Techdirt Podcast Episode 14: Do You Need A Proprietary Platform To Be A Serious Media Company Today?

from the content-(management)-is-king dept

Techdirt has long operated on a homegrown content management system, but while we’ve been considering a switch to something open like WordPress, many other media companies have been building their own proprietary platforms. What are the pros and cons of each approach, and are proprietary platforms necessary to be a “serious” media company in today’s landscape?

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Leigh Beadon (profile) says:

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Don’t worry, we don’t intend to move our comment system into something third-party like that, nor would we ever require those forms of login (we wouldn’t mind offering them as an option for those that want to use them). And we are committed to retaining the ability to comment fully anonymously, partially anonymously, with an account, etc. with no restrictions.

That said, I can’t promise we’ll “leave Techdirt the way it is” — there’s a lot we’d like to do to grow and improve this site.

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