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Posted by : Molly Joss Content-management IT jobsFind out about turning ideas, images, and text into digital format by attending conferences and checking Content Magazine online.

Dear Molly: Is there any way for someone without a lot of interest in computers--by that I mean no interest in the back-end aspects of how they are put together and how they work--to get involved in the computer industry? I am in my mid-forties and have worked for years in manufacturing management. I see the world economy shifting away from making stuff into making and disseminating information and ideas. I want to get involved. How do I do this?

Molly says: Sounds to me as though you might be interested in something called content management. This is an umbrella term, one of a several, for the idea that we have all this stuff (ideas/images/text) in digital form and we ought to be able to make the most of it. If you are interested in making ideas instead of physical goods, I suggest you learn more about the business of content management.

There is no one book or Web site I can suggest that will help you learn what you need to know. Given your background, you don't need a primer on managing anything. The best way for you to start would be to find a conference on content management that has a large number of exhibitors in the content management area. Go, listen, walk around and collect the handouts on the companies.

You can also learn a lot by reading information on the Web. Search...

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