Factor @factorfirm
An information architecture and human experience consultancy Tweets (largely) by @taxobob factorfirm.com Seattle Joined September 2012-
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Get ready to revolutionize your approach to taxonomy! #TaxoBC is your gateway to unlocking new insights and connecting with industry leaders. Register before October 6th for Early-Bird Pricing! secure.infotoday.com/RegForms/Taxon…
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How goes writing about IA for a new audience every month? It’s going really well, thanks for asking! I have now completed 9 of 12 articles published, all of which you can read here: abbycovert.com/writing
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It's #taxonomyTuesday! Mike Dillinger continues his discussion of #knowledgegraphs, describing their use in #Dataaggregation. linkedin.com/pulse/superpow…
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Organizational alignment is often the invisible problem on the hero's journey of digital transformation projects linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
Everyone is in the information buisness (writes @taxobob): linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
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It's important not just to create a good #taxonomy, but have a plan for maintaining it, or it will eventually stop being useful. This article describes the six ways you can modify a taxonomy so that you can maintain the change. factorfirm.com/posts/a-taxono…
Rereading my younger (and wiser :) self: "Many paths enter the understanding of the Semantic Web concept. Yet the premise of the #semanticweb is simple: provide a grid for data, information and knowledge to travel freely across networks of people, devices and systems.
Rereading my younger (and wiser :) self: "Many paths enter the understanding of the Semantic Web concept. Yet the premise of the #semanticweb is simple: provide a grid for data, information and knowledge to travel freely across networks of people, devices and systems.
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Factor CEO Gwen Hall writes today about cheese knives, alignment, and the importance of making things findable (well, if you want to sell them): linkedin.com/posts/gwenhall…
Interaction design and everyday objects (faucets, in this case) #IAeverywhere linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
Facets of Faucets: how does this thing work? linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
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Part 2 of @gc_taxonomy's blog about #informationtheory for #informationarchitecture discusses using IA for organizational alignment: factorfirm.com/posts/informat…

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