Since we just finished the third quarter, we are taking a close look at our usage metrics. Once again an interesting phenomenon can be seen that we termed the fishhook effect. What happens is that when content, like a document, is published then...

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Well my days of writing the DMReview online column have ended. My goal was to deliver as much insight into an enterprise metadata program as possible. In total, I was able to publish over 30 editions over the past three years. DMReview will be ...

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The world is made up of 3 colors, 10 numbers, 4 chemical components of DNA, and 26 letters in the English language. Seems like the world is actually fairly simple but humans tend to build upon this simplicity until complexity rules. This complex...

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In most cases, when I see a book I want to purchase, I do a Nike and just do it. Recently, I noticed some new functionality on the Amazon.com web site. First, is an author interview that is included for books like Tough Choices: A Memoir by Carl...

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Interesting article in this weeks Information Week by Dan Tynan: 20 Tips to get you promoted. Of course, one must assume you actually want to get promoted in the first place but that may be a subject of another conversation. The thing that struc...

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Traditionally, metadata repositories are built for the data warehouse environment which by definition creates an environment where only a few people control the inflow of information. Contrary to lofty expectations, the majority of users of the r...

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Fellow metadata professionals keep asking me why the Web 2.0 environment is so important for us to begin to think about. Maybe it is just a feeling or a prediction, but the evidence is clear and confusing. Harvard Business School professo...

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