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Don’t Feed The Trolls!

February 10th, 2010 · View Comments · Communications, Facebook, Google, How To, Linkedin

I have a troll. Do you? Trolls slither over the internet. They start as lurkers, then get brave, creep out and spit things at you. 10 out of 10 trolls feed on attention. Negative or positive – they don’t care. Attention is the oxygen that keeps them going. Here’s the story of how I found my troll and what we may do next?

Technical Writing News Jan 20 – Jumping Sharks, DITA, and Link Journalism

January 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · Dita, Facebook, News, STC, Social Media, Technical Writers, Tools

This week’s technical writing news is thin on product news but has lotsa nice goodies. Janet Swisher on how everybody wins, Ellis on wikis for technical documents, Larry’s DITA jumps sharks, Techsmith integrate Jing (video capture app) into Facebook, Gordon McLean, Tom Johnson, Anne Gentle, and Bill Swallow. I try to follow as many RSS [...]

4 Technical Writers I Love + Betsy

January 17th, 2010 · View Comments · Career, Facebook, People, Screen Capture

Who are the technical writers you respect most of the web? These four people helped me in 2009 and id like to share them with you. Some you may know, others you may not. The point is that while I’ve worked with many people in the last 12 months, these folks, have reached out and went the extra yard. And, for me, that’s the difference.

Web 2.0 meets Technical Communication on Facebook

January 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Facebook, People

This group’s purpose is to explore the interplay between Web 2.0 and technical communication. Join us to discuss collaborative technologies and new approaches to delivering information to customers. Unlike other technical writing groups on Facebook, there is a nice amount of activity going on here. It has that nice, bubbly energy you get with a new group. So, jump in if you want to connect with other technical writers and see where/how technical communication works with Web 2.0.

7 Ways for Technical Writers to Re-invent Themselves & Demonstrate their Value

January 9th, 2010 · View Comments · Career, Facebook, Linkedin

You’ve just being fired. The Technical Writing dept is closed. What do you do? This is a fact of life for many people today. Indeed, there is now a real fear that US technical writers will continue to lose their jobs to offshore companies, e.g. India & Poland. And it’s true; it’s the shape of things to come, I’m afraid. But rather than moan about it, let’s look at what you can do to re-invent yourself and find new, lucrative opportunities.

Using Google Reader to share data, trends, and visual info

October 9th, 2009 · Comments Off · Facebook, Google

I’ve started a small experiment. I use RSS to monitor blogs, gather data, and share information. What I’ve now started to do is share ‘the best of the web’ using Google Reader. This lets you track web feeds and share those you think other readers would be interested in.

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