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Re: Tech Writing for Social Networks (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
Subject:Re: Tech Writing for Social Networks (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) From:Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Julie Stickler <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Sun, 31 May 2009 23:28:27 -0400
Nothing folksy about it. You're literally engaging people one on one
or in small groups. You're not directly providing a deliverable in
social media.
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Julie Stickler <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Bill Swallow wrote
>> The point is not to provide, but to engage.
>
> OK, now I'm curious. Tell me more.
>
> I've generally been annoyed by "folksy" technical writing (like the
> manual that advised me to go make coffee, which I don't drink, while I
> waited for the software to install). But I can also see great value
> in getting to know users and what they're doing with the products
> we're trying to document.
Available for contract and full time opportunities. No, I don't do
birthday parties.
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