Collaboration Cast

Social Media has become mainstream according to Forrester and IDC predicts that over 70% of the content on the web will be user generated content. Content management conferences such as Gilbane Bostons 2008 - “Where Content Management Meets Social Media” are specifically dedicating conferences to the topic of social media.

Although, what I found impressive is that only 5 out of the 14 content management vendors (35%) who were attending really mentioned social media in their bios.  This is specifically interesting considering the conference is focused on how content management vendors address social media.

With other topics such as SharePoint, Search, SEO, Multi-Channel Publishing, SAAS, and Content Management content management vendors have to choose their focus, given their limited resources. Consequently, it looks like many of the sponsors will be learning from the conference. Maybe next year we will see their social media offerings.

For those who are attending the conference to seek integrated content and social solutions you should for sure stop by the following vendors:

1. Vignette

2. Kentico

3. Red Dot

4. Sitecore

5. Fatwire

Then you can let me know how the show turns out.

This email recently went out to Jive Employees:

As Jive finds it necessary to lay off 1/3 of its staff, Vignette welcomes the Jive team to check out our job postings and consider a career at a company that is investing, and will continue to invest, in a long-term Social strategy.

Vignette is financially strong and can weather these difficult economic times.  We are based in Austin, Texas one the best places to live in the United  States.

 In addition to our focus on social software, Vignette provides a comprehensive suite of web experience management products, which will give you a lot of opportunity to work with many technologies that are defining  the future of the web.

Let us know if you are interested.  We are always looking for top talent that is experienced in the social space.

Sincerely,

Dave Dutch

Sr. Vice President of Products and Marketing