Author: TechCommGeekMom

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Source: wordsummit.wordpress.com

I saw this curated on Wordsummit’s blog, and found it fascinating. Had to share it myself! This is not about typography or design, nor is it about linguistics and language. It’s about both–and then some. We talk about localization and translation often in content strategy. Reading this added a new dimension to my method of thinking about it. Read this for an interesting perspective. –techcommgeekmom

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Source: blogs.informatica.com

Tristan Bishop shared this on Google+. It’s an interesting look at how digital strategy works. Take a look. 

–techcommgeekmom

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On a recent webinar over at ProBlogger.com I was asked by John: Where do you get your ideas for blog …

Source: www.problogger.net

Darin Hammond reposted this on Google +. I know I haven’t been as attentive to my own blog in the last few months as the work at my job has been mentally exhausting me. Since the last big push for the work project is ending this week, I’m hoping that I can make a little more effort to provide some new original content in addition to the curated content (like this) with commentary that I have been able to squeeze in now and then. 

So, this article is certainly inspiration for me! I also have about a dozen draft posts hiding in the annals of TechCommGeekMom that I could try to revisit and work on, or add some more ideas. I’ll definitely be referring to this article quite a bit in the next month or two! Take a look for yourself. 

–techcommgeekmom

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Today, men dominate technology companies and college computer science programs. But history shows us that women have made some of the biggest breakthroughs in computer technology….

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

This article was brought to my attention by Tina Rowe on Facebook. 

This article couldn’t be more true. Much about the computer field has been geared towards males, although work is being done to change that. We’ve seen that lately in the headlines especially in reference to women in the video gaming tech field. Even so, I can say as the only woman "tech" on teams that I’m on, one thought presented in this article was that gender doesn’t matter when all that matters is getting the job done–it’s an equal opportunity. Many female tech writers are highly computer savvy because we have to be to do our jobs. 

All of us–men and women alike–need to help balance the contributions of all genders in the IT field. It can be an exciting and lucrative field, and one that’s constantly changing and growing with technology. 

–techcommgeekmom

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Just saying the words “technical writer” is enough to make aspiring scribes shudder. Once upon a time, I certainly did. But now that I’ve been a veteran in the technical writing field for almost a decade, I felt it was time to dispel the top six myths about the career I’ve chosen.

Source: contently.net

Friend and fellow technical writer Craig Cardimon had posted this earlier on social media. It’s an interesting article. And those salaries listed—I could make…that much? I think I need to ask for a raise…

Read this.

–techcommgeekmom 

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