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Anyone who's been to Writers Watching TV sessions knows I have a little obsession with script stats. So here are the stats for Ruby Skye P.I. The Spam Scam, as of today's White Production Draft: 12 Episodes 68 pages 68 scenes (including 3 establishers) Longest episode: 9 pages Shortest episode: 3 pages Over on...
We’ve had a great week and it’s only Wednesday. The big news and really the most fun and most exciting event of the week was casting. We sent out our casting notice last Thursday. We posted on Casting workbook, Craig’s list, Mandy and the rubyskyepi.com. We also spread...
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Liz Hover of the NSI interviewed me last week mostly about Ruby Skye P.I. The podcast of that interview is online and you can listen to it right here. There are lots more great interviews to listen to on the site. I'm going to check out the one with Christy Dena, of the new site You Suck...
Tights & Fights Goes Transmedia
If you're interested in transmedia-in-the-making (and if you're not, what's wrong with you?), you should definitely check out the production blog by the gang at GopherX. With the support of the Independent Production Fund, they are producing a whole new series of Tights & Fights, this time with a...
Hot hot news from the transmedia world: Christy Dena has launched a new transmedia focused website called You Suck At Transmedia. What are you still hanging around here for? Go take a look! ...
Contentmanager.net
First Batch of Developers Achieve the Kentico CMS Developer Certification
Kentico Software, the Web content management system vendor, announced the first five Kentico Certified Developers. Achieving the Kentico Developer Certification demonstrates a .NET developers experie......
Relaunch of VOX.de with CONTENS
More videos, more program proximity, more structure, and a new program planner - thats the new image of the redesigned website of the Cologne, Germany-based TV station VOX......
e-Spirit AG and TER s.r.l. enter partnership for Italy
e-Spirit AG continues its international expansion and extends its partner network: TER s.r.l. (www.ter.it) is the company's new partner in Italy......
Ruhstrat launches new, user-friendly online platform with CONTENS
The long-established technology provider Ruhstrat has launched its web presence based on the Content Management System (CMS) CONTENS......
e-Spirit Customer BGV Recognized for Best Insurance Extranets
Eisenhut Award for Brokerage and Exclusive Agents Portal based on FirstSpirit CMS For the second year in a row, insurer BGV / Badische Versicherungen has been recognized with an Eisenhut Award, impre......
Kentico Announces Kentico Developer Certification
Kentico Software, the Web content management system vendor, announced the Kentico Developer Certification that showcases developer technology experiences using the progressively growing Kentico Develo......
DPCI blogs
K4 Version 6 Allows the Creation of Alternative "Designs" for Layouts
"Designs" let production staff save multiple compositions of the same page, while keeping the articles linked to the K4 system. Did you ever layout a page within InDesign and wonder, "What would this look like with more images? Should I try a completely different layout?" Designers and production staff within InDesign...
K4 Version 6 Article Components Can Now be Checked-Out by Multiple Users
InCopy and InDesign users can accept individual story tasks from within a single InCopy article In previous versions of K4, an individual editorial user inside of InCopy could check out an article and edit the individual stories that were contained within the article they were working on. However, if another...
Vjoon's K4 Version 6 is packed with tons of new and exciting features...
From a completely re-vamped Workflow Editor, to sticky notes you place anywhere, K4 Version 6 has delivered what publishers have been asking for In my next few blog entries, I'm going to explore some of the latest features inside the brand-new, built from the bottom up, K4 Version 6 from...
K4 Version 6 now lets you change Publication Terminology
You can now change the terminology within K4 to more accurately represent the structure of the publications or projects that you are working on. In previous versions of K4, the administrator could not change the terminology used within the K4 system. However, the new feature-packed K4 Version 6 now ships...
So How Much Did Drupalcon San Francisco Rock? A LOT!
Here's a blog post by cat herding Drupal community celebrity Kieran Lal on the successes of Drupalcon San Francisco. First off a hearty congratulations to Kieran, Matt Cheney and his colleagues at Chapter 3 for putting on a first class conference. I attend conferences throughout the U.S. and they should...
