Some news announced today is that Cloud DAM vendor Bynder have acquired WebDAM from Shutterstock (who also bought them from the original founders four years ago). There is more information here:
“When offered the chance to work together, we agreed. It was clear our combined teams could go …
Continue reading »I am currently involved in writing requirements analysis and specifications for several Digital Asset Supply Chain (DASC) projects. There are some interesting themes I have observed recently in-relation to the politics of managing their implementation which might be instructive for others planning similar initiatives.
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Continue reading »A week or two ago, I covered an article about blockchain which specifically related to Content DAM and announced that I was setting up a DAM Blockchain consortium. I have since spoken to a few different people and based on their feedback, we are extending the scope of this to …
Continue reading »Last month, Jean Lozano of Cloud DAM vendor, MediaValet wrote an article on their blog, Cryptomedia: Blockchain in the Digital Asset Management Space. The piece is quite interesting since it isn’t about the currently deflating tradable Crypto-as-a-security (or perhaps ‘CraaS’?) bubble and neither does it write the whole thing …
Continue reading »As reported last year and in the email sent to those vendors registered on our DAM vendor directory yesterday, we are seeking expressions of interest from vendors who would like to participate in our 2018 DAM vendor pricing survey. This can be done via a form here: http://damvendors.com/pricing-survey/
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Continue reading »Earlier this week, Kodak announced they were going to launch a crypto digital asset token called Kodakcoin:
“Utilizing blockchain technology, the KODAKOne platform will create an encrypted, digital ledger of rights ownership for photographers to register both new and archive work that they can then license within the …
Continue reading »My co-contributor, Spencer Harris, has written the first DAM News feature article of 2018: The DAM Difference: Filename vs Metadata. In this item, Spencer discusses the value of filenames for digital assets:
“Think of your asset as a coin: it has monetary value, and when its use …
Continue reading »Recently, CMSWire published an article I wrote for them: What it Will Take for Artificial Intelligence to Become Useful For DAM. This was an abridged edition of a longer feature article for DAM News: Combining AI With Digital Asset Supply Chain Management Techniques. The responses I have received …
Continue reading »On our features section, I have written article: Blockchain And Content DAM: Myth, Reality And Practical Applications.
“Recently, I have read a few articles which make some critical remarks about blockchain for DAM. There are some reasonable points advanced, however, there are also misunderstandings and myths about what …
Continue reading »From today until 31st December 2017, we are offering a combined package of our vendor research report and pricing survey for the all-in price of $499. This includes:
I’m pleased to report today that we have a new staff writer joining us on the DAM News team. My colleague from Daydream, Charles Russell will be taking over primary responsibility for the more news-related content so I can concentrate on feature articles and general editorial responsibilities. All general editorial …
Continue reading »Representatives from Insight Exchange Network (IEN) contacted me recently to ask us to inform DAM News readers that they are holding a DAM-related conference early next year on January 22-24 in New York entitled: Digital Assets and Content Leadership Exchange. From the publicity materials:
“As content velocity increases …
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