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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: content management</h1> </div> <div class="post-3155 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management tag-access tag-android tag-app-store tag-apple tag-apps tag-appstore tag-audience tag-audio tag-authoring tag-content-management tag-hardware tag-ipad tag-iphone tag-maps tag-mobile tag-mobile-phone tag-museum tag-smartphone" id="post-3155"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/" rel="bookmark">Museum tour apps for <$25k at Museums & Mobile conference</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/" rel="bookmark">October 27th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3168" title="Mobile tour" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.08.54-AM.png" alt="" width="125" height="185" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.08.54-AM.png 125w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.08.54-AM-101x150.png 101w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" />It is getting easier and cheaper for cultural and scientific organizations make mobile, handheld tours. According to <a href="http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/40-percent-of-u-s-mobile-users-own-smartphones-40-percent-are-android/">Nielsen</a>, 40% of Americans with mobile phones are carrying smartphones; of those 40% run Android, and 28% have an Apple iPhone. This is a huge market, and by 2012, approximately half your audience could use your app from the smartphone in their pocket. Or, you can loan iPod Touches to visitors on site.</p> <p><strong>Keeping it simple</strong></p> <p><strong></strong>Apps just need to be good enough. No need to get too fancy or reinvent the wheel. While custom apps run from $25-100k, many vendors will create an app for you for less than $25k, and some for well under $5k. <img class="alignleft" title="Museums & Mobile" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.11.19-AM.png" alt="" width="165" height="34" />This is a summary of the vendors offering apps for less than $25k at yesterday’s <a href="http://www.museums-mobile.org/virtual-expo/">3rd Museums & Mobile online conference</a>. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/#more-3155" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Museum tour apps for ">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/app-store/" rel="tag">app store</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/appstore/" rel="tag">appstore</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audio/" rel="tag">audio</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/authoring/" rel="tag">authoring</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/hardware/" rel="tag">Hardware</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/maps/" rel="tag">maps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile-phone/" rel="tag">mobile phone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2829 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-technology tag-cloud-computing tag-content-management tag-data tag-data-center tag-google tag-hardware tag-outsourcing tag-servers tag-social-network" id="post-2829"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/28/what-does-a-cloud-data-center-look-like/" rel="bookmark">What does a “cloud” data center look like?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/28/what-does-a-cloud-data-center-look-like/" rel="bookmark">July 28th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-2836 alignright" title="Clouds" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-Shot-2011-07-28-at-4.45.13-PM.png" alt="" width="184" height="134" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-Shot-2011-07-28-at-4.45.13-PM.png 230w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-Shot-2011-07-28-at-4.45.13-PM-150x109.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" />Cloud computing is a metaphorical term for hosted services on the Internet. This can be infrastructure (i.e., raw equipment), platforms (e.g., operating systems, basic software like databases or web servers), or software (e.g., content managements systems, social networking software). Typically, it is sold on metered basis, like a utility charges for water.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/28/what-does-a-cloud-data-center-look-like/#more-2829" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What does a “cloud” data center look like?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/28/what-does-a-cloud-data-center-look-like/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/cloud-computing/" rel="tag">Cloud computing</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data-center/" rel="tag">Data center</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/hardware/" rel="tag">Hardware</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outsourcing/" rel="tag">outsourcing</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/servers/" rel="tag">Servers</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-network/" rel="tag">Social network</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2743 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy tag-acquia tag-blog tag-buddypress tag-community tag-content-management tag-drupal tag-facebook tag-ingage-networks tag-mediatemple tag-mobile tag-mysql tag-open-source tag-social-media-2 tag-social-network tag-spam tag-twitter tag-user-interface tag-user-generated-content tag-wordpress" id="post-2743"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/software-options-for-niche-social-networks/" rel="bookmark">Software options for niche social networks</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/software-options-for-niche-social-networks/" rel="bookmark">July 20th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2763" title="Social network platforms" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-20-at-10.51.09-AM.png" alt="" width="180" height="126" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-20-at-10.51.09-AM.png 180w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-20-at-10.51.09-AM-150x105.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px" />So you want to create a niche social network? And you’ve read the <a title="Considerations for new niche social networks" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/considerations-for-new-niche-social-networks/">prior post on overall issues to consider</a>? Here’s an overview of over a dozen software platforms you might consider. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/software-options-for-niche-social-networks/#more-2743" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Software options for niche social networks">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/software-options-for-niche-social-networks/#comments">6 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/acquia/" rel="tag">Acquia</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blog/" rel="tag">blog</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/buddypress/" rel="tag">BuddyPress</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/drupal/" rel="tag">Drupal</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/facebook/" rel="tag">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ingage-networks/" rel="tag">INgage Networks</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mediatemple/" rel="tag">MediaTemple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mysql/" rel="tag">MySQL</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-source/" rel="tag">Open source</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-network/" rel="tag">Social network</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/spam/" rel="tag">spam</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/twitter/" rel="tag">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-interface/" rel="tag">user interface</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-generated-content/" rel="tag">user-generated content</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/wordpress/" rel="tag">WordPress</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2182 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-learning tag-collection-management tag-content-management tag-data tag-online-access tag-publishing" id="post-2182"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/collection-management-systems-museums-and-the-web-2011/" rel="bookmark">Collection management systems: Museums and the Web 2011</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/collection-management-systems-museums-and-the-web-2011/" rel="bookmark">April 7th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2184" title="mw2011" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-07-at-1.30.56-AM.png" alt="" width="261" height="55" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-07-at-1.30.56-AM.png 261w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-07-at-1.30.56-AM-150x31.