A content delivery platform (CDP) is a

software as a service Software as a service (SaaS ) is a cloud computing service model where the provider offers use of application software to a client and manages all needed physical and software resources. SaaS is usually accessed via a web application. Unlike o ...

(SaaS) content service, similar to a

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(CMS), that utilizes embedded software code to deliver

web content Web content is the text, visual or audio content that is made available online and user encountered as part of the online usage and experience on websites. It may include text, images, sounds and audio, online videos, among other items place ...

. Instead of the installation of software on client servers, a CDP feeds content through embedded code snippets, typically via

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widget, Flash widget or server-side Ajax. Content delivery platforms are not

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s, which are utilized for large web media and do not depend on embedded software code. A CDP is utilized for all types of web content, even text-based content. Alternatively, a content delivery platform can be utilized to import a variety of syndicated content into one central location and then re-purposed for

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. The term ''content delivery platform'' was coined by Feed.Us software architect John Welborn during a presentation to the Chicago Web Developers Association. In late 2007, two blog comment services launched utilizing CDP-based services. Intense Debate and Disqus both employ JavaScript widgets to display and collect blog comments on websites.

Notable Content delivery platforms

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Notable Content delivery platforms

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