May 16, 2011 by James Robertson
Selecting a new web content management system (CMS) is no small matter. As discussed in one of our earliest articles, How to evaluate a CMS, this decision must be driven by an evaluation against business requirements. One question that often arises early in the process is whether the same CMS should be used for the [...]
Tags: cms, content management systems, evaluation, Intranets, selection, website
February 18, 2010 by James Robertson
Amy Quinn writes about how to create successful style guides. To quote: Style guides are a great way to ensure user experience consistency when developing an application and a way to communicate user experience standards across an organization. They can be application specific, platform specific, and may encompass enterprise-wide standards. A style guide can help [...]
Tags: Intranets, style guides, websites
July 3, 2009 by James Robertson
Dorthe Raakjær Jespersen recommends not focusing on web problems when creating a web strategy. To quote: Secondly, you need to make problems tangible, so they can be understood by executives who generally have little understanding of the web. Top management is often where the strategy has to be signed off, and if you are asking [...]
October 20, 2008 by James Robertson
Metadata is a topic that almost invariably comes up when creating or refreshing a website or intranet. While basic metadata is routinely captured by most publishing tools, including content management systems and portals, there is still widespread confusion about its uses and limits. Common questions include: How important is metadata? What metadata should we be [...]
Tags: folksonomies, Intranets, metadata, tagging, taxonomies, websites