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Intentional Design - The World of Content Convergence According To Rahel Bailie
Registration now open for content strategy conference
Registration is now open for the STC Content Strategy Forum 2010Consequences of not having a good content strategy
An unexpected, informal usability test shows the role of content as part of the overall user experience.Content strategy explained: two perspectives
nForm rep Matthew Nish-Lapidus interviewed me and Kristina Halvorson, in advance of the CANUX 2009 weekend workshop in beautiful Banff, on the topic of content strategy. The interviews, in podcast form, discuss content strategy from quite different perspectives, yet there is an underlying similarity about this field of practice. In true content strategy form, the [...]Naming the “other” type of content strategy
Can the term "product lifecycle content strategy" be used to describe strategies for critical-path product content? Discuss.Managing Your Online Brand: A Vancouver Workshop
Attend this Vancouver workshop on promoting yourself and your career with the responsible use of social media.How to alienate customers and drive away prospects
A content strategy anticipates the info users may need, and provides it in the best way. Here's a how-not-to example.Treasure and the hunt: a content strategy take on user experience
If your search, or "treasure hunt," doesn't lead to the expected content "treasure," your user experience has failed due to lack of content strategy.Favicons
Just created a favicon for my site with a Favicon Generator. Now, to figure out where it goes on my site so it will display correctly.Want to learn about content strategy?
Content strategy presentations during 2009 - learning opportunities.Component content management as content mashup
Using the metaphor of mash-ups, explaining component content management.Scott Abel Live!
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Office Intervention: Break Me Out Of Email Jail
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The Google Translator Toolkit
Linked2 Connects Adobe FrameMaker to Documentum
Linked2 also provides secure login, intuitive search and retrieval of modular content components, metadata support, extensible and configurable behavior and workflow functionality, as well as support for virtual document creation.
Google Street View, Privacy and You
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How do you track topic usage? 2 Replies
Outside of our content management system, we're been using an Excell spradsheet to track the client keys of topics used for different areas of product documentation. We also use it to list new or c...
Started by Jill Holdaway in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Scott Abel Nov 1.
DITA Open Platform Editor 5 Replies
Has anyone tried the DITA OP Editor? http://www.dita-op.org/ -- I am interested in what you think of it.
Started by Dorothy Hoskins in Technical Writing - Resources for Beginners. Last reply by Dorothy Hoskins Nov 10.
User documentation survey
I've just launched my latest user documentation survey which you can find at http://tiny.cc/smgkc I'd like to get feedback from people who use the user documentation that comes with gadgets and so...
Started by David Farbey in Miscellaneous Sep 10.
Handheld Consoles - Beyond Games?
Has anyone started developing content other than gaming for handheld game consoles? I'm looking at my daughter's Nintendo DS, and really like the dual-screen format. For example: a how-to or inste...
Tagged: small-screen, content, mobile, devices, DS
Started by John T. Williams in Technical Writing - Resources for Beginners Sep 14.
Web analytics for tracking hits to online help pages 3 Replies
Hi I'm wondering about using a web analytics tool for tracking hits to online Webhelp topics. We want to track which context sensitive topics and other topics are being used most often so that we ...
Started by Jenny Watson in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Ivan Walsh 17 hours ago.
Who does what? Writer role illustrator role 1 Reply
In your organization who creates legends (tables) for illustrations? We use Arbortext Editor for writing, Adobe Illustrator for creating graphics with a final output of png.
Tagged: roles
Started by Lisa A. Dix in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Wanda Phillips Sep 9.
Integrating Google Site Search with WebWorks 5 Help
I would like to use Google Site Search to search our online help. However, I am not sure how to integrate the tool with the WebWorks 5 output. Should I use frameset.htm? If so, does that mean I hav...
Started by Suz Patton in Miscellaneous Aug 7.
XTM – the spiritual successor to Idiom
The torch of advanced, Java based translation technology has not died with the sad demise of Idiom, XTM from XML-INTL has now picked up the baton and is now ready to beat all of the competition. Th...
Tagged: technology, Translation
Started by Elliot Nedas in Miscellaneous Jul 24.
CMS User Groups? 3 Replies
Is anyone aware of a content management user group in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area? My company is moving toward a CMS trial and we'd like to connect with others who have experience implementing a ...
Started by Bob Durkee in Technology Basics - Resources for Beginners From Mr. Noobie. Last reply by Bob Durkee Oct 19.
Small Content Management Systems 11 Replies
I've only worked on enterprise-wide content management systems and am now trying to find a good small one to set up for a small non-profit company. Any suggestions of fairly easy to use, but not to...
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Started by Maya Lucchitta in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Rahel Anne Bailie Oct 22.
Blog Posts
Making music is a labour of love, making money is a by-product.
Posted by Pete Smith on November 18, 2009 at 11:57pm
Mashable Review : Free Music Monday
Free Music Monday
Posted by Pete Smith on November 18, 2009 at 11:56pm
How Does Social Media Works To Us?
Posted by GunnerK on November 16, 2009 at 12:45am
For the communicators and developers in your life: A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html
Posted by Evelyn Yoder on November 10, 2009 at 5:36pm
Is Social Media a Fad or the Biggest Thing Since the Industrial Revolution?
