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Real life, online life, all mashed up

Mashups and virtual worlds are more and more a part of Web 2.0, and perhaps as an extension, part of social media. An example of a mashup that is social is on Nikeplus.com, where I can map out running routes using Google maps. The “mashing” is defined by me, a user, using Google maps [...]

Creating social media versus social networking

An interesting comparison and contrast with two recently added time-sink temptations while online. As of a few weeks ago, you can submit news stories to the new WriterRiver.com, a digg clone site with the clever Sink or Float capability on news stories, built by Tom Johnson who writes the IdRatherBeWriting blog. A few months ago, Scott [...]

Check her out!

Here’s my interview for GirlStart, highlighting a technical communication career for the “Check her out!” section of their website. The toughest question for me was the last one! GirlStart is a non-profit based in Austin that empowers girls in math, science, and technology. I was pleased to be able to say what a great career [...]

Reading lists for technical writing

As a graduate student in scientific and technical communication, I was fortunate to have been introduced to many texts for learning technical writing at Miami University in Ohio. I have kept those books, keeping them on my bookshelf wherever I work, and have added to that bookshelf ever since. Perhaps this list could be considered [...]

Generation Next or Generation Y in technical communications

Upon reading my recent request to hear from Gen Next in tech comm, Julian Ramirez answered my call and wrote an excellent essay reflecting up on his experiences. He’s in his first technical communication job, working for Dee Elling, whom I interviewed about wikis and tech pubs. Thanks Julian, for offering your perspective. You may [...]

STC2008 - Wrap up STC Summit trip report

I had a great time in Philly for the STC Summit, and here are some of my takeaways. Collaboration is a huge part of our jobs, whether it’s finding others in your company to collaborate with as the two technical writers from Sun have done while creating screencasts with a “rock start developer” or the collaboration [...]

STC Intercom - themes and advice wanted

I’m quite flattered and humbled (and more than a little bit intimidated) to serve as leader on the STC Intercom advisory panel for this coming editorial year. We’re five people from different backgrounds and perspectives, tasked with preparing 10 themes for issues by August 2008. We’ve got academia, consulting, work-aday, future thinkers, and the only [...]

STC2008 - International Collaboration in Technical Communication

Here are my notes from the International Collaboration panel at the Society for Technical Communication conference. Moderator Alan Houser - He’s had one day of calls with people in four different countries. Asked questions of the four panelists: Rahul Prabhakar - Samsung currently, PC/Mac US edition, has a global mailing list, knows Korean language Bogo Vatovec - from [...]

STC2008 - Mining Web 2.0 Content for Enterprise Gold

Most definitions of Web 2. 0 are illustrative, but Michael Priestly prefers text. He’ll pick 2 core Web 2.0 concepts for today’s talk - wikis and mashups to discuss, but there’s also blogs, tagging, social networking that could also be mined. Wiki’s problems Content is unstructured, you don’t know if it contains the elements of, say, a tutorial, [...]

STC2008 - Engaging diverse audiences with screencasts, wikis, and blogs

Two Sun microsystems writers from southern Cal Gail Chappell gail.chappell@sun.com Cindy Church cindy.church@sun.com “Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine.” Robert C. Gallagher (author) Audience - college age developers, industry-savvy developers working in the workforce coding enterprise apps Documented NetBeans Ruby - tool for creating Ruby language programs, part of Netbeans integrated dev environment. Free, open-source software, means [...]

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Job Title:: Sr. Technical Writer, Blogger

Company Name:: Advanced Solutions International

About Me:: I have acquired many interests as a technical writer and blogger, including structured authoring, social media, XML models for software documentation such as DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture), blogging, online user assistance, and writing in an Agile development environment.

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At 7:17pm on May 13th, 2008, Heather Stewart said…: Hi Anne,
I am trying to do a bit of networking via the Content Wrangler. Hope you're open to the contact!
My employer, SuccessFactors, is headquartered in California, but we're looking to expand our sales team in Austin/Houston area. We are currently looking for an experienced enterprise-level software sales manager for that market. I wondered if you had any colleagues in the area with that background that you might recommend I speak with?

Thanks in advance for your response.

Best regards,

Heather Stewart
Indianapolis, Indiana
hstewart@successfactors.com

At 9:53am on May 5th, 2008, Harjot Dhodi said…: Hi Anne!

Please check this out under following sections of http://harjotdhodi.googlepages.com/technicalwritingcourses

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Harjot

At 11:49am on April 2nd, 2008, Don Day said…: I look forward to staying in touch on DITA and collaborative-authoring subjects!
--Don

At 5:08pm on March 24th, 2008, David Warren said…: Hi Anne,
I've been to your blog before, and found it very interesting. I had no idea you lived in Austin, though. I look forward to hearing more from you on this site.
Thanks,
-David

At 5:35am on March 21st, 2008, Ryan Pollack said…: Ni hao cong Shanghai :-)

At 3:57pm on March 14th, 2008, Karen Anderson said…: Anne, do I know you from Seattle? Or via John Hedtke? (That's a trick question; apparently the entire literate world knows John.)

At 12:47pm on March 13th, 2008, Gordon McLean said…: Ahhh apparently IE7 is the way to go... *sighs*

At 11:45am on March 13th, 2008, Gordon McLean said…: Still getting up to speed here, so.. eh.. how do I ADD someone as friend??

At 10:17am on March 12th, 2008, Kenan Branam said…: Hi! neighbor.
I went to The University in the early 60s. Worked at KTBC (sometimes called KLBJ until a radio station actually took the call letters.)
I do have some friends/website clients there at http://www.arthurdouet.com
http://www.laketravisrental.com/
http://www.laketravishistoricloghouse.com/

My passion now is presenting and training and evangelizing about the Web. (I may be in Austin on May 6th to present a luncheon for the Rand Group.)

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At 10:13am on March 12th, 2008, Harjot Dhodi said…: Thank you Anne! I am adding lots of stuffs once I get rid from the project release.

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