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Disney Experiences: Content Strategy Lessons from One of the Happiest Places on Earth – Content Science Review

What content strategy lessons can we learn from a former Disney cast member?

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Colleen Jones pointed me to this Michael Haggerty-Villa article that’s really well done. You can find content everywhere, even at Disney Parks! (Something that those going to the 2016 STC Summit should keep in mind!) As Michael points out, Walt Disney was a master of content strategy and customer experience, and set a precedent that we all try to follow now, not just at Disney. This is great reading! Nice job, Michael! –TechCommGeekMom

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Six Essential Tips for WordPress Beginners – Take Matters Into Your Own Hands

WordPress is what makes the internet go round. With a huge share in web design and development arena, WordPress is one platform that every beginner webmaster should be aware of.

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This article by Mr. Gill is short and sweet, but to the point. He’s got some great up-front tips to get you rolling along. Upon reviewing them, I realized that I did these steps on my own way back when I started TechCommGeekMom, so I can validate his advice. Take a look… –TechCommGeekMom

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How the 9-to-5 Came to Be and Why It No Longer Makes Sense (Infographic)

Everybody’s working for the weekend, but is it best to get ‘er done in long, eight-hour stints? Probably not.

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As many readers can guess, the way the average workday flows has been of interest to me lately as I adjust back from being remote worker almost 90% of the time to being at the office 100% of the time. Part of what this info graphic fails to mention about the shift in how the workday flows is that long commutes were not necessarily part of the equation. Back in the Industrial Age, people lived nearby for the most part, so driving an hour to or from work in rush hour traffic didn’t fit into your day. I’ve horribly exhausted getting back into office mode, and realized that the breaks suggested in this article and info graphic were things I employed automatically when I worked from home. I guess I need to employ them at work more now! What do you think? Do we need more telecommuting options to balance this? Different expectations set from employers about our production? Include your comments below. –TechCommGeekMom

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Yahoo announces plans to kill off Games, Livetext, Boss, and more regional sites

If you can’t sell them, kill them.

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It seems that Marissa Mayer hasn’t done much to save Yahoo other than keep it afloat. There was a time that Yahoo was the leader in content portals, and now it’s falling behind. While I’m sure that these are cuts that were made due to long-term performance issues, it still seems a shame the Yahoo continues to be a sinking ship. Yahoo–you’ve got some great content creators like Katie Couric and David Pogue. Get more people like that on board, and make Yahoo valuable again! 

What do you think? Am I wrong for dissing Mayer? Or is this the sensible thing to do? What do you think Yahoo should do to rebuild its brand? Include your comments below! 

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Playing with Corilla, a new tech writing tool

David Ryan and team have just announced the first beta launch of Corilla, a collaborative publishing tool for technical writers. Huge congrats! This is a big milestone for a new product. The Corilla team are inviting us to try out the beta release and give them feedback, as a way of helping build a great product…

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Thanks to Rahel Bailie who posted this review by Sarah Maddox, who is also known as the Google API goddess. There’s always room for another technical writing tool if it actually helps create good content, and Sarah reviews this new product, Corilla, which is in its beta launch. 

Read the review, and see what Sarah thinks of this new product! 
–techcommgeekmom

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