"Big Medium 2.0.3 is now ready for your downloading pleasure, featuring a tasty selection of changes and bug fixes. The update addresses a few lingering compatibility issues with Firefox 3, fixes a nasty bug that caused a small number of Big Medium sites to refuse to open in Internet Explorer, and several other issues."

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I really like the advice Global Moxie has given their users for how best to promote their content management system, Big Medium. In their blog post, Psst... Pass It On! Spreading the Word about Big Medium, they talk about various way users can "spread the word" about Big Medium. They show a good understanding for how online communities work, including what you shouldn't do when marketing a product via a blog or forum.

Don’t be a zealot

If you’re posting in forums or on blogs, be considerate of the community around you. Offer comments that are appropriate to the context and that will genuinely help people understand if Big Medium is right for them. No software is perfect for every project, so feel free to share Big Medium’s pros and cons. Be yourself, be honest.

One of the frustrations I have with forums sponsored by the various CMS owners and open source projects is when no other CMS but their own is seen as a solution. Potential users of CMS have a difficult time knowing what to believe is the right application for them when no one admits that their product isn't right for them.

Josh Clark sent an e-mail to us the other day saying that his Web content management system, Big Medium 2, is availabe for public consumption. While he sent the usual press release, I thought I'd go ahead and paste his full e-mail to me. Sometimes it's good to note that it's not just a "company" pushing a product but instead to actually see the people developing the software pushing their own products.

Bryan,

First off, thanks for all you do. You offer such terrific coverage of the CMS space and the challenges facing practitioners. Super-professional but with a personal feel. I love it.

I posted a comment on one of your posts introducing Big Medium 2 a couple of months ago and now, at long last, it's out of beta. I'm passing along the press release below in hopes that you'll find it of interest to your readers. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions, and thanks again.

All best,

Josh

PARIS, DEC 17, 2007 -- Josh Clark and Global Moxie announced the release
of Big Medium 2, a web content management system aimed squarely at web
designers.