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A Content Book Apart

Written on August 18, 2010. Written by Erin.

I’m writing a book. It’s going to be called The Elements of Content Strategy, and it will be published by A Book Apart in early 2011. If A Book Apart hadn’t been interested in this project, it wouldn’t be happening. This isn’t “a content strategy book” slotted into their lineup; it’s a specific project conceived [...]

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This Is Content

Written on May 27, 2010. Written by Erin.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been seeing a lot of smart people experiencing small paroxysms of insecurity about the use of the word “content” to describe the stuff that people publish online. “It’s impersonal,” goes the narrative. “It’s a buzzword.” “It takes all the humanity and warmth out of our stories and insights and [...]

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Cocktail Hour: 5 at 5pm

Written on March 26, 2010. Written by Erin.

Every Friday around 5pm, I’ll be linking to five content-related articles that inspired, surprised, and delighted me during the week. (Then we drink.) Liz Danzico on Obama’s editing Robert Gracey, “Content Transparency: Can You See Me Now?” Tiffani Jones, “Before You Hire a Writer” Jeffrey Zeldman, “Love Me Long Time” Nicole Jones’s rowdy new blog, [...]

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