Twitter discussion about #techcomm

The MindTouch Leaders of #techcomm and #contentStrategy list is live! You can learn more about:

Now, you can view the entire list of the top 400 leaders. This list is also available in a single Twitter list here: twitter.com/MindTouch/techcomm-2011-influencers. Now, onto the leaders…
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Last week, we announced the launch of our Social Publishing and Behavior Analytics for Desktop Authoring Tools – a new capability of MindTouch TCS that supports popular desktop authoring tools including Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, XMetal, Microsoft Word and MadCap Flare as well as several other popular editing tools that produce compiled HTML help (CHM) files.

In just a few clicks, content authors can publish to MindTouch from their existing tools. Hierarchies, cross-link references, image and page formats are maintained. Content is automatically and dynamically organized by tags and the site hierarchy. All content is indexed by a powerful search tool. Moreover, end user behavior can be analyzed to inform content, support and product strategy.
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In This Issue

  • Recommended Podcast
  • Join the Next Webinar
  • Letter from our CEO: Filling the Gap Between Customer Demands and Desktop Authoring with Social Publishing
  • Mozilla Developer Center vs. Microsoft Developer Center
  • Autodesk Social Help Center: “WikiHelp”
  • Customizing the User Experience Based on Role in MindTouch
  • Replay of “Managing Content Projects: What You Need To Know To Succeed”
  • Infograph of the Month | How to Skyrocket Your Site Participation

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Our latest webinar, “Managing Content Projects: What You Need To Know To Succeed” was a discussion between Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler and content strategist Joe Gollner. The two discussed some of the most important steps involved in managing a content project. Real project experiences were shared to set the stage for a discussion of what people should keep in mind when they are called upon to whiteboard a project plan or to review a project that is currently underway.

The webinar was an action-packed 60 minutes! The recording and Q&A are now available below. Enjoy!
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LavaCon 2010 will be held Sept. 29–Oct. 2 at the Omni Hotel San Diego. MindTouch will be present and hosting a workshop. Jack Molisani the Executive Director of the conference has put together a fantastic show and the attendee list is impressive.

In honor of the LavaCon conference MindTouch and the organizers of LavaCon have ranked the world’s top content strategists. If you’re new to the field, Scott Abel recently did a video series about why Content Strategy matters. For everyone else, here’s a partial list. It’s great to put face to the names. Stay tuned. The full list of the most influential will be revealed at LavaCon.

I would really like to hear your thoughts about the list. Be sure to check back once the complete list has been announced.  Have any ideas of who should be in the Top 10? Leave us a comment.