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
Smashing Magazine provides a few new approaches to designing login forms. Scriptorium writes about the decline of the traditional index. What’s a “media producer” and why are companies looking for them? Ragan’s PR Daily explains. David Farbey debunks a pair Read more
Kai’s Tech Writing Blog suggests some top tactics to structure legacy documentation. The Washington Post looks at technical writers as part of its Job Trends series. Is your product documentation a marketing asset? Mashable provides five reasons the answer is Read more
CMS Wire presents Social Media Marketing 101. There’s a need for technical communicators in every industry, as this article from the journal Nature demonstrates. Business Insider profiles a man they call “one of the most social people in social business,” Read more
Tom Johnson of I’d Rather Be Writing reviews Joe Welinske’s latest book, Developing User Assistance for Mobile Apps. I’d Rather Be Writing also had a guest post this week, from Carol Barnum on CMS UX woes. In other UX topics, Read more
Klariti provides suggestions on how to make sure you get the raise you deserve (one they don’t list: use STC’s Salary Database, coming soon!). The site itbusiness.ca lists six ways technology can help disabled employees. A List Apart delves into Read more
Intentional Design presents what it calls the “dirty little secrets” of CMS documentation. Cherryleaf brings the concept of the “nudge” into the realm of user assistance. Julio Vazquez points out the value of a second pair of eyes to determine Read more
MadCap Software, Inc., today announced that every 30-day free trial version of its technical communication software now also comes with a 30-day free trial of MadCap’s Gold technical support. Gold support during the 30-day trial period includes four free telephone Read more
WebWorkerDaily suggests five steps for effective real-time document collaboration. UX Magazine tries to answer the “You’re a what?” follow-up question to a statement of “I’m a UX developer.” Tom Johnson of I’d Rather Be Writing begins a collaborative post to Read more