On Hacking Drupal Core and Contributing Back to the Open Source Community Project
Here's an article by Ron Miller that expounds on Seth Gottlieb's blog on the drawbacks of hacking Drupal core. The Onion implemented version 4.7 of Drupal several years back and mightily hacked core for the functionality and performance it needed. Recently, the Onion - a company with a number of...
Another DAM blog
What are some DAM job descriptions?
What are you looking for when filling the human resources gaps with the people needed to help manage your organization's digital assets? Well, here are a few DAM job descriptions. There are no hard and fast rules, but rather guidelines....
Createasphere DAM podcast interview
Aric Allen of Createasphere interviewed the author of this blog post about what companies need to think about when implementing Digital Asset Management (DAM) and what will be presented at the Createasphere Digital Asset Management Conference in New York in late September 2010. This interview was recorded as a free podcast...
Were you volunteered to work on DAM?
Interestingly enough, many people today do not (yet) plan on a career in DAM, but rather a career in DAM picked them. Sometimes, they were volunteered for the position. Getting volunteered is obviously less of a choice than actually volunteering for a DAM position. This is likely not what you...
Based off the idea of DAM Awards, Createasphere is calling all Digital Asset Management Innovators for their first annual DAMMY Awards. "If you or your organization has broken new ground in managing digital and media assets, it’s time to stand up and be recognized! Createasphere is excited to announce the first...
Where can I find metadata standards?
As a Digital Asset Management professional, one of the many non-tangible things I deal with on a regular basis is metadata. This is a must. Any standards which already exists can help as a starting point. There is no sense recreating the wheel from stone since someone has done that...
Content Management System (CMS) Reviews, News and Articles
ocPortal Version 5 final released
ocProducts are pleased to announce the full release of ocPortal Version 5, our highly advanced web content management system. This follows a short release candidate version. This version introduces a... Read more » ...
Vivvo releases version 4.5 Gold w/Giveaway
After nearly two months of beta and RC stages, Vivvo 4.5 is now officially in Gold release. It is available for purchase and download, including the new theme (shown below). For... Read more » ...
Popular Open Source eCommerce Products
We are often asked for recommendations on eCommerce packages that can be either integrated within a CMS or used in conjunction with one. Here is a list of open source... Read more » ...
Campsite 3.4.1 Security Update Released
A potential XSS vulnerability has been fixed with the latest Campsite release, which also improves session handling to avoid logged user session grabbing via CSRF attack. The vulnerability was discovered... Read more » ...
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Day Software Holding AG (SIX: DAYN, OTCQX: DYIHY) announced the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Adobe to launch a public tender... Read more » ...
Nuxeo Introduces New Cloud Edition of Digital Asset Management Application
Nuxeo, the Open Source Enterprise Content Management (ECM) company, today announced an update to its Nuxeo Digital Asset Management product with the release of Nuxeo DAM 1.1, as well launching the... Read more » ...
BizTechTalk
10 * 140,000 = 50% = SSC Success « Random Thoughts of a Boston-Based CTO: John Moore's Weblog "The LabVIEW team is focused on delivering great products, and great support, to their customers. In fact, they are so passionate about......
Information overload vs. filter failure « TimeBack Management Nice post tying lean thinking and doing root cause analysis on information overload. Agree that's it's not that there's too much information - there always has been, since well before anyone currently......
Download details: SharePoint 2010 Administration Toolkit v1.0 "Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) connector for SharePoint Server 2010 The Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) connector for SharePoint Server 2010 enables SharePoint users to interact with content stored in any repository that......
A Pattern Language: Gradual Stiffening Every time I look at Christopher Alexander's "A Pattern Language" - I'm struck by how much you can apply these patterns to just about anything. This in particular sounds eerily TRIZ-like, and very much like......
