I think the thing that attracts me most to Vanilla is its simplicity and elegance. Sure, it is incredibly powerful however this is not at the expense of usability. The admin interface is beautifully designed and intuitive to use. You can add categories, manage users, send out announcements and indeed do everything else you would expect without any documentation or training. It’s just obvious.

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Podcasts, videos, and other audio files must include a transcript in order to be accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. If you don’t provide a transcript for your audio files, you are discriminating against some people, preventing them from getting the information.

Providing a text alternative for your audio is required by law in some cases; in others, it’s just the smart thing to do.

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The Association of Publishing Agencies (APA) is the representative body for the customer publishing industry. Our members are agencies who produce effective editorial content in print and online for client brands.

Customer Magazines & Customer Publishing – Association of Publishing Agencies – APA.

The National Archives has developed guidance on the need for a digital preservation policy. It discusses the main success criteria for a policy and its relation to other policy areas.

Policy guidance | The National Archives.

PeerIndex is similar to the infamous Klout, however measures differently. Your index is assessed based on authority, activity and audience. It analyzes the quality of the content you share, not just activity. Based on a defined set of topics it calculates your Authority Score around a topic. Since you are most likely an ‘expert’ on only a few topics, it compares you to similar people to create your ranking.

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Most Coming Soon pages collect email addresses, but invite-only betas have their advantages. A trusted, closed environment accomplishes a number of things. A. The creation of a vetted testing community. B. The why-not-me/this-must-be-fantastic buzz factor created by an “invite-only” beta. C. The ability to iterate, reinvent and fine-tune behind closed doors with expert input.

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LAC Group began in 1986 as Library Associates Companies (LAC) and has grown into a unique and multifaceted professional services firm, providing disciplined and innovative library, legal, information and research staffing, consulting, project management and asset management services.

LAC Group – Our People, Your Results » About Us.