Re: cluetrain

[Sean Wheller <sean -at- inwords -dot- co -dot- za>]

On Monday 12 June 2006 03:57, Stuart Burnfield wrote:
> Sean said:
> > I wonder many writers out there work in companies that embrace
> > the thinking outlined in "the cluetrain manifesto"?
> >
> > [http://www.cluetrain.org/]
>
> As a technical writer, don't you just itch to rewite these long-winded,
> repetitive, 95 theses? I can't help thinking there are maybe 15 plain,
> concrete, unambiguous theses struggling to get out.

Perhaps. Why no give it a try.

>
> I don't know how a company could "embrace the thinking"--it would be like
> embracing a hot-air ballon.
>
> Did you get any takers, Sean?


No takers. But it was also interesting to see that all serious comment was 
off-list. I wonder what that says.

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Sean Wheller
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