Free eBook sample chapter: Managing Writers

By , on December 20th, 2009

To celebrate the upcoming (January, 2010) eBook release of Managing Writers: A Real-World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation, we are releasing a free sample chapter in ePub, Mobi, and PDF formats.

The sample chapter, “Measurement and Metrics,” discusses the impact of measurement on employee performance, strategies for dealing with metrics, and practical suggestions for […]

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Getting Started with Social Media

By , on December 3rd, 2009

Seth Godin just published an excellent post titled, Is it too late to catch up? In it, he outlines a strategy for companies that have let the web and social media completely pass them by. In truth, I can’t imagine there are too many companies that are in this boat, but that doesn’t matter, […]

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Wikis in the workplace: New article at ars technica

By , on November 17th, 2009

Alan J. Porter, author of the forthcoming book, WIKI: Grow Your Own for Fun and Profit, has just published an article titled, Wikis in the workplace: a practical introduction at ars technica. Here is the beginning of the article.

When times get tough and belts get tight, one of the first things […]

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Hammers and Social Media

By , on November 13th, 2009

Seth Godin’s latest post, Hammer time, makes a point that has been bugging me for weeks. Companies, en masse, are selecting the marketing hammer to approach social media, and in large part are ignoring the most common, non-personal use of social media, namely solving problems and getting questions answered.

If you want […]

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Is Marketing Hijacking Social Media?

By , on November 11th, 2009

I keep a Google alert set for “social media.” It is without a doubt the most active of all my alerts. I’ve seen everything from headlines about how Fort Hood soldiers are using social media in the aftermath of the tragedy there, to a book review of Yes We Did – An Inside Look […]

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DocBook V5.0 Approved as OASIS Standard

By , on November 4th, 2009

The official ballot to approve DocBook V5.0 as an OASIS standard closed on October 31st, and the standard was approved with a healthy margin.

Congratulations to Norm Walsh for driving the process and keeping the rest of us on the Technical Committee focused and moving in the right direction. His contribution to […]

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DITA Specialization: An Overview

By , on October 12th, 2009

XML Press author Zarella Rendon has written an article titled: DITA Specialization Overview. If you’ve ever wondered what DITA Specialization is all about, this will get you started.

The article is a preview of Rendon’s forthcoming book, DITA Specialization, due for publication early in 2010.

Read the DITA Specialization Overview.

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Documentation Plan in DocBook Form

By , on September 24th, 2009

Updated to fix broken link, 04 October 2009

One of the more popular pages on the XML Press website has been the documentation plan template from the book, Managing Writers: A Real-World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation. That template is now available as a DocBook XML file.

The template in all formats, […]

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XML Press Newsletter — Inaugural Edition

By , on September 23rd, 2009

The inaugural issue of the XML Press Newsletter (html) (PDF) is now available.

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XML Press Partners with WebWorks

By , on September 21st, 2009

Press Release from WebWorks

Free Books and Presentations from XML Press Writers Featured at WebWorks RoundUp Conference on Technical Publishing Trends

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) September 21, 2009 — The WebWorks.com team is pleased to announce its partnership with XML Press, the leading publisher of books for technical communicators. To mark this new partnership, XML […]

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