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[Featured Group] Information Architecture

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:19:00 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/featured_group_information_architecture/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:19:00 EST After a not-so-smooth roll-out of mailman listserv software on the Society for Technical Communication Information Design Special Interest Group, I decided to start an Information Architecture discussion group on The Content Wrangler Community. I hope it will be an alternative to the horrible listserv discussion groups that have outlived their usefulness and are quickly being replaced by social network discussion groups that allow more natural conversations and provide a better user experience.

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DITA Adoption Committee Forms

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:36:00 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/dita_adoption_committee_forms/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:36:00 EST All interested parties are invited to participate in the new OASIS DITA Adoption Committee, which will work to educate the marketplace on the value of the DITA OASIS Standard for document creation and management. By raising awareness of the benefits offered by DITA, the Committee expects the demand for DITA-conforming products and services to increase, resulting in a greater choice of tools and platforms and an expanded DITA community. Proposers include representatives of OASIS Foundational Sponsors, IBM and Oracle, as well as Sponsor member, Comtech, and others. JoAnn Hackos of Comtech serves as convenor; a Committee chair will be elected at the first meeting, which will be held by teleconference on 28 Jul.

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Content Marketing Brilliance: Find Your Perfect Content Partner With Junta42 Match

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:42:01 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/content_marketing_brilliance_find_your_perfect_content_partner_with_junta42/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:42:01 EST

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Index Cards To Time Machines: The Web Time Forgot

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:35:00 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/index_cards_to_time_machines_the_web_time_forgot/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:35:00 EST "Historians typically trace the origins of the World Wide Web through a lineage of Anglo-American inventors like Vannevar Bush, Doug Engelbart and Ted Nelson. But more than half a century before Tim Berners-Lee released the first Web browser in 1991, Otlet (pronounced ot-LAY) described a networked world where ‘anyone in his armchair would be able to contemplate the whole of creation.’ Although Otlet’s proto-Web relied on a patchwork of analog technologies like index cards and telegraph machines, it nonetheless anticipated the hyperlinked structure of today’s Web...” (Source: Alex Wright, The New York Times - Read the article)

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iPhone 3G: Half the Price, Size

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:31:00 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/iphone_3g_half_the_price_size/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:31:00 EST Apple announced the next iteration of the most advanced mobile device on the planet, the iPhone 3G. It’s no doubt going to give mobile telephone and portable digital assistant makers a run for their money. It’s superior in so many ways, it’s ridiculous to compare it to other products. As Wired magazine recently wrote: “Software is arguably the most important part of the iPhone. Ever since its launch last year, seemingly every cellphone maker has released a touchscreen phone. None of them comes close in ease of use, because none of them understands that the interface is everything.” We agree.

The 3G comes with fully-enabled GPS functionality, Microsoft Exchange (aimed at enterprise business users), blazing fast internet access, and starting at $199, it’s poised to snatch up a huge section of the market, which is good news for companies that support it, like AT&T in the US. Additionally, the ad campaign is brilliant, as usual. Watch the video.

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Business Case for Standards-based Design

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:26:00 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/business_case_for_standards_based_design/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:26:00 EST The not-so-funny joke goes, “The nice thing about standards is there are so many to choose from.” Yet, there are a number of issues you should be concerned with if your company’s website is not adhering to web standards. Not adhering to standards might simply signal your site as a bad netizen. Or you could find yourself on the wrong side of the law. Read the article from Duo Consulting’s In the Loop newsletter.

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Web Content Management: Beyond Traditional Models Webcast - Search CIO Midmarket Expert Webcast

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:57:01 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/web_content_management_beyond_traditional_models_webcast_search_cio_midmark/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:57:01 EST As business units demand more from a web presence, IT has been asked to respond with web content management (WCM) systems that do more than deliver content. This webcast from Search CIO Midmarket examines the types of content management systems available, the differences between standard WCM products and persuasive WCM products that manage and deliver content.

Duo Consulting CEO Michael Silverman and Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, sift through the hype of certain features and discuss web delivery extras such as personalization, analytics, and multichannel delivery. They also offer specific advice and user examples on how you can set up a successful WCM system that meets the needs of both IT and the business.

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ChaCha Revolutionizes The Way People Search

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:46:00 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/chacha_revolutionizes_the_way_people_search/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:46:00 EST ChaCha announced a web-based search engine which almost 15,000 real human beings do your searching and filter results at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas. Users in the U.S. can call 1-800-2-ChaCha (800-224-2242) from a cell phone or send questions as text messages to from their cell phones and get answers back from ChaCha’s human researchers.

According to Brad Bostic, president & chief marketing officer, ChaCha answers questions such as: ‘Where is the nearest McDonald’s within Flamingo and Tropicana avenue?’ or ‘How many eye lids does a camel have?’ In a few minutes, you’ll get specific answers as a text message and web link to follow for more information.

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Microsoft Lacks Goals: Bill Gates Waffles When Tim O’Reilly Asks Probing Question

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:59:00 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/microsoft_lacks_goals_bill_gates_waffles_when_tim_oreilly_asks_probing_ques/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:59:00 EST "It was left to a member of the audience, technology publisher Tim O’Reilly, to ask a searching question. Did Microsoft ‘have any really big, hairy, audacious goal’ any more? Watching Gates waffle said everything one needed to know about how incoherent and middle-aged his company has become. He didn’t have an answer because there isn’t one.” Read Bill Gates doesn’t play monopoly? Laugh? I nearly died (The Guardian)

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Welocalize Enters the Translation Management Fray

Thu, 29 May 2008 20:55:00 EST

http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/news/welocalize_enters_the_translation_management_fray/ Thu, 29 May 2008 20:55:00 EST This week, Welocalize told Common Sense Advisory that it had purchased Transware, an Irish Language Service Provider that owns some vintage translation management (TMS) technology. Read the interview with CEO Smith Yewell, who said the acquisition brings more revenue, production, and, most importantly, that TMS engine.

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