Saturday, February 28, 2009

[Twitter] Another way to search Twitter and create RSS feeds of the results: http://ping.fm/1iBDU
[Science] People walked like us 1.5 million years ago, study finds: http://ping.fm/ija5L
[Science] Moral disgust may be an outgrowth of older forms of revulsion, psychologists propose http://ping.fm/draYq
[Standards] W3C Last Call to Review Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0 http://ping.fm/gEVrk
[Social Media] A Completely Unscientific (Yet Accurate) Look at Social Sites http://ping.fm/rD7VD
[Spring Cleaning Your Mac] Tools that can help you rid your Mac of duplicate files http://ping.fm/zD5p3
[Twitter] Top Ten Twitter Songs of All Time - This is really kinda cool! http://ow.ly/wX0
[Language] UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger: http://ping.fm/bgjbe

Friday, February 27, 2009

[Open Source] U.K. Throws Weight Behind Open Source : http://ping.fm/vmpNg
[Goodbye Anonymity] WikiScanner 2 (beta) helps uncover Wikipedia edits: http://ping.fm/43vOU
[Email] DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) lets an organization take responsibility for a message while it is in transit http://www.dkim.org/
[SPAM] Five Years On, Can-Spam Gets Help; Today, 90% of email is SPAM: http://tinyurl.com/bluske
[Web Security] Researchers Say Gazelle Browser Offers Better Security Than Chrome or IE http://ping.fm/ZclKO
[Free Music Offer] Demo Compendium Blogware, receive a $25 iTunes gift card: http://ping.fm/2hS47
[Blogs, Bloggers and Blogging] Blogging Software as a Service http://ping.fm/CpDIb
[Productivity] Doug Theis on Finding and Posting Content http://ping.fm/1uq82
[Real-Life Examples] Content Incongruity http://ping.fm/UE2gy (another reason for XML content management and content reuse)
[Content Standards] RT @jamoussou Querying Wikipedia with XQuery shows the power of using XQuery in publishing: http://ping.fm/YB0Ov
[Workshop] Engineering Web Content: A Workshop in Two Parts (at Web Content Chicago) http://ping.fm/FajL2
[Call for Presenters] DocTrain DITA June 2-5, Indianapolis --> workshops, presentations, case studies needed: http://ping.fm/jXowa
[Web Content] EMC is now platinum sponsor of Web Content Chicago: Delivering Dynamic Personalize Web Content 2009 http://ping.fm/9OfpG
[Judgment, Action, Experience] The Anatomy of Knowledge: http://ping.fm/DCKET (PDF)
[Content Management] Content Technologies Case Study (2008): http://ping.fm/scrKZ (PDF)
[Education] Adventures in Learning: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Professional Education: http://ping.fm/uLigA (PDF)
[Information Technology} The Barnaclization of Systems (Joe Gollner) http://ping.fm/UQVg0
[Jobs] BrightFuse is a social networking for careers alternative to Linkedin from CareerBuilder http://ping.fm/nWXH8
[Jobs] What is your career path? http://careerpath.com/
[Jobs] Salary information by industry and role: http://www.CBsalary.com
[Transparency] Using Internet to make info re: US Congress/fed govt more meaningfully accessible to citizens http://ping.fm/k531u
[Video] Are we never "statisfied"? Issues with Congress’s use of YouTube http://ping.fm/RkEXs
[Government Content] Comparing different versions of US House/Senate bills online: http://ping.fm/gUVcK
[Content Management] What to do when someone steals your content http://ping.fm/VzDLx
[T-Shirts] Marc Ecko sale today: 2-for-1 t-shirts --> Use promo code 2TS4U at checkout: http://ping.fm/QZgoI
[Term Du Jour] Structured authoring: Publishing workflow that lets you define/enforce consistent organization of information in print/online

Thursday, February 26, 2009

[XML] More interest in XML in India, Sri Lanka, Belarus, Cuba, South Korea than in US: Google Insights into Search http://ping.fm/6SM9Q
[Social Media] W3C: Interoperability Key to Social Networking http://ping.fm/WFl4Q
[Blogging] WordPress Tutorials from Sherman Hu: http://ping.fm/FdLH3 (great stuff from a real pro)
[Future of Search] Google Insights Into Search (beta) http://ping.fm/4pCm9 (interesting, but still needs work)
[Electronic Publishing] Adobe FrameMaker 9 Review (PDF) http://ping.fm/7VGQ6
[Translation] Free Translation Memory Checker for New Brazilian Portuguese Spelling: http://ping.fm/zJ8tW
[XML] Need to convert electronic documents
to XML DITA? Stilo Migrate offers just-in-time, low-cost service, 24/7: http://ping.fm/jTJ1o
[Twitter] David Lynch now on Twitter? http://ping.fm/tWr8Q
[Music] Learning a few tricks on the iPod mixing board from NuMark. I've got a mean mix of some old school disco classics going.
[Crowdsourcing Documentation] Understanding a FLSS Manuals BookSprint http://ping.fm/vWSUA
{Technical Communication] What I Would Do if I Have a Magic Wand http://ping.fm/d7z4G (on DITA and more!)
[Standards] OASIS Public Review: Identity Metasystem Interoperability Version 1.0: http://ping.fm/2mYuW
[Hardware] What Does Woz See in Solid-State Drives? Apple cofounder joining start-up Fusion-io as chief scientist: http://ping.fm/r4LMB
[Content Standards] Got a DITA case study? Submit it for DocTrain DITA conference, June 2-5, Indianapolis: http://ping.fm/EmQSk
[Art] My latest project; getting Brenden Sanborn booked at art galleries; first showing in Palm Springs next week http://studio805.com/
[eBooks] Why use a wiki? http://ping.fm/FyM3N
[Translation] Translate Twitter posts: http://ping.fm/ju99y
[Translation] Worldwide Lexicon enables creation of translation communities around any website/blog/topic: http://ping.fm/50drO
[Content Quality] What is Simplified Technical English? http://ping.fm/5wjru
[Social Media] 10 Ways to Make Social Media Matter to Skeptical CEOs (PDF) http://ping.fm/08for
[Translation Assistance] Crowd-sourcing translation: Help translate Der Mundo into 30 languages http://ping.fm/gwX6a
[Findability] Search Marketplace Stabilizing After Years of Turbulence, says CMS Watch analysts http://ping.fm/ENmI3
[Microsoft] 2,000 bugs and counting; repairing Windows 7 before launch (remembering Vista) http://ping.fm/RZfZa
[Facebook] Zev Winicur is Now Your Friend: http://ping.fm/Iwn95 (great post on first experience with Facebook)
[Online Behavior] Webinar --> Digital Body Language: Deciphering Customer Intentions in an Online World http://ping.fm/OYWEK
[US Government Content] New Gov Site Boasts Transparency and Communication—Almost http://ping.fm/EKx3L
[Social Media] What Does Your MySpace Page Really Say About You? http://ping.fm/7RCEb
[Employment and Twitter] Job Hunting in 140 Characters http://ping.fm/PPX86
[Legal News] Innovation Recognition for Valorem Website at Chicago LMA Your Honor Awards: http://ping.fm/B86Ae
[Marketing] We don't need no stinking social media statistics http://ping.fm/6BxEC
[Social TV] First mobile group chat app made for TV; allows you to join chats dedicated to favorite TV programs http://ping.fm/IYHyz
[Fundraiser] TechCommer Kristy Lantz Astry to walk in Susan G. Komen Denver Breast Cancer event http://ping.fm/XEK2v
[Customer Relationship Management] Everything you always wanted to know about CRM (But Were Afraid to Ask) March 5 http://ping.fm/wNG1N
[Business Process] Process Engineering Live, Manchester Central (UK), March 10-11 http://ping.fm/7UdI7
[Localization] SDL Wins 2009 Stevie Award for Sales and Customer Service (and more!) http://ping.fm/YUen7
[Deferred Words] "Procrastination isn't the problem, it's the solution. So, procrastinate now--don't put it off." -- Ellen DeGeneres

