We’re back again with more Links of Interest! (Note: Interest not guaranteed. Hopefully you are, though.) If you have any links you’d like me to include in future LOIs, send me an email at kevin.cuddihy@stc.org. A List Apart offers a Read more
As many of you have already read, blogged about, and tweeted, the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its newest Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) in December and, as STC announced was coming in April, “Technical Writer” has Read more
As many of you have already read, blogged about, and tweeted, the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its newest Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) in December and, as STC announced was coming in April, “Technical Writer” has Read more
It’s been awhile since I’ve put up some Links of Interest (sorry about that), so some of these may be a bit dated. But the information is still worthwhile and might be helpful to some, so I’ll keep them in Read more
The website Unconditional Text presents a book review of Managing Writers: A Real World Guide To Managing Technical Documentation by Richard L. Hamilton. STC member Anne Gentle wrote a comparative blog about the various tools and costs for collaborative authoring. Read more
The website Transendia takes YouTube’s auto-captioning out for a test drive and reports back. Tech Comm Manager offers advice on qualifications to look for when hiring a technical writer. Trying to change positions internally? WorkAwesome.com gives some suggestions on how Read more
Web Worker Daily explains how you should take content strategy personally if you have a professional blog or website. Google’s official blog announces automatic captioning for YouTube. Web Monkey (ed note: and aren’t all monkeys fun?) demonstrates how great documentation Read more
Today we bring you another look “Inside the Board,” from members of the STC Board of Directors on various topics of interest. Today, Director at Large Lisa Pappas, an Associate Fellow, discusses the recent disability initiatives from President Obama and Read more
As part of STC’s memberships in the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA), STC has the opportunity to nominate experts to join the working group for the new Simplified English international standard. A new ISO Read more
From Sense, a leading charity for the deafblind, comes an article on how the deafblind are using social media. Advertising Age has an article on where to find tech-focused advertising talent. Anyone want to suggest STC in the comments to Read more