On the Write Road

Social Networking and Technical Communicators

At the last Society for Technical Communication (STC) meeting, DJ Cline the President of the STC Silicon Valley chapter, asked those sitting at our table this question, “How many of you are using social networking tools, such as Linkedin, Facebook, and Twitter?” Half of us at the table, raised our hands. Those who did not [...]

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Keep Those Kudos Koming

When I told my partner Adrienne that I was writing a column about kudos, she said, “Great! What’s a kudo?” “A kudo,” I replied, “Hmmm. Kudos … words of praise for a job well done.” Is that all? What? My Random House College Dictionary circa 1980 defines kudos as “praise; glory.” I turned next to Wikipedia which defines [...]

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