.:Sixorg: Federated Search is dead, dead, dead... Dated article - and makes lots of assumptions about certain implementation models of federated search. tags: federated_search metalayer Content Strategy - a knol by Jeffrey MacIntyre Sadly content strategy is practiced by few,......
Project Shrink
5 Awesome Ways To Team Problem Solving And Communication
Analyzing complex project situations can require creativity and team involvement. Below are 5 techniques to boost creativity and harness the knowledge of the team for efficient communication and problem solving. Project Adventure Mapping Adventure Mapping is a highly playful, interactive and intuitive way of communicating complex elements in your project....
In episode 16 of Project Potion Dave Prior and Bas de Baar talk about coworking and using video for status reports. As defined by Wikipedia: “Coworking is a style of work which involves a shared working environment, sometimes an office yet independent activity. Unlike in a typical office environment, those...
Stakeholder Adventure Maps. Drawing Smileys And Walls.
Ah. Adventure Maps. I was happily surprised that Mondays post about Project Adventure Maps took so much interest. As it should. Away with spreadsheets, checklists and grid prisons. Bring on your crayons! So. Adventure Mapping. A highly playful, interactive and intuitive way of communicating complex elements in your project. Or...
Using the Internet to Your Advantage
You can meet some awesome people on the Internet. Last year I got into contact with Margaret Meloni. Talking about awesome. Lately we have been discussing the value of leveraging the internet and social media. Margaret consults with individuals and organizations on the topic of conflict resolution and she coaches...
The Project Adventure Map. Go Left At Scope Creep Mountain.
So. We should have fun and creativity in projects. So. The team should have a shared understanding of the goal and approach. So. If people are involved you get acceptance and engagement, multiple point of views, and alignment. Co-creation is a powerful concept. So. Metaphors and storytelling are useful techniques....
We all learn important things from the people we work with. One of the first things I learned was to celebrate early. If you have the funds in your project budget for one team party, do it at the beginning of the project, not at the end. Celebrate you are...
Hovering Over The Back Button
Day and Omniture to be married – Adobe to pay for the wedding
Alright, hands up who didn’t approach the Adobe acquisition of Omniture with some puzzlement and surprise? Well, now it’s making sense as these proud parents arrange the wedding of their blushing analytics bride to a handsome CMS beau that should deliver the web engagement off-spring that they crave. I say...
Next in my occasional series where I refer to a different to letter to the one in a TLA (after discussing the R in ECM) – I wondering if it’s time we took the W out of CMS and thought about management and delivery as separate disciplines. I am not...
I was in a briefing call today by a large software vendor, it wasn’t a one to one briefing there were a few of us on the call – I am not going to say who they were and if you know I’d rather you didn’t either. I am sure the...
In a departure from my normal waffle, I wanted to share a book I’ve just read “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell, that I’ve come to very late – it was first published ten years ago and that anyone who’s hung around with marketers for as long as I have...
Things I Learned at Gilbane San Francisco
Last week was my first Gilbane conference as a Gilbane analyst, having in previous years only served variously as vendor booth bunny, guest speaker or panellist and it was great to focus on meeting folks, listening to some great sessions and participating as a moderator and speaker. Two and a half packed days, that...
In the discussion of what ECM is, we’ve seen a few analogies lately of comparing ECM (Enterprise Content Management) with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)- me included. Most of this discussion is around the ‘E’ (such as this by Jon Marks) but I thought I’d have a look at the M....
Digital Landfill
Enterprise 2.0 Beach Epiphanies | Enterprise 2.0 Blogs I'm on vacation this week on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in a little town called Buxton at the tip of Hatteras Point. As a result, I've had a lot of time to ride my bike and sit on the beach and...
From my E20 Expert Blog Column....
Have you been to our E20 Community and ERM Community sites? Here are some of my blogs posts from the E20 site... Enterprise 2.0 Beach Epiphanies -- I'm on vacation this week on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in a little town called Buxton at the tip of Hatteras...
AIIM - SharePoint 2010 Certification To Support Governance Remember that AIIM study that looked at SharePoint usage from an enterprise management perspective? The one that told us that SharePoint implementations still suffer from lack of planning and governance? ...
