Earlier this month I received an email from someone wanting to know what the Technical Writer market is like in Montana.
Is it concentrated in a particular area of the state? This person says he primarily develops Help systems.
Thoughts?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
STC Montana Webinar: Finding Value in Social Networks
I don't know how many STC Montana members are familiar with Scott Abel, but he has agreed to do our next Webinar on February 25 at noon to help us find value in online social networks.
Scott’s blog, The Content Wrangler (www.TheContentWrangler.com), is a popular online resource for technical writers with an interest in content management. Scott’s social networking site, The Content Wrangler Community (thecontentwrangler.ning.com), is a global network of content professionals that attracts thousands of members from around the world. A founding member of Content Management Professionals (www.cmpros.org), Scott previously served as Executive Director of the organization.
Scott is also involved with the Documentation and Training West 2009 Conference to be held in beautiful Palm Springs, CA, March 17-20, 2009. The theme is Moving From Unstructured to Structured Content (http://www.doctrain.com/west/2009). The event includes a special focus on the Darwin Information Typing Architecture. Paid registration includes two days of conference presentations, case studies, and panel discussions, as well as, access to 2 days of hands-on training workshops at no additional cost!
STC Members save $400 off the full price of admission when you register by telephone. You pay only $899. Call Eileen Savary at DocTrain Conferences at +1 978-649-8555. Use discount code STC. This offer is not retroactive and is limited to telephone registration only.
Scott’s blog, The Content Wrangler (www.TheContentWrangler.com), is a popular online resource for technical writers with an interest in content management. Scott’s social networking site, The Content Wrangler Community (thecontentwrangler.ning.com), is a global network of content professionals that attracts thousands of members from around the world. A founding member of Content Management Professionals (www.cmpros.org), Scott previously served as Executive Director of the organization.
Scott is also involved with the Documentation and Training West 2009 Conference to be held in beautiful Palm Springs, CA, March 17-20, 2009. The theme is Moving From Unstructured to Structured Content (http://www.doctrain.com/west/2009). The event includes a special focus on the Darwin Information Typing Architecture. Paid registration includes two days of conference presentations, case studies, and panel discussions, as well as, access to 2 days of hands-on training workshops at no additional cost!
STC Members save $400 off the full price of admission when you register by telephone. You pay only $899. Call Eileen Savary at DocTrain Conferences at +1 978-649-8555. Use discount code STC. This offer is not retroactive and is limited to telephone registration only.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Anonymous Anger Rampant on Internet
I found this article on Cnn.com/technology interesting http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/03/angry.internet/index.html. Check it out.
If anyone is looking for a masters or doctorate thesis, it would be fun to study the blogging and social media communication tools and the role of anonymity in how we interact with each these days. At the "job jar" meeting we discussed e-mail and its litigious nature (I love that word!), and I think online communication does give one a sense of freedom to express yourself any way you like without boundaries.
I know I sometimes find myself tapping away on my keyboard to compose an e-mail without giving it much thought about where it might land and who it might affect. As the article points out, MySpace and FaceBook have destroyed lives because of online postings. I have become more cautious in recent days about my use of e-mail and have even gone backward a bit to picking up the phone to have an actual conversation with my co-workers. It's kind of nice.
If anyone is looking for a masters or doctorate thesis, it would be fun to study the blogging and social media communication tools and the role of anonymity in how we interact with each these days. At the "job jar" meeting we discussed e-mail and its litigious nature (I love that word!), and I think online communication does give one a sense of freedom to express yourself any way you like without boundaries.
I know I sometimes find myself tapping away on my keyboard to compose an e-mail without giving it much thought about where it might land and who it might affect. As the article points out, MySpace and FaceBook have destroyed lives because of online postings. I have become more cautious in recent days about my use of e-mail and have even gone backward a bit to picking up the phone to have an actual conversation with my co-workers. It's kind of nice.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Comparing Open Source CMS
Foliomag.com just published a review of open source CMS.
At our dinner meeting in Butte a few weeks ago, Brandi mentioned she uses DotNetNuke at work. I use Drupal.
I especially like the line in the article “'Drupal developers are in pretty high demand, so we weren’t able to staff up as quickly as we would have liked,' he noted..."
I'm pretty sure I don't qualify as a developer yet, but I'm working on it!
At our dinner meeting in Butte a few weeks ago, Brandi mentioned she uses DotNetNuke at work. I use Drupal.
I especially like the line in the article “'Drupal developers are in pretty high demand, so we weren’t able to staff up as quickly as we would have liked,' he noted..."
I'm pretty sure I don't qualify as a developer yet, but I'm working on it!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Technical Communications Lab Updated at Montana Tech
Check out this story about the technical communications lab at Montana Tech. Go to http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2008/10/10/area/hjjbijijjcejfj.txt. I'm thinking that we could all take a tour of the lab as part of STC Montana's annual dinner in May.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Proposal Guide Podcast by Our Own Larry Newman
Hopefully, everyone received the e-mail from our STC Montana member Larry Newman announcing his proposal guide podcasts. He is soliciting suggestions for podcast #5, so if you have any suggestions be sure to pass them along to Larry at lnewman@bresnan.net.
Here's the link: http://www.apmp.org/ca-169.aspx
Here's the link: http://www.apmp.org/ca-169.aspx
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
STC Dinner in Butte
Join us for the STC MT dinner in Butte:
When: Tuesday, May 20. 6:00 pm
Where: Broadway Cafe in Butte
Vanessa Murray, a technical communications graduate student at Montana Tech, will present her project on the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP). She's helping to create a fundraising campaign and grant-writing program for CFWEP.
We'll also announce the election winners at the dinner, and I hear rumors of door prizes!
RSVP to Ruthmeri Gleason.
When: Tuesday, May 20. 6:00 pm
Where: Broadway Cafe in Butte
Vanessa Murray, a technical communications graduate student at Montana Tech, will present her project on the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP). She's helping to create a fundraising campaign and grant-writing program for CFWEP.
We'll also announce the election winners at the dinner, and I hear rumors of door prizes!
RSVP to Ruthmeri Gleason.
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