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

[TechComm Book] "Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation" - I've 3 free copies. Want one? scottabel@mac.com
[Cost Per Lead] At Quiznos, it's a free sub; Over 600,000 given away so far. Get one: http://ping.fm/s3JQb (thanks @edeckers)
[Twitter] RT @perrybelcher How To Use Twitter Without Twitter Owning You http://ping.fm/UvWa5 (I need this; so might you!)
[DocTrain West] Rahel Bailie presents "The Sound of Music 2.0: The Making of a Rich M(use)ical Experience: http://ping.fm/IljM6
[Term Du Jour] Follow Cost: calculated in milliscobles, after tech personality & prolific Twitterer Robert Scoble http://ping.fm/N7Hbg
[Self-Publishing] Create a blog that groups your posts with a magazine style cover you design http://ping.fm/Y0LOH
[Content] RT @bloggingfacts The Doctor McCoy Guide to Healing Sick Content - http://ping.fm/qMyfd
[Technical Communication] Saving Money With Virtual Teams and Working at a Distance Without Travel http://ping.fm/2GwU0
[Silos] Like AT&T (http://ping.fm/BIs9N), 37Signals is stuck in content silo trap; even after canceling service, newsletter continues
[Twitter] See what's happening on Twitter right now with Twitter Search http://ping.fm/S3P64
[SaaS] I canceled paid BaseCamp account; now using GoogleDocs
[Jobs] Rapleaf is hiring project manager, direct marketing specialist and software engineer http://ping.fm/kh4ly
RT @kasthomas Long-URL expander plug-in for Firefox (shows full URLs when you hover over a tinyurl) http://ping.fm/apl4R -- works great
[Advertising] The 80/20 Rule is Flipping http://ping.fm/MQhub
[Content Marketing] The Content Wrangler blog (http://ping.fm/D0PI7) is #32 on the Junta42 list of top blogs http://ping.fm/KQNni
[Texting] 2,000 text messages a month = 67 per day; 3-ish per hour, or 1 every 20 minutes 24 hours a day!
[Texting] Mobile phone providers in New Zealand provide packages with up to 2,000 text messages included http://ping.fm/FYmtg
[Texting] Excessive emails and text are a mental illness http://ping.fm/zM3EW (that explains it - LOL)
[Jobs] The US Department of Labor estimates today's learner will have 10 to 14 jobs by the age of 38 http://ping.fm/sanTL
[Texting] "In Britain, the average person sends 28 text messages per week, but only makes 20 telephone calls" http://ping.fm/XL7Ql
[Media] "All major newspapers with a web edition now have more online readers than traditional (paper) readers" http://ping.fm/XL7Ql
[eBooks] 78% of users at Univ of IL Champaign-Urbana say they use eBooks for research; 56% for study http://tinyurl.com/bxboxe
[Technical Communication] The first on-demand collaboration service for online documentation review http://ping.fm/RwqLL

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

[XQuery, XML] MarkLogic User Conference, May 12-14, San Francisco --> I'll be live blogging. http://ping.fm/L85Qv
[DocTrain West] Stewart Mader Keynote: In With Wiki, Out With Structure (Hint: It’s not what you think it means!) http://ping.fm/oN5yY
[Smart Content] I started a new group to discuss Intelligent Content http://ping.fm/gV4t5
[Call for presenters!] Web Content Chicago seeks presenters/case studies on dynamic personalized content; submit http://ping.fm/NwKWq
[Experience Design] Experiences, experiences and the thing behind the glass: http://ping.fm/gdc72
[Twitter] Tips for using Twitter in 140 characters or more! http://www.twitip.com/
[Roles] New position: Chief Communication Officer; reports to CEO; marketing, legal, & HR report to her or him http://ping.fm/n0YYb
[Weed] Marijuana to be sold/taxed openly in CA to adults 21+ if legislation proposed Monday is signed into law: http://ping.fm/Vb9yg
[Security] Just when we thought it was safe to network online: 3rd-Party Apps Pose Risk to Social Networks http://ping.fm/zpKXm
[Publishing] PrideNation serves gay and lesbian audiences; electronic version allows you to flip pages: http://ping.fm/zT3oR
[Customer Service and Support] Technical Support Salary Survey Shows "Selective Gains" http://ping.fm/yUnAB (fee to non-members of ASP)
[Productivity] Winter Camp, 3-7 March ‘09, Amsterdam; focuses on technologies that help people get things done http://ping.fm/ofGP2
[Jobs] Full time Technical Writer - ACD Systems, Victoria, BC http://ping.fm/SJ6OI
[Term Du Jour] Service Oriented User
Interface: http://ping.fm/7Q0WX
[Browser Wars] Apple Safari 4 Public Beta Passes Web Standards Project's Acid3 Test http://ping.fm/Nq5WJ
[Social Media] What's Your Digital Lifestyle? Joe Wilcox on the confusing process of managing digital your persona http://ping.fm/zy3Vh
[eCommerce] Search by color added to http://ping.fm/2OgxK; useful, but search for "Blue Wrangler" shows limitations of dumb content
[Simulations] Interactive 3D video games w/ spoken dialogs, cultural protocols w/ socially intelligent virtual humans http://www.alelo.com/
[Jobs] Content Developer/Instructional Designer with Distance Education focus http://ping.fm/hPkar
[User-Generated Documentation] Users are contributing to software documentation site using wiki: http://ping.fm/7JjXT
[Wikis] "There is, as yet, no agreed (upon) standard for the wikitext mark-up language" Alan Porter in "Why Use A Wiki?" info@webworks.com
[Wikis] First practical use of "publish to wiki" (merged content from FrameMaker, Word, DITA) and delivered via PDF http://ping.fm/9lUg9
[Wikis] "We consider ourselves a wiki-driven company" - Alan Porter on Quadralay Corp. in "Why Use A Wiki?" (get copy info@webworks.com)
[Health] 8 Foods to Get Your Brain Going in the Morning http://ping.fm/CJZM0
[Technical Communication] The Policies & Procedures Authority newsletter http://ping.fm/2E9Lx
[Technical Communication] Need bloggers to cover DocTrain West for free ticket; http:/www.doctrain.com/west -- contact scottabel@mac.com
[Localization] SDL reports strong growth; progress in implementing Global Information Management strategy http://ping.fm/7GOtB
[Green Content Technologies] Knowledge Management: Naturally Green? http://ping.fm/sYxrj
[Visual Communication] Is that a giant crack in the earth? Artist creates unique sidewalk art: http://ping.fm/Eambd
[Privacy] Bill proposes ISPs, Wi-Fi keep logs for police (CNN) http://ping.fm/uJJzG
[Diversity] 9th Annual Multicultural Business Conference, April 29 - May 1, 2009, Orlando http://ping.fm/hPn8X

