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Moving to California: Friendly Black Lab Mix Needs A New Home

I'm making a major move across the country from Broad Ripple Village in Indianapolis to Palm Springs, California. I won't be able to take my dog Bailey with me. While that saddens me, I am hoping to find her a great home in the next few weeks.

I'm looking for someone who is interested… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on November 3, 2008 at 5:18pm — 3 Comments

Information Visualization: A Look At U.S. Newspapers And Their Picks For President

This interactive map from the folks at 1000 Words is a collective representation of the endorsements made by US newspapers for the 2008 presidential candidates. As of the date of this posting, Senator Barack Obama (D) leads Senator John McCain (R) in the number of endorsements he has received from major newspapers.

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Added by Scott Abel on November 1, 2008 at 3:24pm — 3 Comments

Hoosiers Crowds Gather Downtown for Barack Obama

It's history in the making! It's our JFK moment. Be part of it. Right now, crowds are swamping downtown to see the next president of the United States, Barack Obama, address Hoosier voters gathering now in downtown Indianapolis at the American Legion Mall at 431 N. Meridian Street. Parking is at a pre… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on October 23, 2008 at 10:00am — 11 Comments

Dan Quayle May Be Dancin' With The Stars

If this rumor is true, the producers of Dancing with the Stars are hard up for so-called celebrity dancers. Former US Vice President (and fellow Hoosier) Dan Quayle, is rumored to be on the short list for next season. Alas, there's no shortage of dumb ideas. The official announcement will be made soon on ABC news program, Good Morning Ameri… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on July 30, 2008 at 9:43am — 2 Comments

The Sometimes Humorous Side of Social Networking: Facebook / eHarmony Parody Video

Sure, social networks are powerful, paradigm-shifting technologies that are changing the way software and services are being developed. They're great tools for networking, finding jobs, locating information, and congregating together online (and in person) with others who share the same interests as we do. I've started my own global network of content professionals and it's proved to be ext… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on June 10, 2008 at 7:32am — No Comments

Solving Content Challenges Focus of Documentation and Training Life Sciences Event

Smaller Indiana members, I'm hoping to have a great turn out for our first Documentation and Training Life Sciences event in Indianapolis, June 23-26, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Union Station. If you'd like to attend, we have a limited number of free passes for folks who work at medical device, pharmaceutical and health and hospital corporations, or for those organizations that serve them. If you'd like to snag one up at no charge,… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on June 7, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Software-as-a-Service: Changing The Benefit Packages IT Organizations Offer (And Not Always In Good Way)

Prediction: Hosted software solutions (software provided as a service on the web -- aka Software-as-a-Service) will introduce the need for new vacation and benefit packages, something many human resource managers have yet to realize.… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on June 5, 2008 at 10:07am — 3 Comments

The Document as Application: The Convergence of Document Publishing and Application Development

The worlds of document publishing and application development are converging. Traditionally, publishing processes focused on static documents in print, PDF, HTML, and other formats. While the Web introduced rich media formats, this only provided a more compelling multidimensional rendering of static information. The reality is that business depends on dynamic data, and static documents only provide a snapshot in time. Users who need the most current information possible must go to the source –… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 30, 2008 at 7:17am — No Comments

Do You Owe Someone A Beer? Let Foamee Help You Remember

We've said it before -- numerous times. Web 2.0 solutions help you "do stuff". That means the best Web 2.0 tools help you solve specific problems, like remembering who you promised to buy a beer. While this may not seem like a really important problem to solve, the problem of remembering… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 29, 2008 at 6:17am — 2 Comments

Translation Errors Likely Drew US Into Attacking Vietnam

Accurate translations are imperative, especially when the translated content is used as a reason to go to war. In a recently declassified report from the US government entitled Spartans in Darkness: American SIGINT and the Indochina War, 1945-1975 (PDF) it becom… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 28, 2008 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Some Personal Observations on Electronic Medical Records

