All intranet managers face the problem of quality content. We've been banging on about quality content since 1995, and it's still a topical topic. Social intranets make the problem even worse: staff certainly write more content, but the quality drops....
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Your Miss Marple brain at work and play
You're over 40? You sometimes think your brain is rapidly deteriorating on all fronts? Not so. After reading Barbara Strauch's Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, I consider Miss Marple epitomizes the glory of the maturing brain. In this...
Two writers talk about structure
A 5-day road trip around Malaysia gave me and my friend Raewyn ample time for talking about life, the universe, and writing. Raewyn is ready to redraft her first novel, and I'm writing two new online courses for Contented (Write...
Writing tip: Capitalize titles consistently
The trend worldwide is to use fewer initial capital letters in headlines and book titles than previously. Within a web site or document, be consistent. Maximum capitalization means capitalizing all words except small unimportant words like 'of'. The title seems...
What does a technical writer bring to usability?
A friend is planning to change career direction from technical writing to usability. So he asked me this question: What does a tech writer bring to usability? This change boils down to a change of label (and maybe salary), not...