Educating The WorkForce Of The Future

June 19, 2011 Blog 3 Comments

GOOD and Hyperakt partnered with University of Phoenix to create this infographic that asks us to think about whether America is educating students with “the right kind of post-secondary education” to meet the demands of the workforce of the future. What do you think? [Link to original infographic]

Things That Happen On The Internet Every Sixty Seconds

June 19, 2011 Blog No Comments

In just one minute on the internet, 1,600 documents are read on Scribd, 13,000 iPhone apps are downloaded from the iTunes Store, 370,000 voice calls made on Skype, and 694,445 search queries are made on Google. Take a peek at the infographic below, created by Shanghai Web Designers, to learn what other things happen on the net every 60 seconds. It’s pretty amazing! Infographic by- Shanghai Web Designers

What’s Next? Socially-Enabled User Assistance, Interactive Documentation, and Location Aware Help

June 17, 2011 Blog 1 Comment

Take a peek at my latest presentation slide deck from Web Content: Going Mobile, held June 6-7, 2011 at Gleacher Center in Chicago. I was the closing presenter and ripped through 149 slides in 45 minutes. A personal best. What's Next? Socially-Enabled User Assistance, Interactive Documentation, and Location Aware Help View more presentations from Duo Consulting

Why Content Needs To Be Accesible: We Could Learn A Lot From William Kamkwamba

June 16, 2011 Blog 2 Comments

We could learn a lot from William Kamkwamba. Another in the brilliant series of talks from Ted.com. Please take a few moments and watch this video. It’s amazing. And, it illustrates the importance of making the content we create accessible to others. Share this video with others. Pass it on. Far and wide.

14 Ways FrameMaker 10 Helps With Translation

June 14, 2011 Uncategorized No Comments

If you create content for translation and you use Adobe FrameMaker 10, you’ll want to check out the GPI Translation blog, home to Maxwell Hoffmann, regular contributor to The Content Wrangler, and content guru extraordinaire. Two articles in particular will be of interest to FrameMaker users: 6 Ways Structured FrameMaker 10 helps Translation and 8 Ways Unstructured FrameMaker 10 helps Translation.

Infographic Resume: Now There’s A Good Idea!

June 9, 2011 Uncategorized 5 Comments

Michael Anderson is showcasing his work experience and communication skills in an innovative way — using infographics techniques to differentiate himself from the competition.  

Yes, You Can Do DITA With Microsoft Office and SharePoint!

June 1, 2011 Blog 2 Comments

By Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler Over the years, I’ve been quoted as saying, “You can’t do that with Microsoft Word and SharePoint”. More specifically, I usually said something like “If you want to move to the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), then Microsoft Word and SharePoint are absolutely the wrong tools for the job.” But, that’s not true any more. With a little help from DITA Exchange, ”Yes, you can move to DITA using Microsoft Word and SharePoint.” This article seeks to explain, at a very high level, with …

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