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An Anomaly, Not an Archetype - How Your Business Wiki will Differ from Wikipedia

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:21 -0500

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit and the one wiki almost everybody knows about, is often considered an archetype for all wikis. If you're considering implementing a wiki within your business or organization, you'll need to know how and why it will likely differ from Wikipedia.

Product Release: Photo Gallery Module

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:20:35 -0500

EditMe released a new module today that displays a gallery of thumbnails for all the images attached to an EditMe page. If you frequently attach images to your pages, this is a great way to make them accessible quickly. Clicking the thumbnails provides a larger view with navigation and slide show capabilities.

Five Reasons Why EditMe Isn't Free

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:33:32 -0500

One of the themes of Web 2.0 has been the expectation of Free. EditMe has always bucked this trend and, while offering what is certainly an inexpensive product, it has never been free. Here are some thoughts as to why.

Tip: How To Test Style Sheet & Layout Changes on a Live Site

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:57:01 -0500

If you want to test changes to an individual page of your EditMe site, just make a copy of the page (edit, select all, copy and then paste into a new page). But what about style sheet and layout changes? How can you make these without risking errors on your live site?

Google and Yahoo: Don't Spend Time on Meta Keywords

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:53:17 -0500

Last month, both Google and Yahoo! came out and said they (all but) completely ignore the venerable tag in determining suitability of a page for a search on a given keyword.

Are you getting the most from your EditMe site?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:24:07 -0400

You may have noticed a few changes around here during the past few weeks. With an increased focus on communication with EditMe customers, we've stepped on the gas pedal by creating more opportunities for customers to get the most from their EditMe site. Here's a few things you can do to make sure you don't miss a beat.

When Introducing an Internal Wiki, Don't Lead with Change

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:08 -0400

I was talking with a customer the other day about change. He's trying to get his team on board with a wiki to cut down on the flood of email chains and bring some order to his small firm's file server. "How do I push through the organizational changes needed to make this work?" was his question. The need for change and how to affect it is a fairly common line of thinking for somebody trying to implement an internal wiki.

1 Minute Video: Managing the Multi-level Navigation Menu

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:17:36 -0400

Last week you might have seen the 1 Minute Video on Managing the Horizontal Navigation Bar. The next video in this series covers the other navigation tool in EditMe: the multi-level navigation menu that lives, by default, on the left column of EditMe sites.

Find Designers At Haystack

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:20:01 -0400

Customers looking for custom designs for their EditMe site have a new resource for finding designers whose work they like, work locally and fit their budget.

_ShowFeed: Display RSS Feeds In Any EditMe Page

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:05:47 -0400

A new include script is now available to all EditMe sites that allows the content of any RSS feed to be displayed within the content of an EditMe page.