What is Joomla? You may be asking yourself, "What is Joomla?" Joomla is an award winning, free and open source content management system (CMS) for publishing web content. The name Joomla is a phonetic spelling for the Swahili word "Jumla," which means "all together" or "as a whole". Since it's inception in 2005, Joomla has grown to be the second most widely used website platform globally, nearly 2 million active websites. A large community of developers and contributors have worked together to make Joomla flexible, user-friendly, extensible, secure, and robust. Additionally, thousands of "extensions" have been developed by the Joomla community...
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In last week's blog post, we provided an overview of online learning, or Learning Management Systems (LMS), and considerations for developing one for any organization. This week, we will focus on content methodology, choosing the right tool, and launching web-based training. Find the Right Solution Determining the best method for implementing the best method for web-based learning depends heavily on any existing website and the technical level of those creating, entering, and maintaining content.There are third-party Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings available. If deployment of the online learning solution is a critical and immediate need, SaaS may be a good...
There’s nothing like a global pandemic to change not only the way you do business, but the way you live. With the advent of COVID-19 and continued social distancing efforts, the days of teacher-led business classroom training quickly became a thing of the past. With many employees working from home, using ZOOM for meetings and training rapidly gained popularity. As an emergency measure, substituting the classroom with video conferencing connections worked well, but after 19 months, many companies are replacing emergency measures with more permanent solutions for online learning. Why Use Online Learning? When done correctly, using technology for remote online...
Website design and development has been at the forefront of the SaaS movement with companies popping up over the years like WIX, SquareSpace, Shopify, ChamberMaster, and BigCommerce. Even platforms such as EventBrite, SalesForce, Facebook Shops, Etsy, and Amazon fall under the SaaS umbrella. In reviewing their selling points, these SaaS solutions look shiny at first glance. They boast of easy-to-use creation tools and a quick launch. So, what's the problem with software as a service website platforms?