CBS News asks if you’re sure your company blog is legal and presents some takeaways from a lesson learned about plagiarism. Sitepoint presents some notes on designing websites for the Asian market. The Sunday Times writes about how companies are Read more
What’s emotion got to do with technical communication? Ray Gallon and Rant of a Humanist Nerd attempts to answer that question. TechWhirl sat down with Val Swisher at LavaCon for an interview about the importance of terminology, concluding that it’s Read more
While MediaSnackers is on a short break, they’ve compiled a list of their top 50 blog posts. Logic + Emotion presents some tips on how to better think and communicate visually. Every Page is Page One looks at content design Read more
The 2012 Summit Call for Proposals is online! To help get yourself ready, see Impact Communications and their guidelines for great large group presentations. Puffbox demonstrates how others can benefit from the accessibility work done by betagov. CMS Wire writes Read more
The New York Times reports that—for the first time—more than half of all adults in the United States are using some form of social networking. The blog Development Block asks, “Is Working Software Enough?” Asking the right questions can be Read more
OSS Watch discusses the different types of open-source licenses and how to choose between them. Tom Johnson of I’d Rather Be Writing ponders his recent honor by MindTouch as the most innovative technical communication blogger and asks what it means Read more
With the demise of the Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA), localization and translation professionals are concerned that its standards continue to be available as a basis for future development. These standards consist of Translation Memory eXchange (TMX), Segmentation Rules eXchange Read more
PlainLanguage.gov provides a few “before and after” examples of plain language. UXMatters has compiled 10 ways it thinks mobile sits are different from desktop websites. The OASIS DITA Technical Committee has realized that parts of the DITA 1.2 specification do Read more
U.S. News & World Report highlights technical writer in their “50 Best Careers of 2011” section; includes comments from STC member John Hedtke. There are technical communicators in just about every job sector; this article highlights the roles of technical Read more
Sarah O’Keefe of Scriptorium attended the tekom/tcworld conference in Germany last week, and posted her thoughts on the conference. The Agile Warrior provides 10 questions to ask at the outset of your next project. Bill Albing discusses the everyday Read more