Monday, February 23, 2009

[Technical Communication] Take the Structured Authoring Survey http://ping.fm/OAIPl
[Standards] W3C Working Draft: Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 http://ping.fm/TeAUq
[Email Marketing] Email Increases Likelihood to Buy; 50% say email increases likelihood they will purchase http://tinyurl.com/b46dqg

Sunday, February 22, 2009

[Sex on the Net] Research from ten years ago still holds value http://ping.fm/u84xK
[Faccebook] Pages versus Groups: Is one better than the other? http://ping.fm/1v8Y3
[On the blogs] Getting engineers attention (DITA Component CMS) http://ping.fm/Ur0MN
[Help Wanted] Full time Technical Writer - ACD Systems, Victoria, BC: http://ping.fm/SJ6OI
[Web Content Management] Just joined e-Spirit Group on The Content Wrangler Community http://ping.fm/lc4Ip
[Hmmmm] Why do women tend to perform less with complex computer technology? http://ping.fm/vxI79 .
[HIV/AIDS] New treatment appears to safely boost number of immune system cells of a type normally attacked by HIV http://ping.fm/ShMLD
[Medical Writers] 2008 American Medical Writers Survey shows 40% medical writers are 50-65 years old; most of them women (82%) -AMWA Journal
[Photography] Ultra-cool! The ball and socket lens. Very useful. http://lensbaby.com/
[Internet Telephone] According to KAPLOW there are 17 million registered Skype users around globe
[Education] The Creative Circus: Where Weird Kids Become Employable http://ping.fm/3mViX
[Business] Print postage from your Mac http://ping.fm/StObE (30 day free trial)
[Television] The best gadget around: Apple TV (now with HD TV); Rent movies, listen to podcasts, view photos http://ping.fm/ic953
[Recommended Reading] "The Numbers Game" by Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot http://ping.fm/Xm0Gj
[Numbers] How old are you in seconds? A million seconds is about 11.5 days; a billion is almost 32 years.
[Employment] Job losses to top 50 million worldwide in 2009 according to the UN International Labor Organization http://ping.fm/2FQt5
[Retail] Microsoft to open retail stores a la The Apple Store; hope they don't pull a Vista! http://ping.fm/UZE0w
[Audio] Madonna and Aerosmith love these in-ear, noise-isolating headphones http://ping.fm/LAnum
[Travel] Private jet ambulance service for travelers trapped in developing nations with medical emergencies http://ping.fm/qLRkL
[Travel Insurance] Site compares different policies http://ping.fm/stpNo
[Travel] Make a travel checklist online http://ping.fm/eqWZn
[Journalism] The number of news outlets covering US Congress dropped from 564 in 1985 to 160 in 2007: http://ping.fm/Fjdm6
[Quote] "Nothing is as dangerous as allowing the same citizen to remain in power for a long time" - Simon Bolivar founding father Venezuela
[Space] US and Russian satellites collide http://ping.fm/ANov6
[Office Romance] 40% of US workers admit to dating office colleague; 31% marry one http://tinyurl.com/aksr6y
[Security] Attacks on US government computers increase; infiltrators most often try to plant malicious software http://ping.fm/Cc2dw
[Dating] Nerds at Heart: Dating Service For Those That Think Smart Is Sexy --> http://ping.fm/gYWQs
[Privacy] Candid Camera Founder's Son Asks If Google Is Creating Orwellian World By Watching Us Too Much http://ping.fm/W45KX
[Workplace] Women set to surpass men in American workforce http://ping.fm/kM8YW
[Healthcare] Depression in adults linked to television habits during teen years http://ping.fm/AGLEE
[Travel] On-time luggage delivery options - http://ping.fm/MxGPF and http"//www.luggageforward.com
[Travel] Don't trust airlines to get it there on time? Reliable large cargo delivery from http://ping.fm/vrsU8
[Music Industry] Ticketmaster / LiveNation merger attracts scrutiny http://ping.fm/k0SlX
[Security] Identity Theft is No Longer as Profitable as it Used to Be http://ping.fm/wKlE8

Saturday, February 21, 2009

[Fabulous or F#%^ed Up?] And, the winner of the "Best Use of Gratuitous Animation" award goes to: http://producten.hema.nl -thanx @emmahamer

Friday, February 20, 2009

[DITA] Hacking the DITA OpenTool Kit http://ping.fm/XdkRf
[Technical Communication] What's new is Adobe Technical Communication Suite http://ping.fm/gI3B1
[Mobile Computing] Conferences starting to provide websites that cater to mobile users: See Lift09 Mobile --> http://ping.fm/gljm1
Lift09 (Geneva, 25-27 Feb. 09) event aims to answer one simple question: "Where did the future go?" http://ping.fm/7yAgs
[Five Minute Presentations] Weekly Video Series to Highlight the Best of Geek Culture: http://ping.fm/jLitI

