Articles tagged: content

DECEMBER 2009

How to empower authors

Intranet teams can never maintain a whole site themselves, and empowered authors will do much to deliver great content.

CMb 2009–10

What intranet content should be in PDF format?

The different uses for PDFs and web-based content on intranets is a common source of confusion.

MAY 2009

Five intranet publishing models

There are five fundamental publishing models for an intranet, and each has strengths and weaknesses.

CMb 2008-06

Don’t try to boil the content ocean

Too many approaches to improving intranet content are destined for heroic failure.

DECEMBER 2005

The “all together” rule for intranets

Intranet content and tools should be aggregated, to help staff find required information, and to complete key tasks.

CMb 2005-15

Not all content needs to be of equal quality

Efforts should be targeted at improving the quality of key information, while applying lower standards to the majority of intranet content.

CMb 2005-12

Intranets: losing the language of enforcement

All too often, centralised intranet teams find themselves battling with decentralised authors to enforce consistency and quality standards.

APRIL 2002

Centralised or decentralised authoring?

There is no ‘correct’ answer to this question. To get the best business outcomes, you must understand the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches.

MARCH 2002

Losing sight of the content in a CMS

Why spend millions on managing content that no-one understands or needs? This article provides tips for getting the best value out of your business content.