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APRIL 28, 2010

Is it me or does it seem that most vendors in the LMS/LCMS market still believe that with some smoke and mirrors, you won’t realize that social media actually must be integrated into social learning for it to exist? Or do they just drop the word, “social media&# , and rather say, “social learning and web 2.0″?

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Social Media Social Learning Social Media 40

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

We often tell our employees, customers and ourselves, that e-learning is learning without borders. That you can learn wherever you are, at whatever time you want, and that you can gain knowledge without the previous conditions. educational) lacking: is an interface for a LMS or learning platform.

Mashups 73

Mashups Association LMS Association Learning Management System Social Media 73

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JUNE 20, 2011

The LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal market continues to be strong. In my latest directory, 393 LMS vendors – global, of which 34 or so are open source systems. Here are five trends that are being seen in the market, but one of these trends can cause consternation, among current customers. It was a myth.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

In 2010, the RCAT market continued its upswing and nothing indicates to me it will be changing anytime soon. 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. Ahh, such it was (okay, still is until Dec.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

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AUGUST 31, 2010

As social learning continues to grow, LMS/LCMS vendors are taking various approaches. While some view themselves as “social learning&# savvy, incorporating various components, others seem to see themselves as just sitting on the sidelines. It is not as though, social learning is going to disappear. Do Nothing.

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Latest: 303 LMS & Learning Portal Vendors. 28 free open source vendors – on 2nd tab. Vendors are listed from all over the world. List includes Lite LMSs – which is a new trend and LMS vendors who enable you only to upload their course content i.e. content created in their products into their system.

Learning Portal 40

Learning Portal Portal Flash to HTML5 Conversion LMS 40

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Yet, for all that do it, their are equal number of vendors who do not. E-Learning Trade Shows. Vendors who do not have anyone in their booth, during expo times – I see this at all shows, regardless of the product or market; but at e-learning/training shows you see it a lot OR you see them eating in their booth.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 65

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Productivity Product Authoring Tools 65

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MAY 13, 2014

hey it is a Mashup of Emotions! Although after talking to several vendors, irritation seemed to be a part of their response to me. Estimate 55% e-learning related content, including e-learning vendors and ILT vendors who added a “virtual training” component as part of their offerings.

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Conference ASTD Blended Learning 69

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

For the past month, I have been conducting a survey on learning platforms and specifically learning management systems. . The data shows that what many vendors assume end users want is far from accurate. Too many vendors are focusing on talent/performance management as the next feature/component in their systems.

Association Learning Management System 77

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Blended Learning 77

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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. Categories. Big Dog LMS.

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AUGUST 6, 2010

Plateau LMS is a Talent Management System, made up of four modules. Plateau Learning. After logging into the system a pop up window appears with four option, under the title “How to Get the Most out of the Plateau TMS. You can click a check box, if you do not want the pop-up to appear the next time you log into the system.

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Plateau System Productivity Product 64

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AUGUST 12, 2011

So, when I went and checked out Saba Social, Saba’s new social learning platform, I had very low expectations. My Learning – identified the popular courses – solid. Why not have a people icon, group icon, video icon and learning icon? I admit that in general I have been underwhelmed in the past with Saba.

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Saba Social Networks Social Productivity 69

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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.

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Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75