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

[Music] Excellent site for spotting remixes and mashups of dance music tracks: http://remix.vg/
[Hypertext Linking] Law firm sues over hypertext links; case could impact what you link to: http://ping.fm/oSgfS
[Language of the Web] The Rise of American English on International Websites http://ping.fm/yUFiW
[Social Media] Real-time social media monitoring for a fee ($250 a month) http://ping.fm/CMLPn
[Webinar] Getting started with the new User Interface in Adobe FrameMaker 9: Feb 26 1pm ET http://ping.fm/iUdeb
[Video] WebWorks.com uses video to show how ePublisher software works http://ping.fm/LccFC
[Privacy] Electronic Privacy Information Center to sue Facebook: http://ping.fm/Qxu8p
[Jobs] Marketing Associate needed at CMS Watch: http://ping.fm/WhxwL
[Technical Communication] Are you a Cell Phone or a Professional? http://ping.fm/mqIUn
[Software Sales] Good news for FatWire CMS: Company Reports 40% Increase In 2008 Sales http://tinyurl.com/bvpp2e
[Laugh Out Loud] Computers inspired by computers inspired by kittens inspired by kittens (video) RT @xenijardin http://ping.fm/3d3GS
[Impatience] Can't wait for a barista? Try Starbucks Instant Coffee: http://ping.fm/ItU7I
[Twitter] Customizing Twitter: One source for custom backgrounds http://customtwit.com/
[IdeAlliance Webinar] Sustainability 101-How “Green” is the Print Supply Chain? (Feb 19, 2pm ET) $99 non-members http://ping.fm/WyNWG
[Birds of a Feather] Visit "The Art of Community" website; working home of a new book by Jono Bacon http://ping.fm/p4j3F
[Photoshop of Horrors] Michelangelo's David http://ping.fm/vYefy

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

[Translation] Spanish language writing and editing services http://ping.fm/ZRBhu
[Cloud Computing] The Future Belongs to Hybrid Clouds http://ping.fm/PjPU3
[Twitter] 10 Tips from Twine Connoisseurs http://ping.fm/MKYoI
[Social Media] Social Networking Isn't Child's Play http://ping.fm/gNbxL
[Conference] Web Content Chicago: Delivering Dynamic Personalized Web Content, June 15-16 http://ping.fm/11qex
[Conference] Web Strategy Summit - May 4-5, 2009 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada http://ping.fm/uxFO8
[Question du Jour] Is document usability important? http://ping.fm/p7Q1W
[Employment] Austin: Technical Writer with Online Help/Single-Source Experience http://ping.fm/QKKJU
[Wanted] Worm creator: Microsoft to pay bounty http://ping.fm/Kho6m

Sunday, February 15, 2009

[DocTrain West] Things to do while in Palm Springs, CA http://ping.fm/cvUFP
[Location Awareness] Got GPS? Get MyTracks and track where you've gone, where you're at, share w/others http://ping.fm/JRKDX
[Free Software] Google Apps replaces Microsoft Office in Washington DC http://chilp.it/?d675ce

Saturday, February 14, 2009

[Legacy Content] Hard Truths About Content Conversion Projects http://ping.fm/vreXF
[Content Conversion] Stilo Migrate Forums provide answers about legacy content conversion http://ping.fm/6eOpo
[Content Conversion] DITA Legacy Content Conversion overview from Stilo: http://ping.fm/LZaJ2
[Topic-Based Video] For those who missed this post earlier... DITA and VIDEO: http://ping.fm/fqXN0
[Content Conversion] Online legacy content migration tool from Stilo - low cost, low risk, pay-as-you-go http://ping.fm/yoA02
[Intranet] Global Intranet Trends for 2009: http://ping.fm/DSYF0
[Social Marketing] Social Bookmarking Marketing Experiment (video) http://ping.fm/uWvjj
[XML Authoring] Help needed by user to customize (Arbortext) EPIC: http://ping.fm/qwEGP
[Technical Communication] "Everything a techcommer does should be measured by how it contributes to a company’s bottom line" http://ping.fm/JRBpS
[Metrics] Moving to Darwin Information Typing Architecture? You'll need metrics. Join DITA Metrics Group: http://ping.fm/JQWVa
[Collaborative Spaces] Adobe Acrobat.com: Meet live; share screen, share files, edit docs in Buzzword wiki, and more http://www.acrobat.com
[Wanna Be DJs] Advice for those who don't know a turntable from a turnip: http://ping.fm/wQl1b
[Quote] "To say I'm a drama queen would be an understatement" (Annie Lennox in OUT, March 2009 - on news stands now) http://www.out.com/
[Directory Assistance] Free telephone directory assistance from Google 1-800-GOOG-411
[For the musician who has almost everything] iDea Guitar has built-in digital MP3 recorder http://ping.fm/4RJZE
[Security] New Zealander finds confidential US military info on $9 thrift store MP3 player: http://ping.fm/Wt5ee
[Fashionista] Smithsonian wants Aretha's inauguration "bow hat" http://ping.fm/jv01R
[eBooks] Free eBooks for your PDA, iPhone or eBook reader: http://manybooks.net/
[eBook Readers] E Ink - Seiko produces high-res, super thin eBook reader: http://ping.fm/j5E6m
[Speed Boost] Make your Mac faster by clearing caches w/Onyx http://ping.fm/7TMzQ
[Collaboration] Present.ly gives employees ability to instantly communicate current status, ask/answer questions, share media, more http://ping.fm/gzziq
[Got Sole?] iShoe insole allows doctors to diagnose balance problems in elderly before falls occur: http://ping.fm/czPQB
[Processors] Intel Core i7 is fastest processor; speed boosted w/out increased energy consumption http://ping.fm/Hi2qe
[Budget Audio] Acoustibuds Earphone Adaptors ($13) snap onto end of ear buds; improves sound & blocks noise http://ping.fm/DBCWO
[Interplanetary Internet] Astronauts on Internation Space Station test new data relay system http://ping.fm/UuWL8
[Inexpensive Data Storage for Companies] Amazon.com Simple Storage Service http://ping.fm/VrbaI
[Time Travel] See how your Mac looked at any given date and time in the past w/ Time Machine http://ping.fm/0BzcM
[Home Media] Apple Time Capsule is automatic wireless backup system (now you don't have an excuse not to backup): http://ping.fm/MCkKE
[Home Media] Windows Home Server is a CMS for home media, backing up laptops/desktops and more: http://ping.fm/fdAYl
[Tech Investing] IBM Is only tech company to beat analysts forth quarter profit expectations http://ping.fm/mW8pD
[Cutting Back] US Postal Service looks to reduce service from six days to five per week http://ping.fm/i2dYP
[Wireless] Alternative wireless carrier http://ping.fm/6snoQ
[Wireless] What is this WiMAX stuff, anyway? http://ping.fm/XAIEu
[Gifts for Geeks] Digital WiFi Detector http://ping.fm/ydBs9
[Gifts for Geeks] Binary Dad (and mom and kid) t-shirts http://ping.fm/bRIY4
[Gifts for Geeks] /DEV/Blanket - soft, fuzzy, reversible binary code blanket http://ping.fm/JqixG
[Gifts for Geeks] Periodic Table Shower Curtain http://ping.fm/Dg8AR
[Gifts for Geeks] USB Turntable: http://ping.fm/wVQcz

