Content Management in the Cloud

On February 2, 2011, in CCM Solutions, Cloud Computing, DITA, Really Strategies, metadata, by Glenn

In an earlier post we pondered how cloud computing might change component content management. The February 1, 2011 press release by Really Strategies, announcing their RSuite Cloud platform, moves the discussion forward.
The beauty of  the approach from a content strategy point of view is that it allows for a different cost accounting. Traditional server-based solutions [...]

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Is All Content Created Equal?

On November 20, 2010, in DITA, Intelligent Content, Semantic tagging, Uncategorized, categorization, information components, metadata, by Glenn

We are told that one of the advantages of DITA is that it is a practical means for breaking information down into components types. What does that really mean? What opportunities for business intelligence and automation does this provide? In short, how can this be turned into a practical strategy for working faster and smarter?

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Incorporating documentation into development – O’Reilly Broadcast

On June 23, 2010, in Authoring, by Glenn

Incorporating documentation into development – O’Reilly Broadcast.

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Will Cloud Computing Change DITA Content Management?

On April 28, 2010, in CCM Solutions, Cloud Computing, DITA Exchange, Doczone.com, Intelligent Content, Microsoft, by Glenn

With Microsoft focusing on intelligent content, enhancing SharePoint and DITA, and developing a cloud platform, several questions come to mind…

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What’s the Difference Between Filtered Publishing and Topic Applicability?

On April 17, 2010, in Authoring, DITA, Publishing, categorization, metadata, by Glenn

Do not try to use ditaval attributes to indicate what product, platform or audience a topic applies to. Assigning applicability metadata to a topic is best done with the prolog elements.

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A Realistic Alternative to XSL-FO for Printed DITA Output

On April 14, 2010, in CCM Solutions, DITA, DITA Exchange, Publishing, by Glenn

While anyone who uses a word processor can produce beautiful printed documents from unstructured sources, the average author working in DITA finds XSL-FO an intimidating barrier to publishing printed material….Now anyone who can use Word can format a DITA source for print.

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Why DITA Semantics Matter

On April 9, 2010, in Authoring, DITA, Semantic tagging, XML, conversion, by Glenn

In a recent email on the DITA Users Yahoo Group, I saw the following bit of advice:

” …do not go to great lengths to use semantically correct tags if there is no actual benefit.”

I respectfully disagree with this comment.

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Minimalism vs. Terse Writing

On March 31, 2010, in Authoring, DITA, Intelligent Content, Minimalism, by Glenn

A minimalist style does not need to mean terse text. Research has shown that effective e-Learning, for instance, has a conversational style.

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Sports Illustrated on an iPad?

On March 19, 2010, in Intelligent Content, Uncategorized, by Glenn

Sports Illustrated mock up on a Tablet by Time, Inc. and The Wonderfactory. Dynamic publishing of interactive content for the average consumer has arrived.

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Mining DITA Maps for Content Categorization (Taxonomy)

On March 9, 2010, in DITA, ditamaps, information components, metadata, by Glenn

What if a categorization tool were DITA or at least XSL aware? This tool could crawl through a component map, analyzing the hierarchical relationships between the topics. On a small set of topics, this is probably overkill. What about a large set, say several thousand or more files? If these were developed as parts of separate projects (for different products), would this reveal commonalities across the content?

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