3. #tcworldIndia17
The text cycle
Hillesund,Terje. "Reading Books in the Digital Age subsequent to Amazon, Google and the long tail"
First Monday [Online],Volume 12 Number 9 (3 September 2007). Retrieved on June 30, 2011.
reading writing
production
storingrepresentation
distribution
content
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• Content storage and
representation are often tied
together. Exceptions:
• Text-to-speech
functionality
• Animation with layers
• Need the ability to separate
audio and video into cycle
components
Use of audio and video limited by
development process.
10. #tcworldIndia17
How do we future-proof each phase?
reading writing
representation
distribution
storing
production
25. @sarahokeefe
Customers who say their retailer understands
them.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
37%
The Customer Conversation report: https://econsultancy.com/reports/the-consumer-conversation/
26. #tcworldIndia17
• What are people saying
about your content and your
product?
• Listen to them.
Distribution
distribution
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Transcreation - bullet and image
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Transcreation - bullet and image
30. #tcworldIndia17
• Reader controls which
device is used
• Reader can modify visual
presentation
• Accessible, adaptable content
is key
Representation or visual appearance
representation
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Collaboration workflow
38. #tcworldIndia17
• Where does information
originate and where does it
go?
• How do I align those
systems?
• “Single source of truth”
Production
production
39. #tcworldIndia17
• Information is encoded with
the information needed to
support reading, distribution,
and representation
requirements
• Semantic tagging
• Metadata to enable filtering
Storing
storing
42. #tcworldIndia17
• Content creators must
understand downstream
requirements and plan for
them
• Tag variants
• Flag info for personalization
• Localization
• Reuse
Writing
writing
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• Body Level Two
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XML?
Markdown?
Forms?
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• Hand-copied books
• Generally commissioned
• Often customized for the
buyer
• Gutenberg Bible
• 42 lines of standard
printing
• Customized illumination
Customizing content, then and now
77. #tcworldIndia17
• Machine translation
• Machine translation with post-editing
• Tiered localization strategy
Use of machine translation is increasing
Wikimedia: D J Shin
81. #tcworldIndia17
• Ideal for custom messaging
• Requires significant planning
• Planning happens during
source language planning
• Highly effective, but very
expensive
Transcreation
82. #tcworldIndia17
• Partner with local market
experts
• Convey intent and approach
• Collaborate on targeted
messaging
• Always test locally before
deploying
Transcreation
85. #tcworldIndia17
• The type of translation
informs content and product
design
• The type of workflow
informs project and release
schedules
• Find the best combination to
maximize value
• Keep corporate culture in
mind
Your choices matter
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Transcreation Human translation MT plus PE raw MT
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
87. #tcworldIndia17
• Focus on customer journey
• Look at all components of
the text cycle
• Content strategy
• Localization strategy
Summary
reading writing
representation
distribution storing
production