Friday, February 13, 2009

[WordPress Universe] A big 'ol list of WordPress tools and services http://ping.fm/cz2od
[Search and Ye Shall Find] Search all the craigslists by area, or multiple cities with this online tool http://ping.fm/e6BQl
[eBay Auctions] A tool some folks use to place bids in abstentia and beat others http://www.esnipe.com/
[Websiteology] A one day intensive introduction on how to get to the top of Google without paying for it http://ping.fm/VSMWI
[Policing Content?] Lincolnshire UK Police Department adopts content management system http://ping.fm/mBPSO
[Dynamic Content] Presenters needed for Web Content Chicago: Event URL http://ping.fm/J6qCT Submission URL: http://ping.fm/NwKWq
[Seminars] Web Tools and Rules feat Tony Byrne and Lisa Welchman (April 6, Washington DC) http://ping.fm/a7oWE
[Telecommunication] My AT&T adventure gets picked up again: http://ping.fm/iLMHq
[Laptop Battery Life] A breakthrough battery.
Up to 8 hours of battery life - the 17-inch MacBook Pro http://ping.fm/AvDyn
[Healthcare] With smartphones, doctors reinvent house call http://ping.fm/9IRKb
[Conference Marketing] Best place to promote a conference:http://www.confabb.com/
[Conference Administration] My interview with Mark Bice of HPN on Conffabb: http://ping.fm/FKSV0
[XML] The Rise of Topic-Based Video in Task-Based Documentation: Is It Time For DITA and Video? http://ping.fm/z41EY
[Presentation] 10 Web 2.0 Marketing Techniques You Can Use To Attract New Prospects and Extend Your Reach http://ping.fm/8yodg

Thursday, February 12, 2009

[eLearning] Training and learning pros should check out the eLearning Suite from Adobe: http://ping.fm/wR8mt
[Syndication] (video) Understanding Google Reader in Plain English: http://ping.fm/05z7X
[Images] Need stock photography at a low price? Try Fotolia --> http://us.fotolia.com/
[SaaS] GoogleDocs in Plain English (video) http://ping.fm/0k0rQ
[Video] The Rise of Topic-Based Video in Task-Based Documentation: Is It Time For DITA and Video? http://ping.fm/fqXN0
[Video Documentation] When words alone are not enough: IShowU --> http://ping.fm/TJNXE
[Video Documentation] Size does matter: Stomp lets you make video clips/simulations smaller --> http://ping.fm/RaR6K
[Visual Appeal] Instead of typing at people, show them what you are talking about: http://ping.fm/SKjkB
[Productivity] Six Tools to Help Tackle Overflowing Email (by Robert Scoble in Fast Company) http://ping.fm/oIewZ
[Social Media] 7 Anti-Social Facebook Apps and why you might want them anyway: http://ping.fm/mzdYO
[Technical Communication] Do you use Adobe Technical Communication Suite? If so, let me know. I'd like to chat with you. scottabel@mac.com
[Personalization] Register for Web Content Chicago: Delivering Dynamic Personalized Web Content, June 15-16: http://ping.fm/wtYQ2
[Web 3.0] New group on The Content Wrangler Community http://ping.fm/0hEAf
[Twitter] More Twitter-based services than you can possibly use, but interesting nonetheless: http://ping.fm/4qVpn
[L10n] Localization & Globalization for Documentation and Online Help: http://ping.fm/6QiN0
[Birds of a Feather] Interested in Component Content Management: This group is dedicated to the topic: http://ping.fm/St3Xv
[Social Media] Social networks all grown up now? Depends on how you measure maturity: http://ping.fm/NnDJP
[Content Professionals] A list of upcoming content industry conference can be found here: http://ping.fm/DolT6
[Personalized Marketing] Top 11 PURL Campaign Mistakes: http://ping.fm/5MNRE
[Experience Design] What is the technical writer's role in user experience? http://ping.fm/pt3m9
[Opinion] How Not To Apply Intelligent Content, James Michelson - http://ping.fm/fqjJ0
[Standards] Content Management Interoperability Services: Unified Search Proposal http://ping.fm/ayeSK
[XQuery] Implementing AtomPub in Less Than a Thousand Lines of XQuery - Norman Walsh blog http://ping.fm/lbW6e
[Open Standards] Letter to Obama: Consider Open Source http://ping.fm/1pJ96
[Technical Communication] Take the Structured Authoring Survey http://ping.fm/OAIPl

