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Intentional Design - The World of Content Convergence According To Rahel Bailie
Managing Your Brand Online: Two Workshops
Two social media workshops in 2010, helping professionals manage their online brands: Vancouver, White Rock.Underestimating the “yes but” factor
The "yes but" factors can ruin a project if stakeholders dig in their heels to protect their territory.Scott Abel Live!
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For those of you who’ve called and said that you haven’t heard back from accounting about your travel requisition and are afraid of losing the low price registration, it’s your lucky day. We’ve extended the Early Bird registration deadline until January 29th. Register here!From The Start We Were Different … An Amazing Video From Mark Logic
Technical Communication Adopts Augmented Reality
Content Fusion...Or, There's A Piece of Your Data Lodged In My Document
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Starting with DITA 3 Replies
Hello All, I am Abhay Choksh, a Technical Writer working with Web Works and Microsoft Word. I was thinking that if I can migrate from these tools to an open source technology like DITA, it would pre…
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Started by Abhay Chokshi in Technical Writing - Resources for Beginners. Last reply by Niels Grundtvig Nielsen Feb 4.
Content Strategist Opportunity
Facebook is looking for a Content Strategist. Click here to read more...http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30285 apply online or send resumes to designjobs@facebook.com
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Hi there. I am new to the site and I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations for good sources of information on web content for the libraries / heritage / culture sector. I would be grateful…
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supporting portable reader platforms in technical documentation?
I am an information architect at Juniper Networks, and was recently pointed here as the best place to go with some Qs I have about portable reader format support in technical documentation. Some qui…
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Recession: No To Costly Medical Bills
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Difficult Reading for Google Reader
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Intelligent Content 2010 Approaches
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Duo Consulting Web Content Management Blog
Florida DrupalCamp Features Code for a Cause
Florida DrupalCamp features two days of training and includes the exercise of developing a full Drupal website for a non-profitWorkshops & Training at 2010 Drupal Cons and Camps
Many Drupal events throughout the world provide multiple opportunities for you to learn how the Drupal Content Management System can contribute to your online presenceJustWriteClick
What traditions would you give up?
Wow, Pepsi is not going to air an advertisement during the Super Bowl for the first time in 23 years, according to the Financial Times. They say, “With a major digital campaign that features its own website and a heavy presence on Facebook, PepsiCo is betting that a more interactive approach will resonate with consumers [...]Email feedback mechanisms for online help
Email has become a universal conversation mechanism for business to business notification, customer to business communication, you name it. If you’re not doing so already, you can add email links so that readers can send emailed feedback to your technical documentation team. With advanced mailto markup you can automatically enter a subject line, indicate who [...]I'd Rather Be Writing
Cures for the Information Exclusion Complex
Some years ago, I used to suffer from developer neglect, or to use a more scientific term, from a kind of information exclusion complex. You know what I’m talking about. Developers make updates to the interface, often at the last minute, and don’t let the tech writer know what changed. As a result, the help [...]Add More Sidebars to Your WordPress Theme
You can add more than one sidebar section to your WordPress site. For example, with the stc-intermountain.org site, I added a whole bunch of additional sidebar sections in the Appearance > Widgets section. Adding more sidebar sections Adding more sidebars is useful if you’re using WordPress more as a content management system than a blog. Someone [...]White River - Technical Writing-Related Articles
Why I'll never say I'm booked
On saying "no", "come back later", "I don't have time", "I'm busy".... This is one for the freelancers, consultants, independents... It would be interesting to hear the viewpoint from agile practitioners, too!Disagreements and Debates Are Good Things
This post might be a bit controversial. Maybe some have tried to disagree and been fired. Maybe some cannot tolerate hearing other opinions. It's worth a read and worth considering.James Michelson on Marketing Content
Purls Made Easy - Great Idea
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