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APRIL 11, 2013

If you are taking a deep look around the LMS market you may be hearing a new buzz word, “ecosystem” Some LMS vendors have used the term in the past because they themselves saw their platform as a one stop shop. Without realizing it, consumers (end users) were pursing one stop shops through e-learning.

LMS 78

LMS Blended Learning vendor Learning Management System 78

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APRIL 4, 2011

For vendors, they could make it happen and generate revenue. Slideshare. They share them (the premises of slideshare) with other users, who want to view them and download them. Even with slideshare, you can actually post e-books and other documents, so it follows suit in a system. Cut, copy and paste the web.

Social Learning 77

Social Learning LCMS Social Learning Portal 77

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JULY 13, 2010

The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors. Extended Enterprise - Vendors are expanding into the wholesaler/reseller/affiliates/sales agent sector with their solutions. The note of interest is that it is occurring with all size of vendors, albeit the charge is being led by mid size vendors. Global markets. Europe, U.K.,

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

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MAY 5, 2013

Native app available in iTunes/Apple and Google (Android) – very few vendors have native apps. Supports 3rd party APIs – actually most do, but again, if you asked “hey can I have Slideshare in my system”, they would say yes. E-commerce included. E-Learning 24/7. Easy to use interface.

Enterprise 85

Enterprise Association Learning Management System LMS Portal 85

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

There are over 25 social media types – types include social networking, live casting, game platforms, virtual worlds, web conferencing, social bookmarking, social network aggregators, social news aggregators, blogs, app sharing (inc. slidesharing, livestreaming. not working for a vendor). Vendor Section. Guess what?

Social Media 76

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 76

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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″?

Social Media 40

Social Media Social Learning Social Media 40

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JULY 23, 2012

Any vendor, who includes a set storage fee, should be able to provide you a range of number of courses – with examples and video/audio files – if you plan to use them. Many vendors’ sites do not state this information in their pricing. Simple look and feel is the standard. Others in no particular order.

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Low Cost Cost LMS Server 80