8 Tips for Converting Your SEO Operation into a Key Online Marketing Channel
After years of paying lip service to search engine optimization (SEO), the time for enterprises to seriously consider this online marketing channel has finally come. The traditional online marketing channels - paid search, display advertising, and email – are all experiencing saturation, fierce competition, and lower returns on investments. As...
Summer Reading #1 -- Cognitive Surplus - Digital Landfill I'll be taking a bit of vacation over the next two weeks, so I thought I would take the opportunity of highlighting a few books on my Summer reading list. One of the good things about using a Kindle or Kindle on...
8 Things You Should Know About Your Digital Images
You’ve got thousands of pictures saved on your computer, and probably thousands more sitting in boxes and bookshelves all over your house. The question is could you find that picture from your 1987 trip to the beach with you and your wife in it? The answer is probably no, or...
Content Here
Will Day stay committed to web standards under Adobe’s ownership?
I JUST heard about Adobe’s acquisition of Day Software and have to admit my first reaction was total disappointment. I always admired Day’s commitment to architecture and standards. Day is one of the few upper upper tier web content management companies to stay focused on the web —...
After over 10 years of working in content management, I have come to realize that there is only one way to learn the value of managing structured information: the hard way — and that way is only 50% effective. People can intellectually accept concepts like content re-use and content/layout...
Work Breakdown Structure vs. Deadlines
One of the most common points of friction between project managers and developers is planning work. Most programmers hate creating work breakdown structures (WBS). You can’t blame them, accurately predicting steps and effort required to build undesigned software is impossible. Yes, you heard that right. Software...
Roberto Galoppini has an interesting case study on selecting an open source project management tool. In it, he describes his SOS Open Source methodology for filtering open source projects by looking at a number of factors organized into three categories: sustainability, industrial strength, and project strategy. The case...
Would anyone “Like” this blog?
One of my newspaper clients recently added the Facebook “Like” button to their site and saw large increases in traffic. I was thinking of doing the same thing for Content Here but then I started to wonder “would I Like Content Here?” Don’t get me wrong. I...
So, this business analyst walks into a car dealership
A customer struts into a car dealership, slams a 200 page requirements document down onto a salesman’s desk, and triumphantly declares “I know exactly what kind of car I want to buy.” The startled salesman opens the document to a random section and starts to flip through a few...
New entries at Datamation Product Watch
Mail Broadcaster - Software for sending personalized newsletters.
Software for sending large number of personalized HTML emails, newsletters....
Email Conversion Programs - Email Conversion Programs to Export Notes.
Export Notes NSF file into Outlook PST file using SysTools Export Notes software....
WebSite Auditor (SEO Software) - Software for website onpage optimization.
A unique SEO tool that helps you optimize your page and write effective content....
Queuing Model Excel - Optimize service staff to minimize costs.
Calculate the number of service staff to minimize service and waiting costs....
Profit Contribution Breakdown Excel - Identify the components of your business profit.
Identify components of business profit. Component performance is combined with indicators for future potential and business ability to identify areas that maximize performance....
Pricing and Breakeven Analysis Excel - Determine optimum pricing and breakeven.
Test price changes, determine optimum pricing and breakeven for your business....
Content Log
Alfresco launches new Activiti Business Process Management Initiative
Alfresco has launched a new open source project, Activiti Business Process Management Suite along with the Spring Source division of VMware, Signavio and Camunda. We are also very pleased that Tom Baeyens, project founder of JBPM and BPM expert, has joined Alfresco along with his fellow architect Joram Barrez. They...
A shift in Alfresco Community license to LGPL
First of all, it's my pleasure to recognize Alfresco's 5th birthday. In January 2005, a group of eleven of us started on a fantastic journey from a familiar world, Enterprise Content Management, into an unfamiliar one, Open Source. During this......
At the recent AIIM Board Meeting that I attended this month, AIIM President John Mancini asked us to blog using the number 8. Why 8? Because no one else is using that number and AIIM can brand around it. So......
