Some of this metadata is shared between both the collections management system and the DAM, but not all of it is in both. Each system has their own specific types of metadata. This sharing can even include the collections management system linking to the images in the DAM and not just data and vice versa (data to the images).

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We have the ability to predict the performance of an article on the front page into the future—and empowered with that information we generate real-time recommendations on what articles to place where on the front page,” [Visual Revenue] CEO Dennis Mortensen wrote in a blog post.

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[T]he scenario I foresee:

1. Major online video providers (Netflix, Amazon, Vimeo, Major League Baseball, etc.) already have invested in H.264, both technically and legally.
2. These providers, right now, today, send H.264-encoded video in one of two ways: directly, to clients with native H.264 playback; and wrapped in Flash, for web browsers with Flash Player installed.

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The web at its core is not a system for publishing articles and rendering them in a browser. Rather it is a system for making connections — between documents, devices and ultimately people.

via Evan Hansen, How the Web Wins | Epicenter | Wired.com.

As the founder of the Hacks/Hackers network, which brings together programmers and journalists to share skills on projects, Herman hopes Storify will marry the best from the worlds of technology and journalism to create “a future content management system for social media”.

via Laura Oliver, ‘Why are we just doing static things?’: Burt Herman talks dynamic storytelling with Storify, journalism.co.uk.

Storify demo from Burt Herman on Vimeo.