In this session, we will hear a case study from the Hartford Insurance Group about how taxonomy was applied to improving findability of Underwriting content. We’ll also learn about the state of the insurance industry with regard to adoption of metadata standards and taxonomy practices. This is based on our research into how insurance companies are addressing challenges around content and document management efficiency and search effectiveness by applying taxonomies and metadata.

September 24, 2009
1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT
Price: Free
John Greene, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC
Seth Earley, President & CEO , Earley & Associates
Mike Axelrod, Senior Consultant , Earley & Associates
What is the role of Web 2.0 and Social Media in the insurance industry? How do these new technologies and approaches for creating content fit in with [...]

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Our research confirms that organizations that use XML authoring are more mature than their peers with respect to the adoption of best practices for search and metadata. However, the use of native DITA metadata capabilities is rare, and many are also missing out on opportunities to use taxonomy for reuse and improved findability. This webcast will explore the metadata capabilities within DITA and component content management systems, discuss two major benefits that can be achieved by using descriptive metadata and taxonomy, and recommend some best practices for getting started with metadata for component-oriented content.

Paul Wlodarczyk, Earley & Associates
Ron Daniel, Taxonomy Strategies LLC
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost: $50 (Survey respondents need not register and will receive an invitation to this call at no cost)
Register here.

Lars Farstrup, Farstrup Software
Paul Wlodarczyk, Earley & Associates
Earley & Associates SharePoint Jumpstart Series
Thursday, June 18th 12:30 EDT
Free.  Register here
This session will cover issues in implementing an effective search experience and the range of available add-ons and compatible tools for extending SharePoint search functionality.
As the volume of information creeps steadily up in your SharePoint portal, so [...]

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[webcast] [search] Earley&Assoc “Making Basic SharePoint Search Work” today 12:30EDT #spjs Register: http://ping.fm/DMseU
Speaking Wed 6/17 at #semtech2009 in San Jose: “Hybrid Approaches to Taxonomy and Folksonomy” w/ Richard Beatch http://ping.fm/DNNsq

The Content Guy is pleased to have been invited by Earley & Associates to present in their Semantic Technologies Jumpstart series this fall. This free series runs every Thursday, from October 30th – November 20th, between 11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET. Join us November 6 for “Implementing Semantic Search.”