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March 29th, 2020

Is Metadata Just a Game?

For my new column in Publishers Weekly I’ve tried to reimagine metadata as a game. Not quite a board game; maybe a parlor game. When it comes to book publishing, metadata is a game of chance. We don’t know which BISAC categories work best for any particular title, which keywords outperform, or how to write…

May 6th, 2013

Music Industry Metadata & Information Summit

The conference brochure copy captured the event very well: A never-before seen collection of high-level working sessions and talks about very practical issues, this 
two-day summit is designed to both inform newcomers about the importance of managing information 
through metadata — the “plumbing” that ensures digital tracks are labeled correctly in online music 
stores —…

February 28th, 2013

Metadata for Authors and Small Publishers – My Interview with Anne Hill

I met Anne Hill earlier this month when I made a last-minute “guest appearance” at one of her author workshops in San Francisco. A self-described “storyteller with an ear for what makes a message worth paying attention to,” Anne runs a very good site called Creative Content Coaching: Messaging and Content Strategies for People with Wisdom to…