Whether we’re planning content for a homepage, a blog, a news site, a Twitter account or some other destination, an editorial calendar is an essential tool for making sense of the who, what, when, where, why and how of our content: Who is responsible for creating this? What content type are we publishing? When will we publish this content? Where will we publish it? Why are we publishing this? How are we promoting this … [Read more...]
Content Worksheets for Editorial Workflow
February 13, 2013 by
For web professionals in higher ed, keeping content up to date is an uphill battle. Regardless of the size of your institution, as a content professional you still have to deal with numerous subject matter experts, content contributors, editors, approvers, and publishers. Content has a shelf life, and without processes for maintaining it, it can quickly become ROT. Editorial workflow for the web is a challenge for day-to-day work, not to mention … [Read more...]
Setup Your YouTube Videos for Success
February 5, 2013 by
Producing a video is a lot of work—concept, storyboarding, scripting, location and talent scouting, shooting, editing and post-production. At the end of all that, you have a shiny new video, likely destined for YouTube. Upload, share, and wait for the hits and plaudits to roll in! Or not. Much like launching a website, some of the most important work comes after videos are produced. Yes, YouTube is the second most popular search engine … [Read more...]
Case in Point: Building Community at UW-Madison
October 30, 2012 by
How can we use content to develop a true sense of community—both online and off—among our audiences? Whether it’s through a revamped newsletter or new ways of using social channels, University of Wisconsin-Madison social media and internal communications manager John Lucas has made it work. Through his work on innovative projects like #UWRightNow, a 24-hour crowdsourced snapshot of life on campus, the Bucky Challenge, a social media scavenger … [Read more...]
Happy Days for Content at HighEdWeb 2012
October 15, 2012 by
Another HighEdWeb conference is in the books. This year’s event, hosted in beautiful Milwaukee, Wisc., featured cheese curds, beer, the Bronze Fonz, bratwursts—and of course, tons of incredible insights into making our university’s online experiences awesome. As for content, there were two compelling themes that ran through the various sessions, and I’m going to get to my recap faster than you can say “Laverne and Shirley. Creating a … [Read more...]