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Web 2.0 and Truth

My presentation at X-Pubs was about the impact of Web 2.0 or user-generated content on technical communication. (You can view the presentation at the bottom of this post.) A phrase I heard repeatedly in reference to professional content was "a single version of the truth," which alludes to the idea that you should only have one instance of any given piece of content. And that got me thinking.

No more DRaMa: DRM-free books

O'Reilly has announced it will start selling some titles as ebook bundles free of digital rights management (DRM) in July. I'm sure a lot discussion went into that decision because we have grappled with this very issue for our Scriptorium Press titles. When we decided to release our FrameMaker workbooks in PDF format in February 2006, we opted not to use DRM restrictions that prevent printing or

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Job Title:: Senior Technical Consultant

Company Name:: Scriptorium Publishing Services

About Me:: I've been a consultant for Scriptorium Publishing Services for nearly 10 years, doing everything from developing FrameMaker templates and document conversion systems to designing and implementing XML workflows, including DITA and Scriptorium's DocFrame. See http://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaloring for details on Scriptorium's services.

Website:: http://www.scriptorium.com

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At 8:18am on March 19th, 2008, Sabra McGrew said…: Hey Sheila! I've been busy with other stuff so I'm no longer an STC member. Perhaps I'll join again. How have you been?

At 7:26am on March 19th, 2008, Beth Keena said…: Hi, Sheila! Thanks for inviting me to this group. It's a great way to get to know folks in the field. I'll pass it on.

At 8:01pm on March 18th, 2008, Terry Smith said…: Hi there, Sheila! I eagerly await one of those coveted e-vites from you to see the new Sex and the City movie.

Until then, I'll get by with the Manolo's Shoe Blog:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/shoeblogs/MJXb

At 7:52pm on March 18th, 2008, Robert Perry said…: hey! it is me, guess I need to add a pic, long time no chat, hope all is well in NC, I am still in NYC and actually keeping my eyes open to return to NC, keep me in mind should you hear anything

At 11:24am on March 18th, 2008, Sheila Loring said…: Howdy friend! Good to see you're chipper as always.

At 9:36pm on March 17th, 2008, Michael Harvey said…: It's a wonderful day for an online community, a wonderful day for a neighbor, would you be mine?

At 10:42am on March 13th, 2008, Sarah O'Keefe said…: Hellloooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.....

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