Tag Archives: context

How to Select Only What You Need and Leave the Rest
Published on February 23, 2012 by Evren Kiefer
“Information Gluttony”, a previous post, provoked interesting reactions among social media enthusiasts and editors. The need to become more picky is widely felt. Jan Gordon wrote: I think this is most important for all of us, … Continue reading

Presenting Pearls: Stakes of Content Discovery
Published on February 6, 2012 by Evren Kiefer
Users of fast growing services face challenges discovering relevant content. To address these challenges is hard because relevance is an ever evolving concept which depends on the context. When the user has a clear goal … Continue reading

Use the Editor’s Note to Tell Your Paper’s Story
Published on January 25, 2012 by Evren Kiefer
Tell the story of your Paper. By putting your curation efforts in context, you add value to each link you share. I’ll show you how. Continue reading

Let Readers Discover Your Publication’s Personality
Published on January 9, 2012 by Evren Kiefer
The obsession with crafting simple messages can make your publication repetitious and dull. Embrace complex and varied content. It brings the benefits of personality and deepens your relationship with your audience over time. Continue reading

Popping the filter bubble
Published on October 21, 2011 by Frank Paynter
Has Web personalization turned us into solipsists? Jacob Weisberg, writing last June about Eli Pariser’s recent book “The Filter Bubble,” asked if Pariser is right and Web personalization has turned us into solipsistic twits. Good … Continue reading

Context-free content: new challenges for publishers
Published on October 14, 2011 by Evren Kiefer
Publishers used to control the way content was experienced. Designers read and put content in tailored layouts. Content was produced and laid out for consumption on paper and later on desktop computers. The experience could … Continue reading