In an age when we download movies at will, store piles of personal records on our BlackBerry devices, beam software to each other's Palms, and store truckloads of digital photos on some website "out there" -- accessible from anywhere -- it's frustrating that we aren't yet applying the same technology to medical records to make them easil… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 28, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

The Top Ten Mistakes of Web CMS Projects – and How to Avoid Them

Maybe you are beginning to think about developing a content management systems for your organization’s website. Or maybe you are just about to start a CMS project. In either case, you are probably wondering how to improve the chances of a successful outcome, considering the large investment at stake. In this article, we share good advice to help your organization avoid the Top Ten Mistakes of Web CMS Projects: Mistake #1 Making Decisions by Committee Successful content manage… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 27, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Understanding Twitter

A quick and plain English video introduction the micro-blogging service Twitter. If you want to test it out, subscribe to The Content Wrangler Twitter feed.

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Added by Scott Abel on May 26, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

[Webinar] Managing Your Excel Addiction (May 29, 2008 - 1:00PM)

Is your marketing department addicted to spreadsheets? Overwhelming majorities are admitting that the answer is yes. While Excel spreadsheets are the preferred choice to segment, merge, and analyze marketing data, Excel was not designed as a data management tool. So how do you regain control of your data? The first step is to come to terms with your addiction. In this… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 23, 2008 at 7:08am — No Comments

Open Table: Another Example How XML-enabled Technology Solves Challenges, Saves Time

If you have ever traveled to another city and wanted to get a bite to eat, but had no idea how to find a reservation at a nearby restaurant -- one that fits your dress, budget, and taste requirements -- you will love OpenTable.com, an online consierge service that asks you to tell it where you are, how many people are in your party, and what time you'd like to eat, and the type of food you want...and a few seconds later, it produces a list of rest… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 22, 2008 at 6:35am — 4 Comments

BlogTV Makes It Easy For Amatuers To Create Shows and Embedd Them Into Blogs, Websites

If you're a wanna be television show host, you'll want to check out blogTV a service that allows anyone to host live shows from their desktop, streaming the video through the company's embeddable video player. According to an article in Mashable, "blogTV targets video bloggers, allowing anyone with a webcam to hook up and broadcast live through the site. Once a video has been reco… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 20, 2008 at 6:35am — No Comments

Using The Right Tool For The Job: Five Ways To Overcome Excel Dependency

Aside from email, Excel is one of the most often misused software tools. It's commonly misused as a database -- which it is not -- and as a metrics tracking tool -- which it certainly is not -- among other misuses. Dan Neff of the IT Solutions Group at Aquent discusses this phenomena and suggests… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 19, 2008 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Blogging 101: Making The Content Wrangler A Favorite at Technorati

Technorati is to blogging what Google is to search. It's the best place to go to find out what's happening on what the company calls the "World Live Web" -- the dynamic and perpetually updating portion of the Web (e.g. blog posts, blog comments, user-created metadata/tags). As of the date of this post, Technorati is tracking 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media, searching, surfacing, and organizing blogs and the other for… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 16, 2008 at 7:24am — 1 Comment

Content Convergence: Comcast Interactive Media To Acquire Plaxo

According to a news release from Plaxo, a popular address book management tool, the company has just signed an agreement to be acquired by Comcast, a large cable television and internet service provider in the US. Comcast says integrating Plaxo into its services will help them "connect customers with all the people they care about, across all of the devices they use, with all the media they love to consume, create, and share." Conver… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 15, 2008 at 8:20am — No Comments

Room Monitors and Registration Staff Needed for DocTrain Life Sciences

If you've wanted to attend the Documentation and Training Life Sciences conference but need a little extra financial help, here's an idea. Sign up as a volunteer room monitor or help at the registration desk. Volunteers get into the event at no charge (and we feed you a few meals along the way as well). If you are interested in volunteering, contact volunteer coordinator Eileen Savary via email. Tell her The Conten… Continue

Added by Scott Abel on May 14, 2008 at 9:26am — No Comments

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