August 22, 2008
Your Web Content Management System is not a Washing Machine - Investing in Ongoing Product Management
Over the past 10 years, I've had the great opportunity to run a company that performs a range of services around implementation of content management systems including: business and functional analysis, information architecture, project management, development and integration servi more
Posted at 02:57 pm by Joseph Bachana
August 21, 2008
Making Macs Play a Little Nicer in a PC Network
Being one of the full-time Macintosh users in our office, I find that sometimes my co-workers can get a little annoyed with all the useless files my Macintosh spews out into network fold more
Posted at 11:18 am by Ivan Mironchuk
August 12, 2008
Tool Tips: InCopy Shared Dictionary
One of the features of InCopy that I find is a huge hit with editorial teams in my training classes is the ability to create a shared dictionary. While the shared dictionary feature can often be overlooked, it is quite easy to setup and will save lots of headaches once implemen more
Posted at 07:01 pm by Ivan Mironchuk
August 08, 2008
Holes in the Dam
I think companies worry too much about how people might misuse their content. They worry about putting content online because of how users may steal/change/modify that content. Call me naïve, but it seems to me that some users turn to piracy and redistribution to support alternate use cases, because their needs have not been adequately handled with an existing system. more
Posted at 02:55 pm by Craig McEldowney
August 05, 2008
Softcare Announces Xanthos
Here is an announcement from Softcare, a partner organization of DPCI (Link Here). They have been working on their next-generation editorial workflow engine codenamed "Xanthos". A few additional points: more
Posted at 12:49 pm by Joseph Bachana
August 01, 2008
Speak the Metadata
We do quite a bit of consulting around metadata and taxonomy strategies for organizations, and one thing we find is always a topic of discussion is "How much metadata is too much?" The answer from us usually is: "The only metadata you should consider is information that is really relevant for searching, relating, or repurposing content." more
Posted at 06:15 pm by Ivan Mironchuk
August 01, 2008
Bold Headlines: Fight or Flight?
We are in rough economic times. One can hardly avoid the common headlines: “Stocks Slip In Anticipation of Jobs Number” or “Drop In Revenue Strains Budgets.” However, the challenges presented by these difficult times provide an opportunity to focus on new and innovative solutions that can help businesses implement strategies to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Enter D more
Posted at 12:10 am by Samuel Wilson
July 31, 2008
Snapping Together Open Source Projects
Earlier this year, in March, I was interviewed by Tina Gasperson for an article she wrote for linux.com on the role of open source software in the entepr more
Posted at 09:52 am by Joseph Bachana
July 30, 2008
Everyone's Got 'Em...
Opinions, that is. And in this digital age, everyone's got some kind of soapbox to shout them from, be it online pollsters stickin' it to ‘em by clicking radio buttons, or folks posting comments, message threads, diggs, tweets, more
Posted at 07:19 pm by Craig McEldowney
July 25, 2008
Marketing With Outrageous Claims
"[My Father] would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy..." -- Dr. Evil, from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery more
Posted at 12:03 am by Joseph Bachana
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