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CustomWare Wiki Wednesday – May 6 th 2009 Wiki as a CMS and JSON Based Mashups

Introduction Welcome A bit about myself A glimpse of this presentation Wiki (Atlassian Confluence) CMS JavaScript Object Notation Mashups www.customware.net

Welcome

A bit about myself

A glimpse of this presentation

Wiki (Atlassian Confluence)

CMS

JavaScript Object Notation

Mashups

Wiki? An online repository of pages which utilises a simplified markup language and encourages its users to contribute. Very freeform, the structure is dictated almost solely based on the users that are using it. Publically accessible implementations: http:// www.wikipedia.org http:// www.customware.net http:// confluence.atlassian.com www.customware.net

An online repository of pages which utilises a simplified markup language and encourages its users to contribute.

Very freeform, the structure is dictated almost solely based on the users that are using it.

Publically accessible implementations:

http:// www.wikipedia.org

http:// www.customware.net

http:// confluence.atlassian.com

Advantages of Wikis Quick to pick up (wysiwyg editors for beginners) Flexible and customisable Extensible (macros) High level of control over the display and content (using direct wiki markup) Version history and a “sense of ownership” www.customware.net

Quick to pick up (wysiwyg editors for beginners)

Flexible and customisable

Extensible (macros)

High level of control over the display and content (using direct wiki markup)

Version history and a “sense of ownership”

Atlassian Confluence Enterprise wiki Fine grained permissions for restricting access and capabilities of users Simple to extend (via user macros, plugin extensions, etc.) Microsoft Office integration www.customware.net

Enterprise wiki

Fine grained permissions for restricting access and capabilities of users

Simple to extend (via user macros, plugin extensions, etc.)

Microsoft Office integration

Content Management System A means of creating, editing and managing digital media Some key features include: Version tracking Defined user base Assigning roles to users Ability to publish content www.customware.net

A means of creating, editing and managing digital media

Some key features include:

Version tracking

Defined user base

Assigning roles to users

Ability to publish content

Confluence as a CMS Confluence has quite a number of functionalities which make up a standard CMS Using a set of labels and permissions, we can mark content to be published similarly like we would in Confluence www.customware.net

Confluence has quite a number of functionalities which make up a standard CMS

Using a set of labels and permissions, we can mark content to be published similarly like we would in Confluence

Confluence as a CMS - Advantages www.customware.net Separation of the backend (content) with the interface (website), giving the users and editors different views Easy collaboration between editors Ability to integrate with various other services (via plugins both bundled and open source in Confluence)

Separation of the backend (content) with the interface (website), giving the users and editors different views

Easy collaboration between editors

Ability to integrate with various other services (via plugins both bundled and open source in Confluence)

Mashing it all up Why limit yourself to one content source when you can have it all? With the growing popularity of website integration and online APIs, there are plenty of free services that we can leverage from By using data and functionality from various online sources, we can build content rich websites with minimal effort www.customware.net

Why limit yourself to one content source when you can have it all?

With the growing popularity of website integration and online APIs, there are plenty of free services that we can leverage from

By using data and functionality from various online sources, we can build content rich websites with minimal effort

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Lightweight form of data-exchange that is easily parsed and legible Based on the JavaScript language but is language independent (can be used with Java, C#, C++, C, Python, Perl, etc.) Becoming widely used in various technologies (Confluence, Flickr, Google code) www.customware.net

Lightweight form of data-exchange that is easily parsed and legible

Based on the JavaScript language but is language independent (can be used with Java, C#, C++, C, Python, Perl, etc.)

Becoming widely used in various technologies (Confluence, Flickr, Google code)

Mashups – Integrating the Internet www.customware.net

Advantages of Mashups Lower hosting costs (as content is not hosted locally, capability of delegating data processing to the user through AJAX) Consolidates relevant data Dynamic content Flexible and customisable Simple and fast integration of many data sources and functionality www.customware.net

Lower hosting costs (as content is not hosted locally, capability of delegating data processing to the user through AJAX)

Consolidates relevant data

Dynamic content

Flexible and customisable

Simple and fast integration of many data sources and functionality

Questions? www.customware.net

Resources Contact Details Name: Bo Wang Email: [email_address] Homepage: http:// www.customware.net/repository/display/~bo.wang Presentation Resources Presentation Slides: http:// www.customware.net/repository/display/WikiWednesday JSON: http://www.json.org Atlassian Confluence: http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/ www.customware.net

Contact Details

Name: Bo Wang

Email: [email_address]

Homepage: http:// www.customware.net/repository/display/~bo.wang

Presentation Resources

Presentation Slides: http:// www.customware.net/repository/display/WikiWednesday

JSON: http://www.json.org

Atlassian Confluence: http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/

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