Content Manangement Without A System: Here’s a phenomenal essay that is so, so true. CMSs are not the pancea to your problems. Content management consultants should concentrate more on processes than systems. Wrap the latter around the former, not vice-versa.
Regardless of the technology you use to enable your content management, it’s important to have some kind of publishing process in place. Distributed authorship, for example, might provide a level of control to your stakeholder that they demand, but it that alone doesn’t the guarantee quality, frequently updated and informative content your visitors are looking for.
We’ve touched on these points before: look here, here, and here.
I was reading a little e-book by Seth Godin the other day called "Everyone's an Expert" which turned out to be a big promo for his new venture: Squidoo (it's not live yet -- so there's not much to look at). In this little book (it's quite good), Godin brings up…
why content management fails: So true. A lot of companies could do a great job by just issuing FrontPage or Movable Type to someone who knows how to develop Web content well. ...there is a larger issue at play. Even the most thoughtful projects may be misguided. Over and over…
How To Create An Editorial Process To Publish Web Content: Tim Slavin has written an excellent article about the editorial process that should be behind every Web site. As developers and designers, we tend to gravitate towards publishing and presenting content. Throw in the some writers and you…
Content Management Systems: How to Make Sure Yours Is Not the Downfall of Your Web Site: Content management systems tend to make publishing too easy — so editorial control goes out the window and things get published that really shouldn't have been. With the advent of content management systems, many corporations…
Content management is not a panacea, but it is surely part of the cure. Combining the right software with the right employees is the key to maximizing the user experience.