http://www.invisiblefist.com People-Compliant Content Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:09:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please see my SharePoint article on The Content Wrangler site. http://www.invisiblefist.com/2010/02/03/269/ About two weeks ago, I joined a project that is  already fairly close to its go-live date.  When I start a project at a client's office, I ask these questions: Where is the coffee? I think I mentioned that I drink coffee; where is the bathroom? Any peanut allergies here? (If so, I am ... http://www.invisiblefist.com/2010/01/20/250/ Holiday performance by my intern (In the interest in of full disclosure, I should mention that I believe myself to be the composer of "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" at least that is the legend I am perpetuating). Be safe! http://www.invisiblefist.com/2009/12/23/holiday-greetings/ Twitter chat today about Photoshop caused me to reflect on my creative salad days. Image below is from a flier that I created to attract freelance clients in Chicago during the early 90's. I don't have the original digital image, this is from a scan of later-generation photocopy. [caption id="attachment_227" align="alignnone" width="415" ... http://www.invisiblefist.com/2009/12/17/we-didnt-need-no-stinkin-photoshop/ Is that 1-2 Tablespoons, or 12 Tablespoons? Here’s my problem: I can’t see the damn dosage recommendations on a bottle of children’s pain reliever or any other pharmaceutical packaging for that matter. Worse still, I can’t see the active ingredients, or the disclaimer copy. Regardless of your age, or acuity, I’m ... http://www.invisiblefist.com/2009/12/10/assistive-technology-and-passing-the-best-buy-test/ A few years ago, a client had proposed a user incentive in which their digital asset system (DAM) would congratulate the user for 'saving the company $X.00.' The value would be calculated by the number of assets downloaded multiplied by a base number that represented the savings of using a ... http://www.invisiblefist.com/2009/11/13/dam-reason/ Is your organization providing content in accessible formats? I'm going to go out on a limb and guess probably not. If you're answer is yes, then it's likely that you are required to be 508-compliant by a government agency I’ve long held that the delivery of accessible content makes business ... http://www.invisiblefist.com/2009/10/08/if-i-cant-read-your-site-i-wont-buy-your-stuff/ Let me begin with the parsimonious edition of this blog: Content management is defined as who gets what, when and how in an organization. Have a great week! That's really all you need to know to help you to move away from analysis paralysis and begin managing your content. The rest of ... http://www.invisiblefist.com/2009/09/28/who-gets-what-when-and-how/ During a late night at a Chicago advertising agency in 1994, I was discussing the economic concept known as the invisible hand with one of my coworkers. In the course of our conversation, we began using the term "invisible fist." I called dibs and eventually registered the domain. Since then, I have ... http://www.invisiblefist.com/2009/09/14/bifurcation/ Severa months ago, one of my professional contacts recently sent me an article about digital asset management (DAM) trends. In addition to providing a layer of validation about my predictions for DAM opportunities in 2009, the article gave me a reason to review a blog I published a few ... http://www.invisiblefist.com/2009/09/14/dam-and-sharepoint-confessions-of-a-dam-snob/