Tech Writer This Week for August 23, 2012 – TechWhirl
TechWhirl’s Weekly Roundup of the best technical communication and technical writing posts on the web.
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Content Strategy offers two outstanding posts: first Stoney deGeyterwe (searchengineguide.com) describes the need for an actual strategy to develop a good content strategy. Then Kriss Mausser delves into the key ingredients for effective content strategy–governance and workflow. In User Experience, Tom Rau (uxbooth.com) talks about debunking UX myths. Then Laurence McCahill identifies and shows how to avoid the 10 common UX mistakes startups make. Darren Northcott (uxbooth.com) goes into the differences between information architecture and UX. Finally, Dave Jones (UXMagazine via mashable.com) takes a look at the developing UX ecosystem, concepts that should be familiar to technical communicators who follow TechWhirl.
Speaking of following TechWhirl, here’s your chance to join us for live (and recorded) video chats with the leaders in our industry. First up is Jack Molisani, director of the LavaCon Conference. Quickly followed by the Adobe Technical Communications Suite (TCS) team discussing the recent product launch To register for TechWhirl’s upcoming Fast Five discussions on Google+, point your browser to https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cgu6b9uer3usk1h85864binjog8/103754021966257477744 and to https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c27kl7brq86aoinlgrj4vjb80g0/103754021966257477744.Having trouble with Google+? Sign-up here:http://news.techwhirl.com/fast-five-event-sign-up/ (only one is necessary).
We wrap up this week with a humorous look at a Medieval Help Desk (courtesy of YouTube). This is a MUST-SEE video, people.
