Edit Your Web: The EditMe Blog

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

Friday, November 6, 2009

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

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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

Monday, November 2, 2009

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

Are you getting the most from your EditMe site?

Friday, October 30, 2009

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

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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

Monday, October 26, 2009

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.

Google's New Web Collaboration Tool: Where Wave Fits

Friday, October 23, 2009

Which web collaboration problems are targeted by Google Wave? Where and how does it fit into the existing landscape of email, forums, instant messaging and wikis?

Wiki Fundraising & the Kiva Model

Thursday, October 22, 2009

A post on Philip Tom&eacute;'s personal blog titled Wiki Charities got me thinking about why EditMe supports Kiva and how the Kiva model relates and compares to charitable giving organizations. Can charitable giving be transformed the way Kiva has transformed lending?

1 Minute Video: Managing the Horizontal Navigation Bar

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Based on support requests it seems it's not particularly clear how to manage the links in EditMe's horizontal navigation bar - the bar of links beneath the site's title that, by default, links to Home. As a quick solution, we've created a 1 minute video to show you the ropes. It's really quite easy. Hopefully this will clear things up for those that have been stumped by it.

Amazon vs. Spamhaus - Where are my wiki notifications!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

You may have noticed some emails from your EditMe wiki site didn't come through last week. If you follow EditMe on Twitter @EditYourWeb you probably know why. Here's a detailed look at what happened and why.

EditMe's Kiva Lending Program Makes 300th Loan

Friday, October 16, 2009

EditMe made its 300th Kiva loan today as part of our ongoing lending program. Since October 2007, EditMe has made between two and four new Kiva loans per week, and has recycled the repaid loans (now totaling 187) back into additional loans. Deferred revenue from customers' 6 and 12 month prepayments help to fund these loans. Additionally, EditMe donates 10% of each loan directly to Kiva to cover their operating expenses.

Maintenance Release Updates Editor, Forums and To Do Module

Thursday, October 15, 2009

A maintenance release went live yesterday that includes many stability enhancements to EditMe's editor and maintenance releases of the Forum and To Do modules. No more having to click Paste From Word!

2009 Customer Survey Results

Friday, October 9, 2009

Thanks to all of the customers who responded to the Customer Survey over the past few weeks. Twelve percent of EditMe customers responded. While this may not seem like a representative sample, the customers who read the blog and/or monthly newsletter and are engaged enough to respond to a brief survey are most important to us.

What Is A Browser - Part 2

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Google has posted an interesting follow-up to their "What is a browser?" viral video that I posted about not long ago. The marketing strategy behind that first video becomes clear, as Google attempts to insert Chrome into the standard set of available browsers.

HIR Uses Wikis to Collaborate with Clients

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Heartland Information Resources, Inc. uses EditMe as a platform for the wikis it builds for clients. HIR's wikis share information publicly between government agencies and their constituents and privately between its management consultants and their owner-managed business clients.

Survey: Corporate Wikis / Enterprise 2.0

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

A doctoral candidate at the Maastricht University in the Netherlands has asked that I share this link with EditMe's customers. It's a quick survey about wiki use at work. If you use a wiki at work, please take a moment to respond.