Monthly Archives: April 2009

Links of Note, April 2009

Here are April’s Links of Note. Below, I provide a brief summary of each link. You can also check out the comments I left on the original posts. 1. How an Introvert used Social Media to Generate New Business and … Continue reading

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In Defense of Strunk and White

In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynee Truss describes the differences of opinion on the use of the serial comma: “There are people who embrace the Oxford comma, and people who don’t, and I’ll just say this, never get between these … Continue reading

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SDL Author Assistant for Adobe® FrameMaker 9

Summarizes key points from the webinar, “Bring your Style Guide to Life and Create High-Quality Content from within Adobe FrameMaker 9,” featuring Sophie Hurst and Terry Lawlor from SDL, and RJ Jacquez from Adobe. Explains the benefits of using SDL Author Assistant to automate your company’s style guidelines, by running a “style” check of your documents, as easily as you run a spell check today. Continue reading

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Adobe® Technical Communication Suite 2: Five Applications in One Package

As Senior Product Evangelist for Adobe Technical Communication Suite and Adobe eLearning Solutions, RJ Jacquez (@rjacquez  on Twitter) opened the presentation with a brief overview of the Adobe Technical Communications Suite 2, which includes five applications in one package:  Adobe RoboHelp® 8 (Enhanced suite version): Creates professional help systems … Continue reading

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Writing a List Post, Focusing on Current Readers, & Writing a Link Post (Days #2, #5, & #7 from 31 Days to Build a Better Blog)

I continue to participate in Darren Rowse’s 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. In this post, I summarize how I completed challenges for Day #2, Day #5, and Day #7. (For reporting purposes, I am completing some tasks out of sequence.) The … Continue reading

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Writing An Elevator Pitch (Day #1 from 31 Days to Build a Better Blog)

I am participating in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge, sponsored by Darren Rowse (aka @problogger on Twitter).  In the challenge for Day #1, Darren Rowse recommends developing an elevator pitch for your blog: What is an Elevator … Continue reading

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Peer Review Checklist for Writers

The peer review checklist involves completing a copy edit, completing a content edit, and then meeting with the writer to discuss your suggestions. Provides many editing and proofreading suggestions.

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A Baker’s Dozen: Links on Cloud Computing

This post provides links on cloud computing, grouped by these categories: Understanding Cloud Computing, Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing and Openness, and Cloud Computing and Compliance. Continue reading

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Word of Mouth Marketing and Customer Experience

   Aaron Cacali’s post “Buying on Twitter – a brief case study” is an excellent analysis of how Ann Handley (aka @MarketingProfs on Twitter), recently used her tweets to sell her followers on attending the all-day Digital Marketing World virtual conference. As … Continue reading

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Awareness Inc. Webinar: Building Digital Communities on the Social Web, featuring Larry Weber ~ Takeaways

Webinar Date: April 9, 2009 2:00 PM EST Host: Mike Lewis, Vice President of Marketing, Awareness, Inc. http://twitter.com/bostonmike on Twitter) Presenter: Larry Weber is CEO and chairman of The W2 Group Inc. in Waltham, MA.  W2 Group is an ecosystem of marketing services firms … Continue reading

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