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A TechCommGeekMom Milestone: A baby blog is now a toddler

WOW!

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I think my little blog just grew up a bit. I not only reached the 10,000 all-time hits mark, but even passed it. For a niche blog that’s 13.5 months old, I think that’s pretty amazing! I’m a proud TechCommGeekMom!

Thank you to every person who’s a regular reader, who just popped in once in a while, or who came only once for a visit. 10,000 all-time hits is a lot! Now, I know of blogs that have definitely had more traffic than me, mostly because they are much more hyper-focused on a particular segment of technical communications, like everything you want to know about a particular type of software, everything you want to know about a particular strategy, or else they’ve been around for a long time, so they’ve built up a following after a while. I do not begrudge these people, as they are my inspiration, and in some ways, they have contributed to this blog too through curated content now and then. TechCommGeekMom wants to be like those blogs as it grows up!

I trust that you enjoy what you read, and that you keep coming back for more. I’d like to think that the variety presented here, mixed with my own eccentric flair, brings about a lot of different perspectives of what technical communications is and what it can be. As I’ve said in the past, this blog started out very small, as a grad school project to build a community via social media, and I chose to work on building my tech comm/e-learning/m-learning community. I’m guessing that perhaps–just perhaps–I may have achieved my goal of creating a TechCommGeekMom community, and yet I hope the family will continue to grow. If you have any suggestions or ideas of things you’d like to see here, or if you’d like to contribute a guest post, please let me know!

Many thanks from the bottom of my heart for helping me reach this milestone! This blog is a labor of love, and it has opened so many doors for me, which I hope continue to open! I truly appreciate the support!

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Marissa Mayer Defends Her Work From Home Ban

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“People are more productive when they’re alone, but…”

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

Interesting follow-up from Marissa Mayer. I wrote my initial reaction here:
http://wp.me/p2hiSW-xH

 

I still hold by my original statements. Nice try, Marissa. I still work collaboratively with many people who are in far-flung places from my home, and we get some pretty darn good results. You are thinking of things in too much of a black and white view, instead of seeing all the variations in between. Did ‘ya ever hear of Elton John and Bernie Taupin? This was even before the digital age, and they never sat in the same room while cranking out many #1 global music hits. As one of my favorite songs from the 1990s said, "Free your mind, and the rest will follow." 

–TechCommGeekMom

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Adobe Day – BYOT

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Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

I like the idea of a BYOT–Bring Your Own Thoughts–as the theme of Adobe Day at the 2013 STC Summit. I’ll be there, and definitely bringing my own thoughts! 

 

(Although I had hoped that the "T" stood for tequila, since Adobe Day is on Cinco de Mayo–a great idea for a fiesta. Oh well…probably tequila at 8:00AM might not be a good idea… 😉 )

–techcommgeekmom

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Summit ’13: Lean Communication and LEGOs—Learn and Play

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Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

Coming from a strongly LEGO household, you know I will be checking this out during the Summit.
–TechCommGeekMom 

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How Do You Gamify Writing?

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Gamifying Chores. While chores are easy to quantify and measure, activities such as writing have a different dynamic. How do you gamify an activity that has so m

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

This is another fantastic blog post by @tomjohnson. I don’t think I’ve ever thought of blogging itself in gamification terms, but everything he described here is so spot-on. Now I understand why I get such a thrill out of blogging! Brilliant post, Tom!

–techcommgeekmom

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