Nov 15, 2019

The Business of CMS - Issue #1

By Chris Van Patten • Issue #1 • View online

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Business of CMS newsletter. In 2019, every business is a content and media business, and the content management system is at the heart of it. This newsletter will explore broader industry trends, technical innovation, and disrupters entering the space.

In this edition, we have news from Salesforce and Automattic, plus a look inside the New York Times and a major announcement from Gatsby.

Salesforce announces new content management system

Fresh off a recent investment in Automattic (purveyors of WordPress.com, and definitely-not controllers of the open source WordPress), Salesforce announces their own CMS.

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Newspack announces second set of pilot newsrooms; first U.S. site relaunches on new platform

The second set of newsrooms slated for Automattic’s Google News Initiative-funded “Newspack” platform have been announced, and another publication has launched (see below). Newspack provides a pre-configured web platform, primarily for independent local media publishers.

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Oklahoma Watch Becomes First U.S. Publication on Newspack; 34 Pilot Newsrooms Announced for Second Round

Justin Tadlock at WP Tavern has additional background on the above story, including comments from the executive editor of the Oklahoma Watch and more technical details.

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It’s All Part of the Plan

A rare (but always appreciated) look inside the CMS at the New York Times; specifically their new planning tool.

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Announcing Gatsby Cloud

Gatsby is only CMS-adjacent (it’s a front-end in headless setups that is rapidly growing in popularity) but adjacent is good enough for us. Gatsby Cloud is Gatsby’s new freemium offering, encompassing developer tools, a preview environment, and integrations.

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By Chris Van Patten

In 2020, every business is a content business, so every business needs a way to create and manage that content. The Business of CMS is a semi-regular newsletter which tracks content management systems — the software powering many of these businesses — and the industry around them.

Every so often, we'll send you a collection of curated links about the latest developments in the CMS world, covering proprietary and open source platforms, M&A news, technical innovations, and much more.

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