DAM Weekly Round-Up – 1st October 2018
A collection of recent DAM-related articles from around the web, sourced from DAM Federation member, Planet DAM. Sharing DAM Experiences – Lisa Grimm of Amazon.com […]
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Attributes of Effective DAM Consultants: Lifecycle Expertise
Continuing our feature article series on the attributes of effective DAM consultants, in the second article, I examine a consultant’s ability to work across the whole of the DAM initiative lifecycle and apply their previous experience to current DAM-related problems:
“In the previous article in this series, I examined …
Continue reading »PhotoMetadata.org Joins DAM Federation
I am pleased to announce that the PhotoMetadata.org project which is managed by David Riecks has recently joined DAM Federation, the community of Digital Asset Management resources that was set up in August:
“Everyone involved with digital images shares the challenge of tracking and managing their rapidly expanding …
Continue reading »Digital Value For Memory Institutions: The Complexity Of Cultural Context
Dr. Simon Tanner, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage and DAM course leader at King’s College London, has recently published a keynote presentation for the ‘Museums and Digital Memory’ conference, organised by The British Museum. His presentation aims to define the different ‘modes’ of value for digital resources within our …
Continue reading »DAM Weekly Round-Up – 24th September 2018
A collection of recent DAM-related articles from around the web, sourced from DAM Federation member, Planet DAM.
MediaValet – Do You Need Dropbox or DAM?
DAM vendor MediaValet have published an infographic outlining five questions to consider when using Dropbox versus a fully-fledged DAM system. Although some of the …
Continue reading »DAM Weekly Round-Up – 17th September 2018
A collection of recent DAM-related articles from around the web, sourced from DAM Federation member, Planet DAM.
DAM Procurement Considerations Part 1: On-Premise vs. Software-as-a-Service
DAM vendor MediaValet have recently published part one of a two-part series on DAM procurement. This first instalment focuses on the differences between two …
Continue reading »Intrinsic and Extrinsic Value: What Makes Successful Digital Businesses Cash Rich?
How often do we pause to consider the relationship between tangible and intangible assets, or examine models and methods to gauge the true worth of digital assets and their perceived value? My co-contributor Ralph Windsor has recently published a feature article entitled ‘Leveraging Intrinsic and Extrinsic Value: Understanding Why …
Continue reading »DAM Weekly Round-Up – 10th September 2018
A collection of recent DAM-related articles from around the web, sourced from DAM Federation member, Planet DAM.
An Open Vocabulary Tagging Experiment for Discoverability
Accidental Taxonomist author Heather Hedden has recently embarked on a tag comparison experiment with one of her colleagues. The aim of the exercise is to …
Continue reading »Brandworkz Announce Release 8.2.1
DAM vendor Brandworkz, have recently announced the release of a new version of their brand management platform. Their last release, back in December 2017, saw an improvement in asset visibility with numerous tweaks to the user interface, including a long overdue shift to a responsive layout, improved asset …
Continue reading »Getty’s AI Tool Gets Nearer the Goal
Many people working within a modern Digital Asset Management environment will be aware of the new wave of AI-assisted image recognition components that are being touted as the next big thing. An increasing number of vendors are jumping on the bandwagon, claiming that their automated solutions can liberate users from …
Continue reading »2017 DAM Salary Survey Results Published
The eagerly anticipated 2017 DAM salary survey has now been published and is available to download for DAM News subscribers. As some readers may recall, this was formerly managed by the now defunct DAM Foundation and has been resurrected this under the banner of the newly formed DAM Federation…
Continue reading »DAM Weekly Round-Up – 4th September 2018
A collection of recent DAM-related articles from around the web, sourced from DAM Federation member, Planet DAM.
Taxonomy Hierarchical Relationship Issues
Taxonomy specialist and author Heather Hedden has recently posted an article dealing with the issue of broader and narrower terms within hierarchical relationships. Discussing the challenges faced when …
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