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px" />Museums and archives manage information about their collections, facilitate interdepartmental communication, and make collections available to the public using <em>collection management software</em>. Here’s a rundown of the collection management systems being <a href="http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/exhibits">exhibited</a> at Museums and the Web 2011… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/collection-management-systems-museums-and-the-web-2011/#more-2182" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Collection management systems: Museums and the Web 2011">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/collection-management-systems-museums-and-the-web-2011/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/collection-management/" rel="tag">collection management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-access/" rel="tag">online access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/publishing/" rel="tag">publishing</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1885 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy category-technology tag-apps tag-community tag-content-management tag-evaluation tag-exhibits tag-experiences tag-metrics tag-mobile tag-museum tag-social-media-2 tag-tablets tag-visitors" id="post-1885"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/" rel="bookmark">Mobile product development principles – from Smithsonian</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/" rel="bookmark">March 31st, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1886" title="Nancy Proctor" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-31-at-4.33.19-PM.png" alt="" width="91" height="108" />Today, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nancyproctor">Nancy Proctor</a>, the head of mobile strategy and initiatives for the Smithsonian Institution, gave an online talk about Smithsonian’s mobile strategy.</p> <p>Here are key points and comments Nancy shared about developing mobile products… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/#more-1885" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Mobile product development principles -- from Smithsonian">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/metrics/" rel="tag">metrics</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/tablets/" rel="tag">tablets</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1641 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-interactivity category-technology tag-android tag-apple tag-apps tag-content-management tag-ipad tag-iphone tag-mobile tag-museum tag-tablets" id="post-1641"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/24/web-app-and-native-apps-for-museums-museums-mobile-2011/" rel="bookmark">Web apps and native apps for museums: Museums & Mobile 2011</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/24/web-app-and-native-apps-for-museums-museums-mobile-2011/" rel="bookmark">March 24th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1656" title="online trade show" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-24-at-1.28.07-AM.png" alt="" width="210" height="68" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-24-at-1.28.07-AM.png 210w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-24-at-1.28.07-AM-150x48.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" />Museums are going mobile, and many companies are eager to help. At yesterday’s <a href="http://www.museums-mobile.org/conference/">Museums & Mobile 2011 online conference</a>, several vendors promoted their wares. This is a summary of products, approaches, and some alternatives… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/24/web-app-and-native-apps-for-museums-museums-mobile-2011/#more-1641" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Web apps and native apps for museums: Museums & Mobile 2011">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/24/web-app-and-native-apps-for-museums-museums-mobile-2011/#comments">3 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/tablets/" rel="tag">tablets</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-344 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-content-management tag-dissemination tag-navigation tag-user-interface" id="post-344"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/site-difficult-to-update/" rel="bookmark">Site difficult to update</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/site-difficult-to-update/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Implementing a web-based content management system helps keep your site fresh. Since we are not all born technical geniuses, we often rely on other to update our sites… a recipe for stagnation and delay. Problem It’s so difficult to update web content that the site becomes stale and visitors don’t return. Solution A web interface</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/site-difficult-to-update/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/navigation/" rel="tag">navigation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-interface/" rel="tag">user interface</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-337 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications category-technology tag-content-management tag-dissemination" id="post-337"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-web-design/" rel="bookmark">Expense of web design</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-web-design/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Separating a site’s design from its content makes a re-design less costly. Problem It’s expensive to pay for the services of a web designer, and doubly expensive if you decide to change the site’s design at some point during the site’s life cycle. Solution Separate a website’s content, design, and structure, so the design can</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-web-design/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-335 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications category-technology tag-content-management tag-dissemination" id="post-335"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/accumulating-outdated-content/" rel="bookmark">Accumulating outdated content</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/accumulating-outdated-content/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Technological tools can routinely prune obsolete web site content. Problem As a website grows, it tends to accumulate outdated content that detracts from the site’s effectiveness. Like wilted sunflowers, outdated content can detract from the attractiveness and usefulness of your web site. Solution Content management software allows a project to set content expiration dates and</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/accumulating-outdated-content/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-330 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications tag-content-management tag-dissemination" id="post-330"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-maintaining-a-website/" rel="bookmark">Expense of maintaining a website</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-maintaining-a-website/" rel="bookmark">May 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Utilizing common tools and hosting solutions can minimize web site expenses. The technical complexities of running web servers can be costly – but you do not need to do it yourself. Problem Hosting and maintaining a website is expensive and can be cost-prohibitive for many projects. Solution Utilize remote hosting and a content management software</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/05/02/expense-of-maintaining-a-website/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation pagination" role="navigation"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current='page' class='page-numbers current'>1</span> <a class='page-numbers' href='https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/page/2/'>2</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/page/2/">Next page</a></div> </nav> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2024 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>