eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Innovation abounded and the push to focus on the “PPT to Flash&# angle continued to shine. The Big Dogs – which in this case, deals more with market share, for the most part continued to push forward, yet from an innovation standpoint, uh, solid, but not outstanding. Innovators of the Year. Mashups, Google charts.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. A few are truly innovating. Worse, there are a large number of vendors whose “contact us&# or “inquire sales&# goes into a deep black hole. Consumers expect a one business day response.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

A lot of great products out there this year, new updates and latest versions; new companies, new services and just some real innovation. I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Made specifically for business. You can also sell your Jackdraw courses in the e-comm marketplace. LMS Products of the Year 2010.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 12, 2011

Generally speaking, nothing innovative – there is so much potential there and it is wasted – I mean this can be a really awesome product, but they missed the boat. Extensive API and Mashup directors for you to pick and choose from. No Google voice nor any news aggregators such as Google Reader, etc. Bottom Line.

Saba 69

Saba Social Networks Social Productivity 69

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

The twist to all this, is that for the Big Dog vendors or those whose main target is large size clients, this isn’t an issue – okay, not the Q/A, in fact, it is a big problem for many of them – rather it is inability to handle the client base. So, you now have an open marketplace with a social learning twist to it.

Trends 75

Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75