Archives for the category "Content management"

The increasing relevance of ebooks and other epublications

Perspective and predictions for the emerging ebook technology and associated genres.

Content Re-use and Narrative Flow

A response to a discussion about disruption of narrative flow, and the consequences of content re-use.

Defining Content in the Age of Technology

Copy, multiplied by its technopower, makes it into content. Content needs copy; and in a post-paper world, copy definitely needs content.

The dirty little secrets of CMS documentation

A CMS without decent documentation is like a car without windshield wipers – so why do so many vendors have this bad business practice?

Professional Imitates Personal: Adventures in Content Integration

Consolidating content from multiple channels, from email to social, is becoming a challenge, but necessary to curate content well.

Surfacing content: ways to keep content in sync

Keeping content synchronized is very different between a Web CMS and a component CMS. Compare the differences and the practical applications for each type.

The Web is Just an Output Channel

Content could be output to the Web, but it’s more likely to get output to the Web as simply one of the channels in a multichannel publishing environment.

Technology won’t fix a bad strategy

Successful technology implementations all share a common denominator: a strong content strategy.

CMS Facts and Myths, and Why Process is So Important

Ensure that you’re not left holding the bag when the CMS vendor has left the building; get your processes in place.

Content Lifecycle

The content lifecycle is described as an organic system, in a technology-agnostic way.