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Content Management Systems

Content Management Systems. A talk to the Community Networking Conference 2002 Mitra www.mitra.biz mitra@mitra.biz. Mitra. GreenNet 1985 Association for Progressive Communications 1989 Pegasus Internet Standards Sustainability Technologies Community Networking. Contents.

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Content Management Systems

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  1. Content Management Systems • A talk to the Community Networking Conference 2002 • Mitra • www.mitra.biz • mitra@mitra.biz

  2. Mitra • GreenNet 1985 • Association for Progressive Communications 1989 • Pegasus • Internet Standards • Sustainability Technologies • Community Networking

  3. Contents • Small Organizations • Static v. Dynamic • Content Management Systems • Range of CMS • APC-AA • Site creation • Content Pooling

  4. Small Organizations • Small organizations • < 5 staff and volunteers • Minimal funding • Some data changes monthly • Minutes, news etc

  5. Static Easy if have a volunteer Easy to host Too simple Requires HTML skills to update Database driven Data changes easily Expensive Long lead times Cost & time to change Lack of volunteers Two choices ?

  6. Content Management Systems • Web Interface • Admininistration, Editing and Authoring • Authentication • Workflow • Simple – lists and items • Separate data and interface • Relatively simple

  7. CMS Range • Vignette • US$100k+; weeks of training; • High volume, integration, • … • APC-AA or Wok • … • Bloggers such as PMachine • Limited configuration • Personal publishing

  8. APC-AA • Developed for and by non-profit sector • Open Source • Middle ground – service provider model • Multilingual

  9. APC-AA features • Simple table creation • Tables plugs into HTML files • Content Pooling

  10. An example • Tyagarah Sustainable Community Alliance

  11. Site creation example • Create Table • Setup Categories • Create a few views • Setup permissions • Integrate into web page • Demo …

  12. Alcohol Content Pooling Example • Originals • The Health Communication Unit • Center for Addiction & Mental Health • Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership • Focus Resource Center • Feeding into • Alcohol content pool

  13. Association for Progressive Communications • Started 1988 – GreenNet and IGC • Sponsored Pegasus in 1989 • Grown to about 28 countries • Internet Policy and Regulation • Rapid Response Network (Mirroring) • Gender and Power • Capacity Building • www.apc.org

  14. Some more examples • Rabble.ca • APC-AA slice examples page • Games

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