CMIS one year on - soon in public review
Autumn marks the new school year, business year and CMIS year It's that time again. Autumn and the new school year and we are about to take another major step with CMIS, the Content Management Interoperability Services proposed standard at......
Professional Open Source Software
I am constantly asked about why we put our software out as open source. Is it some sort of altruism? Communism? People who have worked with proprietary platforms may not be familiar with open source and its implications or the......
New Alfresco 3.2 was designed for the Great Recession
Back at the height of the market downturn in October, we looked at how Alfresco should address the rapidly changing economic situation. Rather than being pessimistic, we believed that this was a real opportunity for us. Times like these wipe......
OpenCms News
Update of Alkacon OCEE for OpenCms released
Alkacon OCEE for OpenCms is a commercial extension for OpenCms that offers Support for LDAP, Clustering, Replication and improved performance. Full information about OCEE is available on the Alkacon website. The latest OCEE release version 2.1.2 is a maintenance update that fixes a number of issues that persisted in the...
This is the release of OpenCms 7.5.2. OpenCms 7.5.2 is a maintenance release that fixes a number of issues that persisted in the 7.5.1 version, including some OpenCms Workplace compatibility issues with newer browser versions. Main new features of OpenCms 7.5 Support for image cropping in image gallery ...
Version 7.5.2 of OpenCms is now available for download. OpenCms is one of the most popular Open Source Content Management Solutions. This new version was developed by Alkacon Software GmbH with the support of the international OpenCms developer community. OpenCms 7.5.2 is a maintenance release that fixes a number of issues that...
New Alkacon OCEE version for OpenCms available
Alkacon OCEE for OpenCms is a commercial extension for OpenCms that offers Support for LDAP, Clustering, Replication and improved performance. Full information about OCEE is available on the Alkacon website. The latest OCEE release version 2.1.1 is an important update that fixes a number of potential issues and introduces some...
This is the release of OpenCms 7.5.1. With OpenCms 7.5.1, some additional features have been added to the core system. Moreover, a number of issues have been fixed, including some reported security problems that affected the OpenCms Workplace. New features and improvements in OpenCms 7.5.1 Added context menu...
Version 7.5.1 of OpenCms is now available for download. OpenCms is one of the most popular Open Source Content Management Solutions. This new version was developed by Alkacon Software GmbH with the support of the international OpenCms developer community. OpenCms 7.5.1 adds several new features to the core system. Moreover, a number...
TakingAIIM
Facebook & Privacy - Still Off Balance
Only two months ago I blogged about another confrontation between Facebook and users' rights to privacy. At that time I quoted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as stating, “The company [Facebook] treads a delicate balance between protecting privacy rights and promoting......
ECM: Sometimes You Can't Fight City Hall
Nearly a year ago, I reported on an ECM story, close to home, and of a high profile. Last September, a top aide to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino was cited for deleting hundreds of e-mails - subject to legal discovery......
Flipping Over Content Delivery
Readers of my work know that one of my more favorite aspects of ECM is content delivery. Along with mobility, the ability to re-purpose modular "chunks" of content in a variety of formats and contexts significantly enhances the value derived......
Do You Need to Pick Through Garbage to Find Valuable Content?
It has been weeks since I blogged, or even Tweeted on a regular basis. Where have I been? Dan and I are on the road, consulting on a very complex, grand and most interesting ECM project. A Fortune 100 company......
E2.0 With FAME Will Come Obscurity
Last week the Enterprise 2.0 Conference was held right here in my hometown, Boston MA. As usual, the E2.0 community was abuzz with Twitter (#e2conf). But, now, with the show a happy memory, many of us attendees reflect more deeply......
2.0 is a Balancing Act, "Oh Really"
It's likely you have been following the pressure Facebook has been getting concerning its privacy policies. The pressure seems to be working, as Facebook recently announced it will change its approach to privacy and make it easier fo r users......
