Back in 2013, I used the phrase content velocity in several posts. These posts also had a certain doomsday theme, as I compared the rise of digital workflows in publishing to the comet that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Four years later, PDF is not dead
This post is part of Scriptorium’s 20th anniversary celebration. In 2013, I wrote that PDF is not dead. Four years later, it’s still too early to write the obituary.
Content strategy success: from technical to tangible
A content strategy implementation requires you to address multiple technical facets: tool and process integration, specifications for how content is delivered, and so on. These technical details, however, are of little interest to the executives who control funding. They are much more interested in seeing … Read More
2017 content strategy trend: the rise of the machine (translation)
My 2017 trend is the impact of machine translation on content strategy.
tekom 2016: Götterdämmerung?
After the anti-DITA insurrection at tekom 2015, the 2016 conference took a turn in a different direction. Here are a few highlights. Keep in mind that the conference is huge; it would take a platoon of people to cover the 250 technical sessions.
Glue strategy: connecting web CMS to CCMS
Web sites are fantastic at content delivery and generally terrible for content authoring. If you’re old enough (like me), you may have experienced the pain of hand-coding HTML or even editing HTML files live on your web server.
The second wave of DITA
You have DITA. Now what? More companies are asking this question as DITA adoption increases. For many of our customers, the first wave of DITA means deciding whether it’s a good fit for their content. The companies that choose to implement DITA find that it … Read More
Webcast: 2016 content trends
In this webcast recording, Scriptorium’s Alan Pringle, Bill Swallow, and Gretyl Kinsey look at 2016 trends in content and content strategy. Sarah O’Keefe moderates.
The cost of DITA specialization
One of the greatest benefits of using DITA is specialization. However, specialized DITA is more challenging and expensive to implement than standard, out-of-the-box DITA, which is something you should consider before you take the plunge.
The rise of part-time contributors
Content creation should no longer be the exclusive domain of full-time writers. Employees in other departments can offer valuable information that your company’s content should capture. Where can you find these part-time contributors?
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