@billswallow
The	
 content	
 strategy	
 

of	
 things
Bill Swallow
Scriptorium Publishing Flickr:  JD  Hancock
About	
 the	
 presenter
❖ Bill Swallow
❖ Communication, 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
❖ Technical Consultant,
Scriptorium
❖ Content strategy analysis,
implementation, localization
@billswallow
Content	
 strategy
@billswallow
Flickr:  ºNit  Soto
The  planning  for  
and  governance  
of  the  content  
lifecycle.
The	
 Internet	
 of	
 Things
@billswallow
Flickr:  avrene
Connecting  devices  
and  software  to  
provide  greater  value.
The	
 content	
 strategy	
 of	
 things
@billswallow
The  planning  for  and  
governance  of  
connected  content  to  
provide  greater  value.
Flickr:  Cast  a  Line
Planning	
 is	
 essential
@billswallow
Flickr:  pierret_christian
Hierarchy	
 of	
 content	
 needs
@billswallow
Intelligent
Connected
Appropriate
Accurate
Available
Hierarchy	
 of	
 content	
 needs
@billswallow
Intelligent
Connected
Appropriate
Accurate
Available
Minimally    
viable
Hierarchy	
 of	
 content	
 needs
@billswallow
Intelligent
Connected
Appropriate
Accurate
Available
Supports  the    
Internet    
of  Things
Intelligent	
 content
@billswallow
Flickr:  Markus  Grossalber
Intelligent	
 content
❖ Structurally rich
❖ Semantically rich
❖ Reusable
❖ Reconfigurable
❖ Adaptable
@billswallow
Model:	
 SNOMED	
 CT
❖ Semantically rich controlled
clinical vocabulary
❖ Concepts include terms, synonyms
and translations
❖ Specific, accurate, and relevant
@billswallow
Flickr:  phalinn
SNOMED	
 CT
@billswallow
Concept  
unique  ID
Descriptions  
•Fully  Specified  Name  (FSN)  
•synonyms
1  preferred #  acceptable
Relationships  
•“is  a”  relationship  
•attribute  relationship
>=1  “is  a” #  attributes
Internet	
 of	
 things
@billswallow
Concept  
unique  ID
System  1
Descriptions
Relationships
System  2
Descriptions
Relationships
Human
Descriptions
Relationships
Content	
 delivery	
 today
@billswallow
wikimedia:  Jan  Prucha
wikimedia:  Zzubnik
wikimedia:  JusWnhu12
wikimedia:  Frmorrison
wikimedia:  Frmorrison
wikimedia:  Samsung  Belgium
wikimedia:  Pebble  Technology
wikimedia:  Johannes  Jansson/norden.org
Separation	
 of	
 form	
 and	
 
content
@billswallow
Content  
semantically  tagged
Print  
styles  
postscript  instruction
Other  
styles  
markup
Tablet  
styles  
tablet  css
Web  
styles  
web  css
Mobile  
styles  
mobile  css
One	
 size	
 does	
 not	
 fit	
 all
@billswallow
Flickr:  sfllaw
Basic	
 content	
 model
@billswallow
Content  
ID:  00001
Name
Short  Name
Function
Meaning
Description
How  to  use
Related  Information
Governance
@billswallow
Flickr:  steakpinball
Planning	
 your	
 strategy
@billswallow
Flickr:  Brian  ⚓   Hillegas
Begin	
 at	
 the	
 end
@billswallow
Flickr:  Andrew_D_Hurley
One	
 source,	
 multiple	
 outputs
@billswallow
Flickr:  HJ  Media  Studios
Make	
 the	
 connections
@billswallow
Flickr:  You  As  A  Machine
Strategy	
 governance
@billswallow
Flickr:  You  As  A  Machine
The	
 value	
 of	
 connectivity
@billswallow
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The Content Strategy of Things