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JULY 30, 2010

An API (Application Program Interface) enables an interface from a piece of software to communicate with another piece of software (in its simplest form) or multiple pieces of software (called a mashup). Typically APIs are free. However there are vendors who sell their API solution wrapped in a piece of software. API Protocols.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

I wonder if we have truly achieved this premise, i.e. learning without borders or are we stating something that is not yet accurate? Go onto any social media site: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Quora or any of the thousands of sites, and you will see people engaging with total strangers. Social Engagement.

Mashups 73

Mashups Association LMS Association Learning Management System Social Media 73

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Yeah and did I mention it was free and you can get the code, ideal if you are building courses for someone other than your own company? Game based learning. Mashups, Google charts. API capability, so courses can be deployed into social media sites that accept APIs, Facebook is one, there are others out there.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

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JUNE 20, 2011

In a market this size, and with so many vendors overly focused on the U.S. and not necessarily worldwide (which should be the case), there is bound to be those vendors who are seeking new opportunities. Folding up shop and switching to a new market: Talent/Performance Management, new product lines not tied to e-learning, services.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

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AUGUST 31, 2010

When so many potential customers are seeing the advantages of open source, creating their own learning or VLE portals or seeing the value of various social media types and incorporating them into some type of social learning community, the “do nothing&# spin is well, a time warp into the past. Event management. What is missing.

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

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JULY 27, 2011

Revenues across the board are up, profit margins are healthy and competition is on-going (always a good thing). Illogical – I often see systems that add features that seem as though they tossed a bunch of ideas on a wall and whatever stuck up there, went into their platform. The LMS market is strong. The Negatives.

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Some are moving to “unlimited users&# and free “tech/customer support&# , which the latter being a really nice and new concept for the industry. More vendors entering the “Lite&# LMS space which incorporates the “month to month&# pricing structure and includes “storage&#. 4 Rapid Content Authoring Tools.

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vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69