31st
January
2002
“A content management system must manage the relationships of the information objects it contains. There are two ways to relate information objects: linking and naming. Linking creates a specific connection between two (or more) specific information objects. Naming clarifies the names of things referred to in one information object in such a way that it is possible at a later time to create a link to many different objects.”
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31st
January
2002
“Paul Browning and Mike Lowndes gave an excellent expose of elements that might be found in a Content Management System, covering 41 features and listing over 80 products. There appeared to be a blurring between Virtual Learning Environments, Document Management Systems, Web-enabled databases, Web application servers and desktop Web publishing tools — all of which can lay claim to some elements of a CMS.” From the 4th Institutional Web Management Workshop, University of Bath, 6-8 September 2000.
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31st
January
2002
“In 1949, a young engineer named Ralph Baer was given an assignment to build a television set. He wasn’t supposed to build just any television set, but one that would be the absolute best of all televisions. This was not a problem for Baer, but he wanted to go beyond his original assignment and incorporate some kind of game into the set. He didn’t know exactly what kind of game he had in mind, but it didn’t really matter because his managers nixed the idea. It would take another 18 years for his idea to become a reality, and by that time there would be other people to share in the glory…”
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31st
January
2002
“There is a discipline, known as information architecture; and there is a role, known as the information architect. They have developed more or less hand in hand, and up to now any discussion of one has involved discussion of the other. But now that may have to change…”
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31st
January
2002
“I’ve briefly highlighted the top 15 most popular, most inexpensive, and most diverse stock sites. Many offer online image management (such as ‘lightboxes’ that allow you to store images for later viewing and use) and new subscription services that will help you keep your Web images fresh, and within your budget.”
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