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How to Define Measurable and Traceable Requirements for SharePoint Projects
A key contributor in successful SharePoint projects is having requirements properly developed and well-defined. In this 3-part series, Dux Raymond Sy will discuss how you effectively develop requirements for SharePoint Projects:Part 1: How to Define Measurable and Traceable RequirementsPart 2: 4 Key Steps in Developing RequirementsPart 3: Practical Techniques in...
Forrester: You're Not Ready for the Cloud
It was only a week or so ago that we told you that your information is safer on the cloud. Now, a new report from Forrester Research says that most companies aren’t yet ready for the cloud. In fact, only a startling 5% of companies are ready for cloud deployment. ...
Improve SharePoint Governance with New Site Compare Tool
MetaVis (news, site) has added a new capability its suite of SharePoint migration tools, helping your organization implement better governance over your SharePoint implementations. Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming events Find a new job ...
When Should Management Push Enterprise 2.0 Adoption?
We had planned to kick off our focus on Enterprise Collaboration today, but it seems there are a couple of holidays in our way — in Canada and the UK. So we thought we’d wait for everyone to arrive for the party to start. To get you ready for tomorrow, here’s...
Week in Review: REST in Peace, WCM. Auf Wiedersehen, WEM. Hello, CEM
…Touch me Take me to that other place Reach me I know I’m not a hopeless case…(Soundtrack for this weekly wrap-up: U2 - Beautiful Day)Did you think Web Engagement Management (WEM) was the next big thing in Web Content Management? This past week might’ve proved we’re moving well beyond WEM,...
Combine Ideation, SharePoint and Analytics with Imaginatik
The knowledge management specialists behind Imaginatik (news, site), quietly released version 10.1 of their platform this month, as well as some handy new add-ons. SharePoint fans and analytics kids? This one’s for you. Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming...
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ECMPlus - Adobe is to launch a public tender offer to acquire all of the publicly-held registered sh...
Virtual Viewing’s Interactive Development and Investment Website creates a splash
As you may have already read in an earlier post, we were proud to recently jointly unveil the Ilford...
Lending a technological hand - Lumbers' Celebrity Row
As you may have already read on our blog – or on theirs – our long-term clients, Lumbers...
From King Bluetooth I to SmartEars V1.0...
I’ve muddled through for quite a number of years now, but my level of hearing loss is now such that...
Oshyn, Inc. Examines How to “Power Up” Drupal with Performance Tuning
In Oshyn’s latest Drupal white paper, readers will learn about testing methods to evaluate how a sim...
Selecting an Enterprise Content Management Solution
DEFINE THE BUSINESS GOALS Your ECM initiative must begin with the identification of clearly defined...
Recent Blog Entries
Subsites - up front vs. ongoing costs
Do you run or plan a site with hundreds or thousands of subsites? If so, you have many unique issues to deal with, including complex permissions, templating, taxonomy, and UI requirements...
Adobe To Acquire Day - Second Take - DAM Perspective
As a digital asset management analyst, one of the most common questions I get is, "Why doesn't Adobe have its own DAM?"...
Latest updates to WCM vendor evaluations
This month we updated evaluations for four Web CMS vendors: SaaS players Clickability and OmniUpdate, as well as Drupal and GOSS...
Adobe To Acquire Day - First Take-ECM Perspective
Adobe Systems today announced their intent to acquire Day Software. We've seen Adobe featuring in many Content Management RFPs and although they had some of the necessary pieces including Adobe Contribute and LiveCycle, they were never taken seriously as a Content Management player. An OEM deal with Alfresco a few...
Evaluating SharePoint 2010 as a Content Management Platform
With SharePoint 2010, Microsoft has strongly promoted the platform's upgraded content management capabilities. Now that the hype is died down, and there are production implementations in the field, it's possible to take a harder look...
Updated ECM evaluations released
Today we are releasing a fairly substantial update to our ECM evaluation research. Over the past few months we have been looking in detail into product changes across some of the larger and better known ECM suite vendors...