New Social Network For Technical Communication Pros

[Leah Eaton]

Hello Austin STC-
I'm passing this information along for Scott. Please take a moment and check out this new resource.


New Social Network For Technical Communication Pros

The Content Wrangler Community (http://thecontentwrangler.ning.com) is the new social network dedicated to people who value content as a business asset, worthy of being effectively managed. This is the place where technical communicators, medical and science writers, marketing pros, content management gurus, indexers, online community managers, document engineers, information architects, localization and translation pros, e-learning pros, taxonomists, bloggers, documentation and training managers, and content creators of all types hang out. It's much more than a blog. It's a place to join peers, to share, to collaborate, to contribute, to find information.

"Social networks are about connecting people and ideas," said Scott Abel, manager of The Content Wrangler Community. "Web-based social networks are the natural evolution of the web from a passive broadcast medium to a multi-directional communication platform that more closely supports the way humans interact in the physical world. We congregate. We join others like us. We interact with birds of a feather. Until the advent of social networking tools, the web failed miserably to connect people in meaningful ways."

The Content Wrangler Community, launched officially March 8, has attracted more than 600 members from all over the world. Members come from a variety of disciplines and experience levels.

"Some of our members really gravitate to the social features of the community," Abel says. "Things like videos, music, a discussion forums are some of the most popular. And, of course, it's a much better medium for interaction compared to old-school listservs. Members can see each other online and converse in real time. And, the addition of photos helps humanize the site. Just look at the many different types of members that have joined the community already and you'll begin to appreciate how diverse a global social network of this type can be. It's exciting!"

The Content Wrangler Community includes a variety of features including:

* Keyword searchable archive * Keyword searchable member directory * Music and video players * Groups and discussion forums * Customizable home pages * Member-to-member communication * Integration with Facebook applications

The Content Wrangler Community provides a variety of members only services, including discounts on upcoming conferences, free access to tutorials, books, webinars, and online learning courses. The community is an extension of TheContentWrangler.com (http://www.thecontentwrangler.com), a popular blog that attracts thousands of visitors each day interested in topics related to content creation, management, and delivery.

If you need additional information about The Content Wrangler Community, just ask!

Thanks!




Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler
+1 317.466.1840   scottabel at mac.com  http://www.thecontentwrangler.com


Join our new social network for content professionals:
http://thecontentwrangler.ning.com


And don't miss our upcoming events


Documentation and Training Conference Series 
    West -- May 6-9, 2008 Vancouver, BC
    Life Sciences -- June 23-26, 2008 Indianapolis, IN
    East - October 29-November 1, 2008, Burlington, MA


    Learn more: http://www.doctrain.com



 
Leah Jo Eaton

Austin STC
2007-2008 President
 
Technical Writer / Online Help Developer
 



"I learn something everywhere I go, even if it's that I don't want to be there."   
    --Leah Jo Eaton
 
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