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b
Blog

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic.

c
CMS

A Content(i) Management System (CMS(i)) is software used to automate the process of creating, publishing, and maintaining content (most often for the web). A CMS simplifies content production by empowering content contributors (authors, editors, copy editors, management, not just a technical team) by enabling them to perform content creation, publishing and maintenance related tasks. A CMS usually consists of a front-end editor for inputting content, a back-end system for storing content and adding business logic, and a template system to style the content to the desired look and feel.

comments

Users can leave comments(i) to posts on your site. These comments can be moderated by your staff before being published.

Contact form

Allows your site visitors to contact you via email. These forms are protected from spam users by using special images that a visitor must specify.

Content

When we talk about 'content' , we refer mainly to 'text'. This content may in some cases also mean images or other assets (such as Flash(i), QuickTime, etc.) when considered part of the content and not presentation.

content management system

A Content(i) Management System is software used to automate the process of creating, publishing, and maintaining content (most often for the web). A CMS(i) simplifies content production by empowering content contributors (authors, editors, copy editors, management, not just a technical team) by enabling them to perform content creation, publishing and maintenance related tasks. A CMS usually consists of a front-end editor for inputting content, a back-end system for storing content and adding business logic, and a template system to style the content to the desired look and feel.

Content Rating

Allows visitors to rate your site's content. Ratings can be in the form of points, stars, thumbs up/down and other styles.

e
e-commerce

Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce(i) or eCommerce, or e-business consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks.

f
facebook connect

Allows visitors to your site to use their facebook login to access your site content. This means they don't have to remember yet another password to access your site.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Question. You can add/remove these to/from your site at ease. Provides greater communication with your site visitors.

Flash

A form of audio/video that you can use on your site.

m
Metadata

Descriptive information applied to content pages. This metadata can be used to rank your site within search engines.

p
PPC

Pay Per Click. An internet marketing strategy.

s
SEO

Search engine optimization (SEO(i)) is the process of improving the visibility of a web site or a web page in search engines via the "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results.

SMS

Short Message Service (SMS(i)) is the text communication service component of phone or mobile communication systems. SMS text messaging is the most widely used data application in the world, with 2.4 billion active users, or 74% of all mobile phone subscribers.

Social Networking

Social networking websites function like an online community of internet users. Depending on the website in question, many of these online community members share common interests in hobbies, religion, or politics.

u
user generated content

Allows your site visitors to contribute content to your web site. The content can be in the form of comments(i), images, articles, links, etc.

user profiles

Some social networking web sites allow users to create their own custom profiles. Individuals can upload photos, specify their interests, and provide many other types of information to their profiles. An example of this is Facebook.

User Role

The term 'user role' describes the hat a project contributor wears for a specific project. For example, Fred, whose job title in an organization may be Marketing Manager, may wear the hat of a press release author and will therefore be considered and given the respective user permissions of an author/editor/copy editor as specified by the client for this project.

w
Workflow

orkflow in the context of Content(i) Management refers to the management of the 'content life cycle' - creation, updates, publishing and archiving. CMS(i) workflow allows web site contributors (authors, developers, designers, management, etc.) to coordinate their efforts efficiently in promoting content through this life cycle.

WYSIWYG

(What You See Is What You Get)
When we mention WYSIWYG(i), we refer to a graphic user interface editor that allows creating and modifying content and structure in a presentation identical to that of the final product (web site).

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