For a glimpse at the current concerns of content managers, take a look at the agenda of three upcoming conferences. Content writers should be pretty interested in this too, but most probably couldn't care less. For writers, the agenda is...
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Can writers meet the Web 2.0 challenges?
Liz Danzico's presentation at Webstock: damn, I had to miss it. My own presentation focused on the struggle for non-specialist writers to understand the demands of everyday, old-hat technology, even ignorance about Styles or a content management system can cause...
A crime wave to be proud of
This morning's Dominion Post delivered two stories that amount to an electr(on)ic crime puddle seeping through New Zealand. First, A thief stole three Oral B electric toothbrushes worth more than $300 from the Cuba St Farmers. He was chased into...
From here to eternity: training web content writers
The training of web content writers is not a flash in the pan. It's still going to be needed in 50 years time. That's my reckless prediction. Here's why I'm sticking my neck out. Around 1996 I began training knowledge...
Annual Reports report: 30% pass rate
The New Zealand Securities Commission surveys company financial reports regularly. Oops, 20 of the last year's sample of 30 had problems. This isn't as bad as it seems. Some problems were related to a change in reporting standards, and the...