Posts Tagged "WordPress"

Some Thoughts on Technical Writing in the Cloud

Cherryleaf has an informative article about technical writing in the cloud. Ellis Pratt writes, There are a number of reasons why a Technical Author might want to use a cloud-based application. The first reason is cost. Instead of purchasing an application, cloud-based applications are typically offered on a monthly fee basis. If you’re looking to (Read more...)

Wiki Culture, Reader/Writer Distinctions, and Divergence from Structured Authoring

In my last post on wikis, Mark Baker added an astute comment: I’m not a wiki fan myself — I’m a structured text guy bred in the bone — but I am fascinated by the trend, and by the variety reactions to it. Wikis started more as a cultural statement than a technology. They were (Read more...)

TIME.com Running Verticals on WordPress.com VIP

Great piece yesterday in paidcontent.org about how TIME.com is leveraging the WordPress.com VIP SaaS platform to run all their vertical sites. In the post TIME.com cites their internal Omniture numbers, stating that ” ..verticals drove 40 percent of total site visits in 2011.“ It’s great to see Techland, Swampland, Battleland, and other TIME.com verticals that run (Read more...)

TIME.com Running Verticals on WordPress.com VIP

Great piece yesterday in paidcontent.org about how TIME.com is leveraging the WordPress.com VIP SaaS platform to run all their vertical sites. In the post TIME.com cites their internal Omniture numbers, stating that ” ..verticals drove 40 percent of total site visits in 2011.“ It’s great to see Techland, Swampland, Battleland, and other TIME.com verticals that run (Read more...)

My WordPress Workshop Outline for the STC Summit

Tomorrow I’m giving a four hour workshop on blogging and WordPress at the STC Summit in Sacramento. I thought I’d post my outline in case anyone is interested in how I approach these workshops. In preparing this outline, I realized that my focus on WordPress and blogging has shifted more towards producing content rather than (Read more...)

AARP Blog on WordPress

The AARP has launched their blog on WordPress.com VIP. To recall the sentiment of Beth Carpenter’s post “Baby Boomers on Twitter? Yep, sure are“, to that we say, Baby Boomers on WordPress? Yep, sure are. Welcome! [Visit the official AARP blog] Ready to become a VIP Services Client? Some of the world’s biggest brands rely (Read more...)