Thinking outside the blog

• 11 December 2007
• Morgan Grether

I am a huge cheerleader for switching the content management system from Trillium to a blog software for various long-term, strategic reasons.  That said, it is worth thinking a little “outside the blog” (if you forgive the bad pun) before next steps are taken and ponder what is out there besides blogware that could be used.  And I mean, beyond all the typical CMS pitches that colleges get…Two thoughts come to mind: Wiki: A college site could be based on wiki software, where each department could collaborate on their content (and lock others out).  For an example of wikiware, see MediaWiki at http://www.mediawiki.org.  I have not heard of a college doing this, but I have used it for many projects and it was easy to see how it could scale up fairly well.Design Software:  By having people enter content into locked templates, I could see using web design software to create and maintain a site like blogware would.  I am thinking of things like RapidWeaver (http://wwwrealmacsoftware.com) or Sandvox (http://www. karelia.com).  I would never use them to create a site myself, but the cookie-cutter approach they offer could be promising for a college.File all of this under snack food for thought. 

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