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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
User-Generated Content, Time-Saving Tools, and Dance Music Djs: Slide Decks From The STC Summit
As a convenience to our readers—and to those who attended the Society for Technical Communication Summit in Philadelphia this week—I’ve published the slide decks for three of my presentations here. If you have questions about any of the presentations, send me an email. I’m always happy to help others learn what I know.
Augmenting your Technical Documentation with User-Generated Content
Your user community can be an invaluable source of information about your product or service. Using Web 2.0 technologies, you can augment your existing technical documentation with user-generated content. The presentation, delivered June 2, 2008 at the Society for Technical Communication Summit in Philadelphia, PA explores the possibilities, as well as the perils, of leveraging this often-overlooked resource.
Stop Wasting Time: Ten Things You Can Do to Make Yourself More Efficient
Most folks complain they don’t have enough time to move their careers forward. Most of the time, this is simply not true. There’s plenty of time in each day, but we’re used to wasting it on time-sucking tasks that provide little or no business value. The presentation, delivered June 3, 2008 at the Society for Technical Communication Summit in Philadelphia, PA highlights ten of the biggest time-consuming tasks we perform each day and how to accomplish them more efficiently.
From Nightclub dj to Content Management Consultant—Developing a Business Career The Content Wrangler Way
A look at how Scott Abel moved his career from a dead-end nightclub job to a career as one of the foremost experts in content management and technical communication. The presentation, delivered June 3, 2008 at the Society for Technical Communication Summit in Philadelphia, PA explores Scott’s unique career path and examines the history of the remix and how it relates to delivering personalized technical content.
Filed under: About The Content Wrangler : Content Management : Music : User-Generated Content
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TheContentWrangler.com ranks among the top 25 blogs in Junta42’s Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs list. The Top 42 list is designed to organize and feature the best blogs on the internet that discuss some aspect of content marketing. Each blog on the list has been rated by Junta42 experts in terms of content strength, depth, regularity and, to a very small extent, popularity.
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Over 1,200 Have Joined Our New Social Network for Content Professionals
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
The Content Wrangler Community, the new social network for content professionals is attracting a global audience of content professionals from around the globe. More than 1,200 knowledge workers from all walks of life are congregating online and forming special interest groups focused on software tools, content standards, information modeling, job hunting, technical communication, web 2.0, marketing and more. In addition to allowing the formation of groups, the community provides members with online forums, a blog, keyword searchable member directory, video and photo sharing, discounts on upcoming conferences, event announcements, training sessions, webinars, and much more. Join today!
New Groups, New Members and Lots of Interesting Discussions
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Content Wrangler Community is off and running. Over 600 members have joined in just three days. There are many interesting discussions taking place today among members, including a great discussion in Writing for Reuse, a group run by content guru Pamela Kostur.
Pamela kicked off the introductory discussion by asking group members to discuss the challenges they face when writing reusable content. Several group members have participated in sharing their challenges and the things they did to overcome them.
Do you have something to add to the conversation? What are you waiting for? Join Writing for Reuse today and start sharing.
Extreme Makeover: The New Content Wrangler
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
We’ve been remodeled, remixed, and reorganized by our favorite information designer, Kevin Shoesmith (Venn Communications). Take a look around, then, let us know what you think.
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