Facebook Statistics: The World’s Largest Network Is Used 55 Minute A Day And Contains An Amazing Amount Of Information

March 27, 2011 Blog No Comments

57% of Facebook users say they now talk to their friends more online than they do in person. 48% of users aged 18-34 report checking their Facebook as soon as they wake. Around 28% check the service from a smart phones before they get out of bed. [Source: Graphic.Is]

[Infographic] The Rise of Social Network Advertising

March 16, 2011 Uncategorized No Comments

Source of Infographic: Flowtown Blog

Recorded Webinar: “Managing Technical Writing Teams” – Scott Abel Interviews Richard Hamilton

March 14, 2011 Blog 1 Comment

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Customer Support Content: To Gain Maximum Benefit From Collaborative Authoring, Both Teamwork And Common Goals Are Required

March 11, 2011 Blog No Comments

By Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler I am a big fan of collaboration. Teamwork, actually. It’s a common sense approach to solving many business efficiency challenges. And yet, despite the obvious benefits, it’s not standard procedure. Most organizations simply have no idea what is possible when they improve the way their workers work. Take content production, for instance. The traditional process used to create, manage, and deliver all the stuff that powers business is a poorly orchestrated mess, riddled with inefficiencies, many of which can be drastically reduced—or totally eliminated—when Read the full article…

Congility 2011: An Interview with Noz Urbina

March 8, 2011 Blog No Comments

By Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler TCW: Noz, thanks for taking time to chat with us today. Tell our readers a little bit about yourself — where you work, what you do? NU: I’m a content strategy and management consultant for a boutique consultancy based out of London called Mekon Ltd. We’ve been in the content business for 20 years now. We have always focused around solutions, automation and efficiency. So content strategy, single sourcing solutions, and content management are our main activities today. I specialize in being “first on Read the full article…

Running for STC Office: An Interview with Alan Houser

March 7, 2011 Uncategorized No Comments

By Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler The Society for Technical Communication (STC) is the world’s largest and oldest professional association dedicated to the advancement of the field of technical communication. STC is gearing up for its annual election (March 9 – March 30) and The Content Wrangler is providing the candidates running for the office of vice president — Alan Houser and Victoria Koster-Lenhardt — an opportunity to give us their pitch for why members should vote for them. This interview is with Alan. An interview with Victoria is located Read the full article…

Running for STC Office: An Interview with Victoria Koster-Lenhardt

March 2, 2011 Blog No Comments

By Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler The Society for Technical Communication (STC) is the world’s largest and oldest professional association dedicated to the advancement of the field of technical communication. STC is gearing up for its annual election (March 9 – March 30) and The Content Wrangler is providing the candidates running for the office of vice president — Alan Houser and Victoria Koster-Lenhardt — an opportunity to give us their pitch for why members should vote for them. This interview is with Victoria. An interview with Alan is located Read the full article…

Worldwide Information Growth Ticker

March 2, 2011 Uncategorized No Comments

You’ve heard of information overload. But just how much information is being produced on this planet every second? A lot. An awful lot.

SDL Video Highlights Global Information Management

March 2, 2011 Uncategorized No Comments

Sure, it’s a commercial. But, it’s a good one. This four-minute flick is from SDL, a global information management services and software provider. It was showcased today at SDL Innovate 2011 in Santa Clara, CA. It’s time to realize the importance of creating global-ready content and thinking about the customer experiences of people who speak different languages, live in different locales, and whose life experience is significantly different than ours. And it’s not just about translation, it’s about recognizing that making content clear, concise, and easy to translate also makes Read the full article…

Writing for the World

March 1, 2011 Blog No Comments

Val Swisher, CEO, Content Rules In today’s world, more and more companies are realizing that in order to increase revenue, they need to expand their brand into foreign markets. These companies spend quite a bit of money getting the product ready, prepping the market, finding and training sales people, and so on. Unfortunately, they often overlook the impact of translating and localizing the content (websites, technical documentation, knowledge bases, marketing collateral) that is part of the brand and product. As a result, these organizations end up spending far too much Read the full article…

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