Why I teach Content Strategy in Information Architecture
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Why I Teach Content Strategy
Misty WeaverUX Johannesburg
November 14, 2012
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Who?
Misty WeaverTwitter @meaningmeasureLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/mistymelissaweaver
My work is all about Communication Strategy for Nonprofit Organizations:Community Management, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Curation and Publishing, Website Management, Events
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Masters Library & Information ScienceLecturer, University of Washington Information School
Old School
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Oranviri at en.wikipedia [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
I, Cacophony [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Instead of thinking about IA as building a house, consider building a city. Full of traffic, business, art, design, community and people. Seattle is my city.
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Seattle Public LibrarySeattle Public Library stands as an example of forward thinking, open design meant for community use.
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We want a little of everything, art & architecture, style & use, design & display. The experience music project is both fun and functional.
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We are a bit quirky in Seattle, art crops up under bridges and we like to play. www.stachesofseattle.com
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New SchoolMy work is influenced by my education, the city in which I live and what I do now with community.
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Talking ‘bout
• Content Strategy in Information Architecture & User Experience Design Discovery Process
• Role of Content Inventory & Audit in the Customer Journey
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By Khammurabi Jeff Voigt
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“Useful, usable content is a process, not a product. It needs people who are responsible for ongoing, editorial oversight. Set standards to inform changes and inspire growth.”
– From Content Strategy for the Web by Kristina Halvorson
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My Interpretation• Know your organization• Know your audience• Know your ecosystem• Know your limits
Build a holistic system
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Goal: Deliver Relevant Content
Specific
AchievableMeasurable
Findable UsefulUsable
My personal goal is deliver relevant content to people (and search engines). I work up the pyramid, developing specific tactics to carry out strategy.
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Assumption: Content Has a Life Cycle
Create• New Content• New Programs• New Navigation• Roles, Policies,
Workflows
Keep (Revise)• Content: Pages,
elements• Navigation,
structure• Policies
Connect• Merge• In-site links• External Links • Social Media• User generated
content• Policies
Cut • Content • Navigation• Policies
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Content Inventory & You
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Is Design Content’s Nemisis?
Lorem Ipsum
Designer Luke Wroblewski argues that “using dummy content or fake information in the Web design process can result in products with unrealistic assumptions and potentially serious design flaws.” He also explains how these designs usually fail when real content is added. - Death to Lorem Ipsum
Karen McGrane Defends Lorem Ipsumhttp://karenmcgrane.com/2010/01/10/in-defense-of-lorem-ipsum/
Nemisis. Louvre. Marie-Lan Nguyen (2010) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_Nemesis_Louvre_Ma4873.jpg
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Taxonomy & Search both require us to prioritize content and how it is displayed
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AgendaQuantitative
The Information School University of WashingtonContent Strategy
Content Inventory What
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1333418/Amazon-Christmas-rush-Picture-elves-work-Swansea.html
Content Inventory what should be
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Quantitative Inventory
• How much• Where is it • What’s it called• Who owns it
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The Bad News
• Click by Click • Starting with home page• Pay attention to sections • Have the experience the user does
It takes a long time and can hurt your body but you get an unparalleled experience from the user perspective (hint: staff are usually users as well.)
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Are there tools for this?• Web Crawlers• Two Monitors• Robots file • Firebug
http://content-insight.com/
http://siteorbiter.com/
Xenu
Yes! They can’t do the analysis for you but they can collect data faster so that you can still experience the site just without having to stop and copy/paste.
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Consistent
Cluttered
RelevantUseful
Qualitative: What to Audit
Once you have an inventory, you usually want to then audit the value of the content in an audit. These are general things I look for but audits should always be specific to your context: business goals, audience needs, resources/time available.
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Content Inventory
Termite mound close to Maun, Botswana by Discott
Tells you what’s below the surface. There’s often a world of content underground.
Inventories let you scope and adjust timelines. Often a client thinks they have 300 pages but they really have 3000. I use automated tools to find the scope before I start the project and never start an audit without full discussion of expectations.
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Things I’ve encountered in content inventories, audits and website visits
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HALL CLOSETSThey don’t want you to open that door!
Fibber McGee & Molly
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SLIMEYou know it when it hits you
by jurvetson
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TUMBLEWEEDSain’t nothing to break your fall
ImperfectTommy / Edmond Meinfelder
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Keywords / Subject
Quality ReadabilityLengthToneMessageNavigationSub NavigationRelevancyUse / AnalyticsValue to IAIValue to User
RecommendationsKeep/KillReviseAdd Owner / Author
Speaks to Intended Audience
SEOTitle elementsMeta descriptionH1 tagsTitle matches content Content is unique to pageTitle element includes keywords Description element includes keywords
Date Revised
Facilitates user tasks
Has Calls to Action
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brain_scan.jpg
The World of Audit options is limitless… Try to connect with your user’s psychology & needs
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An inventory and audit are diagnostic tools!
An inventory is not an audit
An audit is not a taxonomy
A taxonomy is not a miracle cure
sidknee23
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There is a purpose and an order
They aid us in structure and design that• Saves Customer’s Time • Builds Trust and Credibility• Develops Authority• Improves People’s Lives Online
InventoryAudit AnalysisDecision
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The battle for IA has just begun
We still need to educate • Clients• Project managers• Co-workers• Users• Students
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Finding ways to educate
• Don’t be afraid of repeating yourself• Carry samples• Do it where people can see it• Volunteer• Mentor• Meet Up
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Finding people near & far
• Kerry-Anne Giloway @kerry_anne• Rahel Bailie @rahelab• Jonathan Colman @jcolman• Content Insight @content_insight • Kristina Halvorson @halvorson• Karen McGrane @karenmcgrane• LinkedIN, Google Groups
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Thank you!
Questions?