ACCU York [Feb 2020] - Metadata is all around you - Dee Vincent-Day

Speaker:
Dee Vincent-Day

Abstract:
You started learning about the web a while ago and have got into the habit of adding metadata to the top of your web pages. You might only add 3 or 4 keywords. Today this is simply not enough. If you want your pages at the top of search results you need to consider your metadata in more depth.
Using real-life examples, Dee will explain how important metadata is in helping people discover films they want to view, items they want to buy and books they want to read. Indeed literally anything will benefit from good quality metadata.
You will get the opportunity to create metadata for an item of your choice as an exercise
Dee will finish off by talking about future implementations of metadata-driven systems and how we will be using them.

Biography: Dee Vincent-Day
Dee Vincent-Day is the Content Manager at Piksel, where she’s responsible for any customer facing written content. She previously worked as a Technical Author and IT Trainer, where she was required to design and write documentation and training materials. Dee has worked across a number of Industry Sectors including: Banking & Finance, Legal, Broadcast, Architecture, Transport, Procurement and Healthcare. She is a full member of the ISTC (Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators) and participates in the Institute’s mentoring scheme, offering support to junior members wishing to enhance their knowledge and careers.

Agenda:

• Welcome messages
• Talk followed by Q&A
• Giveaway of a coupon for 1-year subscription to any one of JetBrains IDEs.
• Continue conversations at the pub

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Thank you to University of York Computer Science department for providing us a place to meet
Thank you to JetBrains for their user group support
Supported by YorkDevelopers
ACCU York is an ACCU local group