Remembering Those Who Served
Written by TechWhirl on May 26, 2014The members of the TechWhirl community wish to honor and remember those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in times of war. Although Memorial Day is an American holiday, we salute all those who serve their countries with honor and distinction throughout the world, defending the principles of freedom, democracy and self-determination.
TechWhirl: Technical Communication Recap for May 23, 2014
Written by Connie Giordano on May 23, 2014Long holiday weekend here we come! Lots of US technical communicators return to work today after the STC Summit, and get a long weekend to recuperate from one day of hard work☺. Fear not … TechWhirl has not been idle while tech comm, and customer experience conferences soldiered on.
Word Wise: Another ICC2014 Interview with Marcia Riefer Johnston
Written by Marcia Riefer Johnston on May 21, 2014Well, Amazon may be big—with a name like that, how could they be small?—but apparently, their stories don’t tell the whole story. When I went looking (Googling, of course) for “the moment,” the big moment when the whole world of books crossed the line, I couldn’t find it.
Preparing Content for a Global Audience – Part 1
Written by Connie Giordano on May 20, 2014Departments and teams responsible for preparing content for numerous internal and external audiences can no longer rely on English being “the language of business.” Content must be globalized, translated, localized and often transcreated to satisfy consumers who want to search, learn and buy in their own language in the comfort of their own culture.
Tech Writer This Week for May 15, 2014
Written by TechWhirl on May 15, 2014We’re hitting the road to find the best technical communication and customer experience articles on the web.
Agile and Tech Comm: Working on Remote Teams
Written by Alyssa Fox on May 14, 2014More and more, we see teams that are distributed around the world. An increasing number of businesses are functioning this way, because of a number of factors. It benefits everyone who works in an agile environment to figure out how to best address the challenges associated with the global team model.
How Does DITA Change Authoring?
Written by Jacquie Samuels on May 12, 2014Today, authors must deliver content designed for quick consumption a whole array of media. And authors working within Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) must shift their thinking about the content writing process itself. Because within the DITA model, you no longer write books or even chapters. You write topics.
TechWhirl: Technical Communication Recap for May 9, 2014
Written by Connie Giordano on May 9, 2014Busy, busy week in the worlds of content and technical communication. Between conferences (WriteTheDocs and ConFab Minnesota), lively discussions on the changes/future of technical writing, and a few great articles here on TechWhirl, there’s lots to keep you occupied well into the weekend.
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