2009 September | Just Write Click

Choosing a license for sharing documentation content

{ Posted on Sep 29 2009 by annegentle }

Tags : collaboration, content, legal, license, open source, sharing
Categories : social media, wiki

I received this set of questions from Laura Ferrar after a Central Texas DITA User Group meeting this summer, and I have been thinking about these for a few months. These are good questions. I'll try to answer them to ...Read More »

Corporate collaborative authoring

{ Posted on Sep 24 2009 by annegentle }

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Tags : agile, documentation
Categories : writing

At FLOSS Manuals, we have been using a method called a Book Sprint - collaborative authoring, one week at a time. In fact, Google's "Summer of Code" project has sponsored two of these sprints. The latest was just this month ...Read More »

Tragedy of the commons

{ Posted on Sep 21 2009 by annegentle }

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Tags : collaboration, community, conversation, social networking, tools, twitter, wiki
Categories : social media

Are professional associations going the way of bowling leagues? I don't think so. And I certainly hope not since my employer, ASI, provides software for non-profits which includes professional associations. But it is certainly an interesting premise that there are fewer ...Read More »

Talking to Ellis Pratt about Conversation and Community

{ Posted on Sep 17 2009 by annegentle }

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Tags : answers, career, future, interview, profession, questions, slides, social media, technical writing, video, writing
Categories : social media, techpubs, writing

I spoke with Ellis Pratt with Cherryleaf in London from my home in Austin for a video interview last week, and the shortened version is available online now. He had many good questions, ones that I enjoy discussing all the time, ...Read More »

Advanced wiki techniques – collaboration in authoring

{ Posted on Sep 10 2009 by annegentle }

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Tags : agile, collaboration, content, contentstrategy, presentation, STC, wiki
Categories : social media

Today I gave a presentation remotely to some members of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) called "Climbing the Levels of Collaboration: Or, How to Harness the Power of Crowds (or your Coworkers)." I enjoyed the questions the most. Surprisingly ...Read More »

Storytelling and the Art of Community

{ Posted on Sep 03 2009 by annegentle }

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Tags : community, groups, networking, social networking, social web, wiki
Categories : social media

I just received my pre-ordered copy of the Art of Community and wow! I am learning so much already. Jono Bacon is the author, and his experiences with communities come from years with the open source Linux project and now ...Read More »

Content strategy – so much to learn

{ Posted on Sep 01 2009 by annegentle }

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Tags : content management, contentstrategy, DITA, management, strategy, writing, XML
Categories : social media

I just ordered Kristina Halvorson's (@halvorson on Twitter) book, Content Strategy for the Web after viewing "10 things every business person needs to know about content strategy" slideshare.net presentation (by Melissa Rach). Powerful stuff!10 things every business person should know ...Read More »