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DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. Extended Enterprise/Channel Product/Distributors Market. Marketplaces & Exchanges by LMS/Learning Portal Vendors. Social Learning and M-Learning. Consolidation.

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

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JULY 30, 2010

Here is just a few of ones I like, that are unique and you could use in your LMS/LCMS/CMS, Learning Portal (caveat: your vendor must be able to accept APIs, otherwise it won’t work). Again, either incorporate into your LMS/LCMS/CMS or your learning portal. Social Learning? Collaborative?

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

In the webinar, I brought up how LMS vendors were themselves perpetuating the myth of the bad things of social media (which is a necessary component of social learning), so, rather than identify the facts and data to potential clients who are concerned about social media and thus social learning, they instead do not include it in their system.

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vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Extended Enterprise – System must have e-comm, multi-tenet – fully skinnable, additional functionality. That said, across the board for all Big Dog systems, their social learning functionality was weak. Social Learning is limited.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

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JANUARY 13, 2011

A new year is upon us and thus it is time to re-visit the LMS market. Several vendors have left the space, a few have entered. Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. Newest Version – LMS/Learning Portal Directory.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

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JULY 3, 2010

I’m on my way to get a car that enables me to launch a robust social learning system. OmniSocial is a social learning platform, with learning management capabilities and with the ability to select individual apps in the system and only use those you select to install onto your web site or learning portal.

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2011

Of those 40%, iPad and iPad2 represent 51% of the total market. Interestingly, a large portion of LMS vendors have not optimized their products for the iPad/ iPad2 and with the exception of two content authoring tools, HTML5 capabilities, specifically the ability to output a course in HTML5 does not yet exist. E-Learning 24/7.

Authoring Tools 77

Authoring Tools Augmented Reality Flash to HTML5 Conversion LCMS 77

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

A high percentile pitched “demo&# as a trial, but you had to register – so hello phone call and at least an e-mail (even if you ask not to e-mail). Social Media & Social Learning – LMS Style. So, why allow it to happen with your potential LMS vendor. Your market share is not endless.

vendor 66

vendor LMS Skype Social Media 66

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

In the webinar, I brought up how LMS vendors were themselves perpetuating the myth of the bad things of social media (which is a necessary component of social learning), so, rather than identify the facts and data to potential clients who are concerned about social media and thus social learning, they instead do not include it in their system.

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vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

That smartphones were the answer to mobile learning. Vendors were saying, lets “wait on those&# or “our customers are not requesting them, so we are holding off&#. Social learning? A number of vendors whose real focus is the Talent Management/Performance Management market. 3 Social Learning.

vendor 69

vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

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JANUARY 5, 2011

When it comes to the e-learning market, specifically the LMS space (and you can toss in LCMS, CMS, Learning Portals as well), there are a lot of traps that customers fall into and can’t get out. problems, no issues&# – To learn the real truth about Interoperability. any E-Learning product.

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

As noted earlier in this post, the whole “compliance” driven features is striking the market at a fervor pace. While it is true that regulatory feature sets are useful – it totally depends on who are your target markets/vertical niches. Peer Review, Chat, Collaborative Learning – 68.5%.

Association Learning Management System 77

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Blended Learning 77

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JUNE 11, 2012

For vendors who offer compensation, payroll, job capabilities and other similar human resource functions, it is easy to assume that this is the standard bearer for all TM systems. What it is though is a human capital management system which is a fast growing market. Again it is not. Let me be clear on this. Bottom Line.

Pipes 71

Pipes vendor Offline iPad 71

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JUNE 25, 2010

And for people who think that tablets are not going to be a big influencer in the market, lets clear that up, quickly. While 99% of the public, believes that the Ipad is the only player in the market, it is not. Not exactly, interactive. Battle Plans. Consumer slate tablets will change that, excuse me, all of that.

Compliance Training 70

Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad LCMS 70

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MARCH 27, 2011

I mean ever&# , from a senior executive at a mid to large size vendor that has been in the market for several years. Across the board, a large number of vendors (from small to large) saw increases in their quarter numbers. In 2009 and 2010, many vendors in the LMS market, tossed in items that at one time were extra fees.

Trends 75

Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Innovators and Risk Takers – emerging technology integrated, new ideas, pushing the envelope in what is possible in e-learning/social learning/m-learning, coming up with something that has never been done before – risk takers. You upload your courses into OpenSesame and now they are on the market.

Blended Learning 73

Blended Learning Innovation Productivity Product 73