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

RT @guykawasaki Hovering to the rescue: The remote-controlled flying stretcher http://ping.fm/a3Opa
[Mobile Video] The Mobile Phone is Saving TV http://mobui.com/blog/
[Beauty and Fashion] The go-to website for beauty and fashion must-haves for men and women http://ping.fm/cOhmu
[Audiophile] Book Publishers Object to Kindle's Text-To-Voice Feature: http://ping.fm/WaKgd
[Standards] WC3 Widgets 1.0: APIs and Events a set of APIs/events that enable baseline functionality for widgets http://ping.fm/gHc5c
[Security Failure] Heartland Payment Systems data breach exposing undetermined # of consumers to potential fraud http://ping.fm/00U5t
[Healthcare Information] U.S. Stimulus Bill Pushes E-Health Records for All http://ping.fm/4eps3
[XML Standards] EMMA: Extensible MultiModal Annotation Markup Language ensures the Web is available on any device: http://ping.fm/PAbMW
[As Seen on TV] Free online data storage (and storage for a fee, of course) in the cloud (on the web) at http://www.mozy.com
[Video] Learn through pictures: http://ping.fm/ZwRwg
[Metrics] Does anyone have any metrics on the benefits ($) of moving from XML from unstructured documentation? Send to scottabel@mac.com
[XML Publishing] MarkLogic and DPCI Partner to deliver XML-based content publishing solutions (including integration w/ Kindle): http://ping.fm/YEshv
[WCMS] FatWire web content management system selected by AutoTrader, the UK’s number one automotive website/magazine http://ping.fm/W9v6a
[The War on Drugs] The end of prohibition on marijuana? http://ping.fm/dBupc
[Sharepoint] 7 Ways to Leverage SharePoint for Project Management Success: http://ping.fm/d6bRI
[Jobs] 6 Month Contract for Web Content Writer/Editor in Central NJ: http://ping.fm/6APjA
[AT&T] Insider offers help to consumers who are having challenges with AT&T broadband services http://ping.fm/PZ0u1
[Intelligent Content] Slide decks available from Intelligent Content 2009: http://ping.fm/64ltu (id=ic2009; password=icpass)
[Video] BookSprint for OLPC with FLOSS Manuals; 7 manuals in 5 days using free software http://ping.fm/xkTcR
[Productivity] Agile Development and Technical Communications group (also includes SCRUM) http://ping.fm/egB2u
[Video] Social Networking in Plain English: http://ping.fm/F11xZ
[Jobs] Two Contract Tech Writers needed, software apps doc, downtown San Francisco: http://ping.fm/AR7Rd
[How to] How to print from your iPhone: http://ping.fm/hl8HU
[Scheduling Tweets] Twuffer allows you to create tweets and schedule them to be published in the future http://twuffer.com/
[Plain Language] "Transparency" Requires Plain Language http://ping.fm/TMk90
[RFPs] US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency seeks contractor to develop E-Learning On-Line Training Curriculum http://ping.fm/Qp6xP
[Translation] The norms and beliefs governing English-Japanese translation - A case study http://ping.fm/Do2he
[Employment] Translation Jobs by category: http://ping.fm/UnBkw
[Webinar] From News Cycle to Spin Cycle:
Former Journalists Share Wisdom as PR Pros
From News Cycle to Spin Cycle:
Former Journalists Share Wisdom as PR Pros
“Tapping the Power of Social Networking to Manage Talent,” a new study by Saba Software and the Human Capital Institute http://ping.fm/nY5G2
[Jargon] Social Network Analysis: The mapping and measuring of flows of knowledge between people, groups, organizations, or other components
[Semantics] So what’s metadata and why is it crucial to intelligent content? http://ping.fm/xCTK2
[Saving Money] Jason White (former credit card call center staffer) encourages others to live within their means http://ping.fm/usYpw
[Frugality] Advice on everything from job loss preparation to re-gifting etiquette http://ping.fm/NI5UN
[Penny-pinching] "Living large on a small budget" - cost saving advice for personal finances http://ping.fm/W18SZ
[Streamlining Workflow] Automated publishing: Justifying the change http://ping.fm/vvoxe
[Smart Documents] The Emergence of Intelligent Content (white paper, PDF) by Joe Golner, Stilo International http://www.rockley.com/articles/The%20Emergence%20of%20Intelligent%20Content%20(JGollner%206%20Jan%202009).pdf
[Research Report] The XML and Component Content Management Report (XML authoring tools & CCMS reviewed) http://ping.fm/sWxiQ
[Everything is Modular] A component approach to content http://ping.fm/CJsoS
[Web Conferencing] Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro (PC Mags editor's choice for 2008); free trial http://ping.fm/0i7m0
[Crowd-Sourcing Legislation Creation] http://ping.fm/0YIms asks citizens to read stimulus package to spot pork and other problems
[Bargain Hunting] 72% of Americans have haggled in the past four months (America's Research Group); they are successful 89% of the time
[Internet Television] Hulu is making internet television work http://ping.fm/E1Kna
[Speed Reading] GetAbstract provides business book summaries online for a subscription fee http://ping.fm/FRY8L

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

[E-commerce] Social shopping network? Discover products, share URLs, learn from the crowd. Brilliant! http://ping.fm/JDYfF
[XML Standards] Web Services Choreography Description Language describes peer-to-peer collaborations http://ping.fm/b1HdB
[XML Standards] XBRL becomes mandatory for companies w/$5 billion+ in assets starting June 2009, says SEC http://ping.fm/KdbMS
The Self-Describing Web aims to facilitate reliable adhoc discovery of information: http://ping.fm/JimQm
[Education] The iPod lecture circuit: http://ping.fm/U1Vpu?sr=hotnews
[Getting A Return for Their Investment] Twitter founder says they'll start charging businesses for certain services http://ping.fm/AzBPV
[Government] The White House is live blogging http://ping.fm/X9zBr
#ugcx "A company gets a certain DNA from the CEO. The DNA of Apple is to create good gadgets." - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "I am not privy to any inside inf about Steve Jobs." - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "I think Steve Jobs has done more for Apple than any CEO in the history of mankind" - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "Twitter is the best marketing tool. You can get to them (prospects) free, fast & painlessly. It can't get much better" - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "I don't think there's a better time to start a business. Everything is cheap and available." - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "You need to spread it (marketing messages) out. You never know who will be able to help you." - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "It is my theory that you don't know who the next hub of support for your product will be." - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "Whatever you publish, publish good shit...It's about good content." - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "Guy's golden touch is not whatever Guy touches; the golden touch is, whatever is gold, Guy touches" - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "Robert Scoble said 'If someone follows you on Twitter, you should follow them back'; He said it was courtesy."- Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "To be above Scoble (Robert) is really fun; he really wants followers" - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "On Twitter I have 62,000 followers" - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "I totally admit I don't know how to use Facebook." - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "You cannot let the vast minority of Twitter followers tell you what to do; you should not let that change you" - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx "AT any given moment, at least 20 people are pissed off about your Twitter posts" - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx Guy Kawasaki recommends TwitterHawk.com, automated Twitter response mechanism http://ping.fm/sCIhv
#ugcx "Alltop has been my most satifying project, outside of Apple." - Guy Kawasaki (http://alltop.com/)
#ugcx "Pop URLs aggregates technology news - http://popurls.com/" - Guy Kawasaki
#ugcx Me and Guy Kawasaki at book signing for Reality Check
[Iconography] If you haven't yet created an Obamacon of yourself, check out: http://ping.fm/J6yDI
#ugcx Heading to Guy Kawasaki's book signing event in 45 min. Don't have the book? Get "Reality Check": http://ping.fm/S988B

