Archive for April, 2009:

More technical documentation wikis

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by annegentle }
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Categories : techpubs, wiki
Photo courtesy cogdog on flickr I've been needing to update my list of wikis used for technical documentation, to see if the list is growing. Here are a few more technical information wikis. They seem to lean towards the programmer audience ...Read More »

Climb collaboration levels with me in Atlanta

{ Posted on Apr 27 2009 by annegentle }
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Categories : DITA, OLPC, social media, techpubs, tools, Uncategorized, wiki, writing
Photo courtesy lollaping I finished my presentation about Climbing the Levels of Collaboration for the Collaboration Institute at the STC Summit and I'm so excited about it I can't stand it! True confession: I was up until 1:00 AM finishing ...Read More »

Gather ’round, Wikify your Doc Set slides now available

{ Posted on Apr 24 2009 by annegentle }
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Categories : social media, wiki
I had a great time talking to the New York Metro STC chapter from my office in Austin, Texas last night! There were twenty-some in the room, plus an additional twenty or so online. This was a great turnout for ...Read More »

Virtual presentation – Wiki-fy Your Doc Set for the NYC Metro STC chapter

{ Posted on Apr 09 2009 by annegentle }
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Here's the announcement for next week's virtual presentation. To sign up, click through this link. There's a limited number who can participate virtually so sign up soon! Wiki-fy Your Doc Set: A Writer's Role in Web 2.0 One of the hottest topics ...Read More »

Author-it migration to version 5

{ Posted on Apr 09 2009 by annegentle }
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Here's a report from the acceptance testing we've done to go from Author-it 4.5 to 5.x. I don't know if anyone else had difficulty understanding the best migration strategy, but I thought I'd talk about my misunderstanding in case it helps ...Read More »

Social networking and generalizations

{ Posted on Apr 06 2009 by annegentle }
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Categories : social media, techpubs
I've seen a few too many email blasts and blog entries with a lead that dramatizes social media with these sweeping generalizations about age groups using social software. The average age of Twitter users is 32, so any line about ...Read More »

Create your own innovation council

{ Posted on Apr 02 2009 by annegentle }
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From Joann Hackos' book, Information Development: Managing Your Documentation Projects, Portfolio, and People, Google Books shows this quote: Excellent information design requires exposure to design innovations in the community. As I finalize my work on a book about writing for the social ...Read More »