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Why We’re Moving From Content Strategy to Content Design
After over a decade of pushing to make our product experiences simple, straightforward and human, our Facebook Product Content Strategy… Source: Why We’re Moving From Content Strategy to Content Design This is interesting, and might help those of us who … Continue reading
Is remote work finally back on track in tech comm?
Today, I was reading Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook post about remote work, and how Facebook is realizing that a lot of people like remote work. Surprise, surprise! They acknowledge there’s some down-sides to working remote in some cases, but they want … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Marissa Mayer, Marissa Meyer, Mark Zuckerberg, remote work, remote working, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Twitter, value of remote work, value of remote working, viable remote work, yahoo
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How to write good hyperlinks — Write Like a Human — Medium
Click here. Find out more. Check this out. Source: How to write good hyperlinks — Write Like a Human — Medium Thanks to Amy Thibodeau for posting this on Facebook in the Content Strategists group. This is a short but … Continue reading
The Power of Social Media: Chewbacca Edition
There’s a viral video that just came out that I just love, not only because it’s funny, but it appealed to the geek in me. It’s a woman who bought a fun item for her own enjoyment, and was getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Chewbacca, Chewbacca mask, content marketing, content strategy, digital marketing, Facebook, Kohl's, power of social media, social media, social media marketing, social media strategy, Star Wars, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, video, video as content, video content, video marketing, YouTube, YouTube Marketing
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Here’s 6 reasons why remote workers are valuable.
I was re-reading an article I had posted on Facebook years ago, namely “More Companies Turning To Virtual Employees” found on the Huffington Post in early 2012, and saw that technical writers were among the top positions listed to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Creative Cloud, AdobeConnect, Creative Cloud, digital literacy, e-mail, email, Facebook, Huffington Post, Marissa Mayer, Microsoft Office, mobile, remote work, remote worker, remote working, Skype, teams, teamwork, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, telecommuting, telecommuting productivity, value of remote workers, Web conferencing, WebEx, yahoo
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Content Content Podcast – Fire fingers featuring Danielle Villegas – episode 3
Ed Marsh of ContentContent has a new podcast out, and it features me! Who would’ve guessed? Ed and I recorded this on April 11, 2015, and had a great time recording our conversation. We could’ve gone on for hours! (Or … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Day, client services, Content Content, content strategy, ContentContent, customer service, digital literacy, Distance Learning, Ed Marsh, Facebook, fire fingers, Google, LinkedIn, podcast, social media, Social Networking, STC, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Twitter
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TechCommGeekMom reviews 2014 – So, how was it?
As the year 2014 winds down, many have summarized the past year, as a reflection of all that has transpired. When I started to think about the past year, I wasn’t sure that it was all that great of a year … Continue reading
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Am I missing the TechComm party?
I’ll come out and say it–I like going to conferences. It’s a great opportunity to learn new information that can hopefully be applied upon my return from the conference. It’s also fantastic opportunity to meet–and later reunite with–tech comm friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Day, conferences, content strategy, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, education, Facebook, GALA, Google, ICC, IDW, Information Development World, Intelligent Content Conference, Lavacon, professional development, social media, Social Networking, Spectrum, STC, STC Summit, TC-UK, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Twitter
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Plain language always wins. Always.
I love it when I’m inspired to write a blog post due to something that I read through social media. In this case, this morning I saw a Facebook post written by Jack Molisani, author of Be The Captain of … Continue reading
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Tagged business jargon, business writing, clear language, Communication, digital literacy, easy words, effective communication, effective written communication, Facebook, higher ed, higher education, IT, Jack Molisani, jargon, Learning, legal jargon, legal language, legalese, literacy, mobile, mobile devices, plain English, plain language, simplified English, smartphones, social media, tech comm, techcomm, TechCommGeekMom, technical candidate, Technical communication, technical communications, technical recruiting, technical writing, writing for business, writing for mobile, writing in the digital age, writing resumes
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Social media is a Dirty Job, and Mike Rowe explains it cleanly.
Someone that I like to follow on Facebook is Mike Rowe. Some of you might know him as the host of the TV program, “Dirty Jobs” and countless voiceovers on other TV programs. He’s an interesting person because publicly, he … Continue reading