Monday, February 9, 2009

#ugcx "Almost anything a user creates is of value to another user; even content that looks like noise is valuable - Joe Cothrel, Lithium
#ugcx "We are looking at putting more content creation into the hands of our users" - Marty Collins, Microsoft
#ugcx Panel on Social Media in Big Business includes Lane Becker (Get Satisfaction); crowd-sourced customer service http://ping.fm/gdkqL
[User Assistance] Microsoft adds "Fix it" button to help topics: http://ping.fm/X55UW
#ugcx "iStockAudio is being launched this week ... fingers crossed" - Bruce Livingston, iStockphoto
#ugcx "If we change the site too much and move things around, people feel like they don't belong" - Bruce Livingston, iStockphoto
#ugcx "Focus on operational excellence; ensure quality and ensure speed" - Bruce Livingston, iStockphoto
#ugcx "iStockphoto is one of the top 400 sites in the world" - Kelly Thompson, iStockphoto
#ugcx "President Obama did the same thing when he launched change.gov and allowed citizens to participate" - Kelly Thompson, iStockphoto
#ugcx "Outsource the crowd; people feel a sense of pride in helping a growing enterprise" - Kelly Thompson, iStockphoto
#ugcx "It's important to be wrong as often as you are right, as long as you learn from it" - Bruce Livingston, iStockphoto
#ugcx "Be prepared for user feedback and be prepared to change course if that's the feedback you get" - Kelly Thompson, iStockphoto
#ugcx "iStockVideo has become a really substantial part of our revenue" - Bruce Livingston, iStockphoto
#ugcx "If you have a good idea today, you'll have a whole pack of imitators within a year or less" - Kelly Thompson, iStockphoto
#ugcx "Most of the features we add to the site are ideas from our own staff; we eat oour own dog food" - Kelly Thompson, iStockphoto
#ugcx "Identify people within your community to help the community learn from one another and grow" - Kelly Thompson, iStockphoto
#ugcx - "It's easier to build a business with community if you are part of that community" - Bruce Livingston, iStockphoto
#ugcx - "You can't really be successful at what you are doing unless you really love it" --Bruce Livingstone, CEO iStockphoto
#ugcx iStockphoto guys kick-off User-Generated Content Conference; It's personal is the message
[Twitter] New article on The Content Wrangler this morning; find out how content pros are using Twitter http://budurl.com/23qk
#ugcx Conference says 500+ folks expected; so far, only 100 or so in the keynote hall area. Rain delay?
#ugcx Guy Kawasaki book signing tomorrow 8:15am. The queue for this should be long! Free book if you print front page from http://www.pnn.com
#ugcx First keynotes start in few minutes by Bruce Livingston (CEO) and Kelly Thompson (COO), iStockphoto.com
[Racial Humor Flashback] Dave Chapelle's best racial comedy video from several years ago http://ping.fm/3lrEN
@stcchicago Unemployed tech writers? I have free passes to conf & half-/full-day workshops @ DocTrain West. Contact scottabel@mac.com http://ping.fm/tDT0h
#ugcx NBC interview (and photo shoot) going on now in Press Room (look ma', I'm on tv!)
#ugcx Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark gives keynote this afternoon; event website provides no idea what it's about http://ping.fm/VWEfz
#ugcx Music track today features rights management, mixing, mashing and collaborating http://ping.fm/YS4U3
#ugcx Social Media track today features social content for workers, mobile social media, marketing 2.0 http://ping.fm/sNV2R
#ugcx Micro-blogging from User-Generated Content Conference today in San Jose, CA http://ping.fm/uFFNe
[Web Content Strategy] Joe Pulizzi discovered most marketers don't know they need a strategy (duh!) http://ping.fm/va7VE
[Information Police] Remembering what you saw may even be prohibited: http://ping.fm/xEcCv (RT @robbyslaughter)
[Great idea] BudURL: Shrink a long url, add metadata, get detailed analytics like you have on your website http://ping.fm/w20Uf
[DocTrain West] Globalizing a CMS-based Website from the Ground Up http://ping.fm/ROFmS
[Social Media Moms] TwitterMoms: Still the Coolest Twitter Community Around (these 8000+ moms know their social media) http://ping.fm/FoDNb
[DocTrain West] $899 gets you two days of conference; 2 days of software/skills training workshops; Palm Springs, CA - March 17-20 http://ping.fm/tDT0h
Why do some folks create imaginary rules for social media tools? To be clear: There is no universally right/wrong way to use Web 2.0 tools.
[DocTrain West 09] Migrating to DITA and Component Content Management for Global Customers http://ping.fm/vOWoJ
[DocTrain West 09] Controlled Authoring (half day workshop) http://ping.fm/w29Pi
[DocTrain West 09] Before You Touch the Tool: Techniques for Development of Structured Content (half day workshop) http://ping.fm/VBHb7
Video Ad Benchmarks: Average
Campaign Performance Metrics http://ping.fm/hbmb6
O'Reilly Poll Results: What will you choose for your next smart phone? iPhone still leads: http://ping.fm/iFRDn
One Laptop Per Child asks laptop makers to copy its designs http://ping.fm/WJQma
Twitter to integrate Google's Friend Connect Service; Too Bad For Facebook http://ping.fm/S5Zzl
378,750: The number of unique visitors to The Content Wrangler Community since it was launched http://ping.fm/ryNQE
27th Annual ACM International Conference on Design and Communication, October 5-7, 2009, Bloomington, IN
http://ping.fm/IJfsi
Ending The Twitter Mystery: What People Think About Twitter—And How They Use It http://ping.fm/CXfg4
Great website dedicated to customer service horror stories and more http://consumerist.com/
Four reasons why 2009 will be a watershed year in technology http://ping.fm/edH4O
The difference between Facebook and Twitter: Addictiveness http://ping.fm/WSIMX

Friday, February 6, 2009

[Open Standards] Facebook Joins OpenID Foundation Board http://ping.fm/ZKmya
[Content Resource] Search, sort, view research conducted by John's Hopkins University and faculty http://ping.fm/C0wOC
[Social Media] Box.net Updates Interface, Puts More Emphasis on Social Features http://ping.fm/n10sl
[Accessibility) What happens when your "readers" can't read? http://ping.fm/mTDPS (PDF from STC Intercom)
[Paltalk Event] Are we the crash test dummies of the Internet? http://ping.fm/4ynh9
[Birthdays] Live Journal celebrates it's 10th; that's really frickin' old in internet time http://ping.fm/cR4VS
[Content Syndication] TinBu builds interactive content modules that are used by 1000's of Web sites around the world http://www.tinbu.com/
[Life Sciences] New PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals introduces big industry changes http://ping.fm/An0rW
[Carbon Footprint] Site tracks your travel, determines where/when your friends are traveling; calculates carbon footprint http://www.dopplr.com
[Who's Zommin' Who?] Bedpost is a personal web application that will give you some insight into your sex life http://ping.fm/K6bf6
[PMS Tracking] Site keeps tabs on menstrual cycles; sends text alerts to help pinpoint best times to get pregnant --> http://mon.thly.info
Pattern matching (character/word/phrase/voice recognition), location awareness, semantic metadata help bring intelligence to content
[Social Media Participation] Dominated by communicating w/friends, updating status messages (Razorfish survey)
[Content Terminology] Straight-through processing: Conducting an entire process electronically w/out rekeying data or manual intervention

