Comments on: Content Typology: Getting a Handle on Your Content Types

By: Content Modelling : Content for the Masses

Content Modelling : Content for the Masses — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:14:03 +0000

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By: Cleve

Cleve — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:50:43 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with your article. It’s great.

As you allude to, the content model evolves, starting high level with content type data that content owners care about, down to ones that techies are interested in. Ongoing, you do have to maintain these models for these different audiences and the tricky part is keeping them in sync.

You have touched upon something here that I’m very passionate about and given me the necessary ‘kick up the ass’ to write about.

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By: Kristina Halvorson

Kristina Halvorson — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:21:48 +0000

Hey, let me know when your revision hits. I have a section in my book where I’d like to quote this post! (with your permission, of course)

By: rsgracey

rsgracey — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:08:57 +0000

Quite right. Given the interest in this article, I imagine there will be a significant revision coming up to incorporate all these great contributions! Thanks so much!

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:49:24 +0000

Favorite cooking site – each recipe isn’t a content type – each recipe is an instance of a recipe content type, or a recipe content item – if you’ve done a good job of modeling a recipe – right?

By: David Hobbs

David Hobbs — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:37:27 +0000

Thanks for the useful post. I would add:

5. Content types facilitate content re-use and content aggregation

This point is related to your last section on content modeling, and I think content re-use is a key reason for clear content modeling.

By: seamus walsh

seamus walsh — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:59:05 +0000

Good post, may I suggest that you call the elements of number one, 1. “Content types specify the basic elements” a content format instead it might be easier to manage.