December 20, 2002

Two CM articles

Two decent content management articles. Neither is new, but both are worth a read if you're embarking on the CM process:

Navigating the Content Management Jungle: A Survival Guide by Barry Schaeffer.

Actually, the most salient fact about CM is that it is not a noun as the term is so often used. Instead, CM is a verb and while often characterized as something you can buy, it is actually a list of things that you must do.

Losing sight of the Content in a Content Management System by James Robertson.

What seems to get lost with the focus on technology is the content. Not just any content, but useful content. We've all heard of the age-old phrase 'garbage in, garbage out'. Never more than before, this applies to many content management solutions.