New Grocery in town! Why you should care by , for

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New Grocery in town!  Why you should care When my finance tells me to come with her to the grocery store, my reaction is just short of a 2 year-olds temper tantrum.  I’m not... read more

The Truth About Folders by , for

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Chris Riley wrote a post last week here at AIIM, complete with video, against folders. He gave lots of reasons and explained many problems, but he ignored the positives. I feel his opinion is ta... read more

If you have OCD you love Taxonomy! by , for

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Taxonomies are not fun, unless you have OCD.  But they are far better than folders, and an opportunity for organizations to unify the categorization of their content.  In my last blog... read more

Why Folders are the new "F" word by , for

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Why are folders the new F word?  It’s not because I promote disorganization.  Quite the opposite.  Folders only give you the perception of organization.  Real organizat... read more

Social as a Search Layer by , for

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I saw this tweet come across the interwebs this morning and think that it perfectly encapsulates the level of dialog surrounding social computing:   "The message and mechanics... read more

Strategic Planning for Human Memory Machines by , for

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One of the things that separate information managers from IT folks is that IMers can't tell their left from their right. We don't write code. We decode. We don't wire offices. We obs... read more

Setting the Terms in SharePoint 2010 by , for

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Tagging is based on two units -- the link, which points to any page within the range of your security settings, and the tag, which names or labels the link. Taxonomies on the other hand answer t... read more

Managed Metadata Services -- Mediation for Knowledge Planners by , for

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  I can always tell when I'm about to stretch the limits of what I've come to know as the SharePoint homestead or "KM System." That's when I leave SharePoint... read more

Maybe Documents Need to Get a Life? by , for

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I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show! I mean, look at you, look at the way you're dressed! You've turned an enjoyable little job, that I did as a lark for a few years... read more

Many Happy Returns on 2011 SharePoint Investments by , for

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The lame duck Congress had just tackled an entire term's worth of legislation and I heard one pundit say "it's time to get out of the prediction business." It is amazing what a... read more