09/04/09

Apt’s links for April 7th through April 8th

• adaptive path » why content management fails – “So why do these CMS projects almost always fail? [...] I?ve spoken to a number of Web teams that have used a CMS with varying levels of success. One problem I heard repeatedly was that the project worked fine, but nobody used the software once it was available. I call this the Stupid User Argument, and it?s a favorite of IT departments. The techies did their jobs, after all: They diligently gathered requirements, scoped out the solution, carefully selected a vendor, and managed the project to a mostly on-time and on-budget conclusion. [...] So how come nobody actually uses these systems once they?re in place? [...] ?Turns out, after all the budget and time we spent, we really didn?t need a content management system at all. We just needed some editors.?
• Gawker – A Big Secret Meeting to Save Newspapers, 10 Years Too Late – Newspapers – “A group of newspaper CEOs is planning a hush-hush meeting this week outside an industry convention. First, they’ll have a barely-legal chat about all charging for online content. Then?”

Posted by Peter Collingridge in Links.

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