Bots, the share of Internet traffic generated by machines rather than humans, have become a huge problem, largely driven by the rise of web scraping, a technique aimed at extracting information from websites in an automated way. In recent times it has grown considerably thanks to the spread of generative AI companies, so the question is what to do about it.
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Which CMS should you choose after WordPress?
I have always argued (and will go on doing so until Drupal CMS or another open-source product proves otherwise) that WordPress is the best open-source CMS to start with, to launch into the content market on a very tight budget, to test an editorial idea and gauge market acceptance.
(more…)El Cronista selects Arc XP as its new CMS
The chief executive of El Cronista, Christian Findling, has disclosed in an interview with dossiernet that the centenary newspaper has chosen the Washington Post’s CMS, Arc XP, to spearhead a new era that could even include establishing its own physical newsroom in Mexico.
(more…)Washington Post tech workers, including those from Arc XP, unionise
A few weeks ago it was reported that Arc XP workers had settled back in at the Washington Post. For some time it was speculated that Arc XP had separated from the paper where it was born to proceed with a sale, but this operation did not come to fruition and the major CMS company promoted by Jeff Bezos has returned home.
(more…)OpenAI reaches to another major deal with a media group: The Washington Post
Although the pace of deals brokered by OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, with news organisations appears to have slowed, a fresh agreement has just been announced with The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos.
(more…)The best CMS with built-in AI
At the end of last year, CMS MAG organized AInnovación, the first major CMS event focused on artificial intelligence (AI), where the cream of the crop—both nationally and internationally—presented their latest advances. All of the presentations can be watched for free on YouTube at any time.
(more…)INMA updates its CMS Vendor Selection Tool
The International News Media Association (INMA), in partnership with Google News Initiative, recently introduced the updated version of its CMS Vendor Selection Tool. This tool now includes a refreshed list of CMS platforms that have been analyzed, serving as a useful starting point or an additional resource for selecting a CMS—though it should not be considered the sole source of information.
(more…)Main mistakes when choosing and managing your CMS
The latest episode of the videopodcast La Hora de CMS MAG has been, in the words of the co-host Manuel Gómez, a true “masterclass” on how to choose and properly manage a content management system (CMS) by learning from the most common mistakes.
(more…)The Washington Post cuts 25% of Arc XP staff
A tragic week for Arc XP, as 25% of the staff has been laid off. In total, 54 employees are being forced to leave the company behind the content management system (CMS) used in Spain by the PRISA group.
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