Author: TechCommGeekMom

Imagine a dinner party. What do you envision? The food! But not just the food – the entire experience. Come into the content kitchen for a look at how good ingredients (the raw content), good tools, good processes, and delivery all contribute to creating a satisfying experience. Continue reading →

Source: contentmarketinginstitute.com

I am always an advocate for a good technical communications analogy, especially when it concerns content, and Rahel Bailie has "hit it out of the park" (to use the baseball expression) with this article. Rahel knows her audience very well in two respects–she knows how to write about intelligent content well, and she also knows how many technical communicators are "foodies"! 

Well done, Rahel. This is a fantastic article, and all content strategists should read this. 

–techcommgeekmom

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There is a big difference between giving a speech and giving a speech that “sticks.” Eight ideas to make your presentation memorable

Source: www.businessesgrow.com

As someone who is working on doing more and more presentations all the time, I found this to be a great article with some really good pointers. Mark is one of my instructors at Rutgers for the online digital marketing class I am taking right now, and I have seen the man in action. He practices what he preaches (and presents!). 

It’s a very informative article that I think any presenter can benefit from. 

–techcommgeekmom

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SEO is the process of discovering keywords that are driving organic search traffic and conversions, then publishing content optimized for those keywords.

Source: barnraisersllc.com

This is written by one of my Rutgers instructors for my digital marketing class. Great stats, and heck, anyone that uses Ricky Bobby in their blog is awesome by me! 😀

Check out these numbers–these are what SEO is all about, and why it’s important, and it’s something I’m working on getting a handle on it. 

–techcommgeekmom

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LinkedIn has announced its biggest acquisition yet, spending $1.5 billion for online education startup lynda.com.

Source: mashable.com

This is a big deal, not only because of the finances needed to buy it, but because of the impact it will have in e-learning and m-learning. This match-up actually makes sense. Lynda.com provides training on many software packages from several of the big software companies, like Adobe and Microsoft, and as well as professional soft skills. Connecting with LinkedIn makes sense since LinkedIn is a website geared towards professional and career connections. Aligning training with career achievements and connections seems fairly logical. If you see a LinkedIn job listing for a skill, and you don’t have it, you can go to Lynda.com directly to learn how to do it. It’s actually a brilliant move on the part of LinkedIn, in my opinion. 

What do you think?

–techcommgeekmom

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