Thursday, February 5, 2009

[Personalized Shopping] Tell Pronto the brands you like; it will tell you when it finds great deals of interest to you http://www.pronto.com
[User-Generated Documentation] FLOSS Manuals to hold BookSprint at DocTrain West 09 (details soon) http://ping.fm/2e2XE
[TechComm] I have 3 free tickets to DocTrain West 09. First come, first serve. Must book room at host hotel. Email me scottabel@mac.com
[Privacy] The Fine Line between Personalization and Privacy in Marketing http://ping.fm/zwKQk
[Documentation Managers] I've got three free copies of "Managing Writers" (Richard Hamilton) Send snail mailing addy to scottabel@mac.com.
[Film] Short filmakers submit your flick for consideration in WildSound Film Fest http://ping.fm/uAQE0
[Translation] Where the translation dollars are this year http://ping.fm/QuV0Q
[iPhone Candy] "SpongeBob Tickler" manipulate virtual SpongeBob by shaking, poking and stretching the iPhone screen http://ping.fm/DEBcq
[Government Content] Betty Harvey talks about the DC XML users group, the evolution of XML and where the industry is going http://ping.fm/u4Nf5
[Government Content] Owen Ambur talks about his work for the federal government, XML, and standards http://ping.fm/5ZCx2
[Music I'm Listening To Right Now] "Underneath" by DJ Antoine - outstanding!!!
[Publisher Seeking Authors] Got a great XML content technology book idea and no publisher? Let me know. scottabel@mac.com
[Wireless Portable Music] These wireless earphones tested well (clear sound, full bass) says Popular Mechanics http://ping.fm/T3GYH
[Cheap Downgrade] HP Mini 1000 laptop only $400 (and is downgraded to Windows XP - LOL) http://ping.fm/h04By
[Security] Hide your keys: Researchers can duplicate keys using only a photo of keys http://ping.fm/eP0z0
[Earthquake Detecting Laptops] Quake-Catcher Network uses your laptop to sense earthquakes http://ping.fm/tEreA
What does "geocultural" mean in the world of content creation, management and delivery? http://ping.fm/fmy0x
Englobe, Seattle-based consultancy specializes in Geostrategic Content Management http://ping.fm/I3Ag2
[Converting Legacy Content] Integrated Technologies converts legacy content to XML http://ping.fm/KpZLN
[Finding Music] Great online resource for dance music collectors who fancy vinyl - http://www.discogs.com/
[Managing To Dos] It can't get any easier than this to create reminder lists http://ping.fm/cD5aU
[Localized Tweets] Translate your tweets into any language with help of human translators http://ping.fm/XufVr
[Blogs] GALA on Technology Blog discusses the impact of software tools on the localization and translation industry http://ping.fm/Ei8T9
[Blogs] Multilingual Computing blog covers translation, localization and global language industry http://ping.fm/AudJ0
[Term du Jour] Back translation: Process of translating content already translated into a target language back to its original language

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

[Clocking Out] Getting ready to view the new RockAmerica music videos that arrived in the mailbox today - new music! Yeah! http://rockamerica.com/
[Knol] Defined as a unit of knowledge, Knol is also a service from Google allowing users to generate content about specific topics http://ping.fm/gPO8q
[Research] Ditch the library and search through full-text of a book repository from Google http://ping.fm/2v7mM
[Good Advice] Get an in-depth demo of any CMS you are considering; expand to pilot project for best results - Richard Hamilton
[What's in a Name?] Slot machine type naming service; get yourself a Web 2.0 company name http://ping.fm/tklPP
[Blogging Gets Attention] AT&T Vice President and I had great call after he read my customer experience nightmare story: http://ping.fm/xiXBm
[Video on Demand] 94% of connected consumers report watching online video frequently; nearly 1/3 on a daily basis (Razorfish survey)
[Collaboration] Upcoming Webinar: Using Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro http://ping.fm/1mQx5
[Return on Investment] 2009 Technology ROI Awards http://ping.fm/69Dxh
[On Moment in Time] Review of Screen Capture Tools http://ping.fm/qbfd4
[Top Portal] 37% of content consumers start internet experience using Google or iGoogle home page (Razorfish survey)
[Syndicated Content] 64% of connected consumers have customized home page with content feeds (Razorfish survey)
[Quote] "Social Networking: Making entire Web social not creating a ghetto of destination sites where people have to go..." Marisa Gallagher
[Agile Content] End user documentation in an Agile environment where everyone writes documentation http://ping.fm/ZZmAe
423: Number of members of Pink Banana Media (gay/lesbian marketing/social networking community) http://ping.fm/cTRPJ
[Wikis and Structured Content] "Building a DITA Wiki hybrid" http://ping.fm/eP54a (PDF)
[Discounts] DocTrain West: Moving from Unstructured to Structured Content - Register by 2/17 to save $400 http://ping.fm/hjPTi
[Video} The Change We Need, President Barack Obama http://ping.fm/a81ZL
[Exhibitionists Only] TalkShow wants to make 2 people famous by allowing world to watch their conversations live http://ping.fm/sFhWW
[Zune to be Forgotten] Microsoft Zune mp3 player sales fell 54% over past 12 mnths, while Apple iPod sales grew 3% http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090124/zune-to-be-forgotten/
[Healthcare Data] Organize healthcare information online http://ping.fm/Uy7MZ
[Bad Shots] Royal Airforce shoots at UFOs; nothing happens http://ping.fm/5euTh
[Dance Music] Vote for the best dance music of 2008 --> http://ping.fm/JBtB9
[Syndication] Embed Custom Google News on Your Website: http://ping.fm/scWOZ
[Scenic Seas] Google Earth now includes undersea view: http://ping.fm/yUKw9

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

[Recession Marketing] Terry O'Reilly on the BBC http://ping.fm/IOwXh
[Jobs] Trip Advisor seeks Vice President of Marketing, Europe. Location: London. To apply, email your resume to kforrestall@tripadvisor.com
[Video] Ira Glass, host and producer of This American Life, discusses good storytelling: http://ping.fm/tXcG8
[Entertainment Marketing] Inside a movie marketers playbook http://ping.fm/IDxT3
The true mission of user experience teams: http://ping.fm/H3nNy
South By Southwest creates social network for attendees: http://ping.fm/ddadA
[People to know] Arle Lommel, Localization Industry Standards Association -> Learn more: http://ping.fm/tIAek
Reading article in Managing Automation entitled, "Security in an Insecure World": http://ping.fm/5tVQM
[Teleconference] Best Practices in Taxonomy Development for Faceted Search, Wed, Feb 4th, 2009, 1-2pm ttp://www.earley.com/_February2009.asp

Monday, February 2, 2009

Reading Theresa Putkey's review of my featured presentation at Intelligent Content 2009 http://ping.fm/gsWwJ
Subscribe to The Content Wrangler mailing list (24,000+ members): http://ping.fm/7uRKQ
Tom Johnson answers technical writing questions via YouTube http://ping.fm/ATWe5 (tip: point the camera down - avoid peering inside nostrils)
Tom Johnson interviews Bob Glushko about document engineering http://ping.fm/Eydj3
Jon Udell has a conversation with Bob Glushko about document engineering and business patterns http://ping.fm/4Dmer
Reading Bob Glushko post "A Vaccination for the Service Science Epidemic" (Doc or Die blog) http://ping.fm/mPUin
[Smart People] Robert Glushko is one of my business information technology idols: http://ping.fm/3bhdb
Preparing to live blog from User-Generated Content Conference next week in San Jose http://ping.fm/r9LTX
Who are the best technology Twitter-ers? I'm making list of favorites for an article. Let me know who you'd include! scottabel@mac.com