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The STC Summit 2013, held in Atlanta, Georgia this year, got off to an excellent start with an entertaining and eye-opening keynote address by New York Times technology columnist David Pogue. Larry Kunz (sdicorp.com) shares his impressions of the summit and Danielle Villegas (techcommgeekmom.com) and Sarah Maddox (ffeathers.wordpress.com) also have a few things to talk about. The STC posted a ton of photos, tweets, and slideshows on eventifier.co. The slides are great. I’ve seen a few shows already, and have dogeared more to view. Remember to take a look at our annual Pinterest board, offered for your enjoyment.
Elsewhere in Technical Communication, Scriptorium Publishing posts a slideshow on the state of the tech comm industry. Joe Merlino (terraxml.com) talks about the fundamentals of technical writing. And in an older but still valid post, Gary Hoffman (arrl.org) offers his opinions on why no one reads manuals.
In User Experience, Paul Brooks (uxmag.com) wonders if your website offers a Home button, calling it a “Get out of jail free” card. Danielle Arad (ux.walkme.com) lists 19 UX thought leaders you should know about, and then follows up with a library of 75 UX resources.
Content Strategy & Curation features Sean Li (seo-hacker.com) describes his approach to developing a user-centric content strategy. Then in curation, Ian Lurie (portent.com) shares his tips for doing content curation in just 13 minutes a day. (I need to step up my game.) On a similar note, Laura Crest (seocopywriting.com) offers her own great time-saving content curation strategies, many of which I’m already doing. And Scott Scanlon closes this section with an intriguing podcast, wondering if commentary is necessary for content curation.
Minda Zetlin (www.inc.com) shares five ways to mow through a tough task in Career and Life. Kim Komando (usatoday.com) discusses five email tricks everyone should know. And on a lighter note, Matt Petronzio (mashable.com) has a PC Weenies cartoon on experiencing life away from your computer screen.
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