Posted by Scott Abel on November 1, 2009 at 3:26pm
Understanding Web Content Management Systems: Made Simple
Posted by Scott Abel on November 1, 2009 at 2:46pm
Apple iTablet Multitouch Tablet: Will It Change Computing As We Know It?
Posted by Scott Abel on November 1, 2009 at 2:34pm
Talking about Content Strategy
http://now.eloqua.com/es.asp?s=1251&e=218&elq=d16a89993849436d9fc965b1df74fe53
Posted by Rahel Anne Bailie on October 21, 2009 at 1:16pm
Do Bid Boards Actually Work?
* Elance - Requires monthly payment. Competition is fierce and the ramp-up time from dismally low project bids to making a decent (if moderate) living from Elance projects is impossibly tortuous, at least for me. Sorry, spending the hours needed to set up an effective… Continue
Posted by Timothy Thompson on October 16, 2009 at 3:30pm
Free eBook: Social Network Marketing, 12 Steps for Success
You can download it here:
http://tinyurl.com/ybbbdo9
Posted by Sarah Coleman on October 9, 2009 at 5:40pm
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December 17, 2009 from 9:30am to 10:30am – (PDT) web-based
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Intelligent Content 2010
February 25, 2010 at 8am to February 26, 2010 at 5pm – The Parker, Palm Springs, CA
Duo Consulting Web Content Management Blog
The Website Experience Nexus
When designers and marketers become too clever, or emphasize the brand without regard for audience context, usability is compromised. An optimla user experience balances usability, desirability and utility.Marketing Challenge Tests Speed, Creativity, Collaboration
90 professional marketers gathered to test and improve their skills at the Windy City Social Marketing Challenge in Chicago.Seeing Around Corners – 2010 Internet Prognostications
Interview: Internet issues in 2010 related to technology, net neutrality, government intervention, and the importance of "local"JustWriteClick
Talkin’ ’bout a revolution at the STC Summit 2010
I don’t know if it’ll sound like a whisper, but I am excited that my proposal was accepted for the 2010 STC Summit in Dallas! Here’s what I’ll be presenting: I’m participating in a Content Strategy Progression as described on the STC Content Strategy Special Interest Group blog entry on said progression. I’ll talk about content [...]Trip report from Non Profit Bar Camp Austin
I could only attend Non Profit Bar Camp Austin in the morning, but it was quite enjoyable. Bar Camp is definitely one of those meetings where the conversations had between the sessions can as informative as the actual sessions. I arrived and signed in and was standing in front of the board right when the orientation [...]Comparing RSS feeds to social networks
Jakob Nielson and his research group, Nielsen Norman Group, have done it again – letting us know how users are actively perceiving and using social software for different business tasks. This research is important as the social web evolves so that we, as web content creators, know the best ways to present and offer different [...]I'd Rather Be Writing
Contingent Senior Technical Writer Opening at LDS Church’s ICS Department in Riverton, Utah
We’re looking for a contingent senior technical writer to join our User Education team, part of the LDS Church’s Information and Communications System department in Riverton, Utah. This is an opportunity to work in an agile environment with about 600+ talented IT professionals. As a member of our team, you’ll also get to work with [...]What I’m Presenting on at the Dallas Summit
At the STC Summit in Dallas this year (May 2-5), I’ll be giving a presentation titled “Developing a Personal Voice in Audio.” I’m moving in the direction of screencasts, focusing on the audio component in this presentation. Here’s the presentation description: Narrated video tutorials — both scripted and spontaneous — are a powerful tool tech writers can [...]Embedding Videos into Madcap Flare
One of Flare’s shortcomings is the inability to easily embed video files. However, if you use the Camtasia Studio’s Express Show format as your video format (and you choose the SWF option), you can insert the video into Flare by inserting the video as if it were a picture. Here’s a two-minute screencast showing the [...]White River - Technical Writing-Related Articles
Recording the Spoken Word: Expert Tips on Producing Voice-Overs | How to Produce Voice-Overs in Your Personal Studio | Advice on voice-over production
Lots of solid info here about voiceovers and recording.Trends: The Death of Taxonomies, revisited
As knowledge and information piles up around us, how can we categorize and manage it all? This is an interesting article for anyone who comes anywhere near taxonomies. I'm intrigued by the author's suggestion to drop the title "taxonomist" and use "information cartographer" or "metadata architect" instead.Constant Transformation Is the New Normal
This is a message that could be hung up on office walls throughout the world. If you follow discussions about content strategy, you have probably noticed discussions about technical writers who need to redefine or reshape their current job because it *is* changing. Change sounds so simple, but it is so painful and difficult for many people. That is why the message needs repeating. Not to threatened and cajole, but to encourage and support (the process). Read and share!James Michelson on Marketing Content
You can’t trickle market a trickle (and make money)
You can’t trickle market a trickle and make money. The real cost of email marketing, continued.Air Travel for Sales? No Thanks...
I will be the first to admit that I hate airline travel. It is unreliable, inconvenient, expensive and down right unpleasant. We avoid business travel if we can. In that vein, both principals at JFM took great umbrage to a...Support Our Sponsors
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