even see how past pieces are performing.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/editorial_calendar.png" alt="With the Editorial Calendar that comes standard with Cascade Server, you can plan blog posts and other content pieces, assign them to users, schedule them on your calendar, and even see how past pieces are performing. Regularly scheduling new content to be published can significantly improve your search ranking." />
With the Editorial Calendar that comes standard with Cascade Server, you can plan blog posts and other content pieces, assign them to users, schedule them on your calendar, and even see how past pieces are performing. Regularly scheduling new content to be published can significantly improve your search ranking.
In addition to this data, Cascade Server also provides a Google Analytics connector, which allows you to bring additional traffic data right into the CMS. All of your content contributors and editors may not have access to your business’ Google Analytics account, but by bringing this data into the CMS, they can see directly how their content is driving traffic for the entire site.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/web_traffic_analytics.png" alt="cascade - web traffic analytics" />
By allowing content authors to see web traffic analytics right inside the CMS, you can empower them to create better content and hold them accountable for their work.
In addition to content freshness and analytics, it is important to remember the basics. That’s why Cascade Server provides SEO Scoring for every page on your site. While meeting these basic requirements may not give you much of a boost in rankings, not meeting them could result in SEO penalties that you will definitely want to avoid.
<img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/seo_scoring.png" alt="SEO Scoring in Cascade Server provides a way to ensure that you’re meeting the minimum basic requirements for search engine optimization. There’s a lot more to SEO than this checklist, but you’ve got to start somewhere." />
SEO Scoring in Cascade Server provides a way to ensure that you’re meeting the minimum basic requirements for search engine optimization. There’s a lot more to SEO than this checklist, but you’ve got to start somewhere.
Just because search engine optimization has gotten harder, that doesn’t mean it can’t be done. Want to learn more about how Cascade Server can help with your SEO? We’d love to speak to you. Just fill out the form below, and we’ll be in touch within one business day to discuss your needs.
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The award for Best Hosted / Cloud CMS is new for 2013 and we added it to give a bit of separation from the typical content management systems on the market.
For a cloud CMS to be effective, the services need to be managed well, offer regular updates and security maintenance, have excellent technical support and high availability. These are separate from the typical requirements of a standard CMS and therefore, we felt it justified to have this new category this year.
As a refresher, here are the nominees for this year:
<ol>
<li><a href="http://acquia.com/products-services/acquia-cloud"> Acquia Cloud </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/agility-cms/"> Agility CMS </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/commonspot"> CommonSpot </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/gutensite"> Gutensite </a></li>
</ol>
It's time to announce the winner of the People's Choice award for Best Hosted / Cloud CMS. This was a hard-fought battle between <a href="/products/agility-cms/">Agility CMS </a> and <a href="http://acquia.com/products-services/acquia-cloud">Acquia Cloud</a> but in the end, there can only be one winner.
So who takes home the award for Best Hosted / Cloud CMS for 2013?  According to the people, it's…
<img style="max-width:150px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/best-hosted-cloud-cms150x0.png" />
Acquia Cloud!
Acquia's open cloud platform delivers scalability, security, and high performance for your Drupal sites. Acquia Cloud is the only solution that helps everyone from professional developers to large enterprises achieve success in Drupal application lifecycle management.
Congratulations to the Acquia development team and to all those CMS that were nominated this year.
Visit them <a href="http://acquia.com/products-services/acquia-cloud">on the web</a>.
Don't forget, we have the Critic's Choice portion underway now, where a panel of judges select the winner of the Critics Choice awards so check back to see who gets picked as the cream of the crop by the Critics.

2013 People's Choice Winner for Best Hosted / Cloud CMS

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