Jan 10 2008
Geo Platforms For Development
I have been conducting research on several of geo/local platforms that can assist geopreneurs with their domain development goals. There are several new technologies coming out that are aimed right at geo domain developers. I will discuss the ones I find interesting and perhaps beneficial. It will be upto you to determine how you can implement them into your development (If you chose) and to conduct further research on the complete features they provide.
The abundance of these new geo/local platforms from major companies over the past 5 months is validating the new hot trend of the internet, geo/local. The time is finally coming to those who have waited so long for this moment. The geo/local niche is going to explode in 2008, and those with an effective game plan will be in a very solid position. It won’t be long before businesses and developers of these platforms realize the most effective use of them will be on geo targeted domains.
Steve,
Are these content management systems for Geo domains? I sure hope they are affordable.
J
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J,
Yes, they can be used with any domain, but are most effective with targeted geo domains IMO. I have been looking at many different platforms, and have come across a few that are free. I will talk with Greg Sterling (Local Tech Expert) once in a while to get his input on the platforms I come across. I will attempt to get prices when possible to assist geopreneurs with their decision. Overall, the geo/local platform market is just beginning to take shape, and soon we will have an abundance of tools available to implement into our geo developments as the market matures.
I think Joomla is pretty good but looking forward to hearing other options.