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As we take a look at the "basics" of technical communications, we find ourselves asking whether traditional technical communications deliverables--user manuals, administrator guides, release notes, etc.--are going the way of the dodo bird, buggy whips, and the butter churn. Take the poll and add your thoughts to the discussion Continue reading ...
In 1964, Marshall McLuhan published Understanding Media, in which the famous phrase “the medium is the message” appeared (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Media:_The_Extensions_of_Man). McLuhan’s insight was that the medium and the message you convey via that medium are inseparable, but that the medium you choose sometimes has a sufficiently strong impact that it outweighs the message. Although MacBeth’s “tale […] Continue reading ...