Posts Tagged ‘Taxonomies’
Managing Content with Taxonomies
When it comes to content management, each organization is unique. However, while the business entities and types of content may change between clients, typically the pattern and approach is familiar. Learning to recognize those patterns and being able to leverage them is key to increasing the success of your content management projects. CMS Wire brought…
Read MoreThe Danger of Ordinary Taxonomies
Many standards and non-customized taxonomies are the result of one vendor becoming dominant in a market or sector. Diginomica brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Standardizing taxonomies can grease the wheels of the future’s Everything-as-a-Service.“ A standards-based custom taxonomy can help you provide clear order to your data, which enables comprehensive…
Read MoreThe Search Journey
Content without access is relatively worthless. Enterprise search is how an organization helps people seek the information they need, in any format, from anywhere inside their company. This includes databases, document management systems or even information on paper. It’s about getting the right information at the right time. At first glance, the terms “findability” and “discoverability” may…
Read MoreManaging the Data with Taxonomies
Most organizations today face challenges as they accumulate volumes of data on premises and in the cloud. How do they begin to locate what’s valuable, sensitive, or relevant when the time comes, and in an expedited manner? Technology is almost always a good investment for organizations, especially if they are looking to justify information technology…
Read MoreTaxonomies in a DAM System
A solid digital asset management (DAM) system is designed to make finding your digital files easily. This happens with a taxonomy, built to organize and index content. This interesting topic came to us from MarTech in their article, “Getting off on the right foot with DAM.“ Taxonomy is the data structure on which a DAM…
Read MoreTaxonomy in Human Traits
When you think of facial hair you don’t automatically think of a taxonomy, or at least I don’t. This interesting and slightly humorous topic came to us from Wired in their article, “Facial Hair Is Biologically Useless. So Why Do Humans Have It?“ Human traits can be categorized and classified just like any other topic.…
Read MoreSearching and Finding
At first glance, the terms “findability” and “discoverability” may seem to refer to similar things. However, these concepts are very different, and both are key outcomes that should be considered in any comprehensive knowledge management strategy. Content without access is relatively worthless. Enterprise search is how an organization helps people seek the information they need,…
Read MoreTaxonomy of Retro-ness
You know my fondness for interesting taxonomies, even if they aren’t scientifically sound. It is Friday, so let’s have a little retro fun. This interesting information came to our attention from Prime Timer in their article, “A Taxonomy of Nineties TV Reboots.’ Even before the pandemic began there were many television shows from the 70’s,…
Read MoreWebinar Looks at Taxonomies and Search
A webinar titled, “Taxonomy Beyond Search: How a good taxonomy can facilitate valuable business insights”, will be offered November 4, 2020 at 12-1p.m. (EST). This webinar is part of the series offered from Kasdorf & Assoc. and Access Innovations, “MEANING MATTERS: Practical Applications of Semantic Technology.” This edition features Kristen Monahan, Senior Manager, Data &…
Read MoreCategories of Stress and Stress Relief
We are seven months into working from home, self-quarantining and social distancing. This has brought new types of physical and mental stress into our lives. Many people are looking to meditation, yoga, and other alternative methods to reduce their stress and bring calm to their personal lives. In this unprecedented time of anxiety and chaos,…
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