We’ve just uploaded a 15 minute extract from a transatlantic video interview I recently conducted with Anne Gentle, where we talked about The Social Web for Documentation. The sound is a little patchy on the first slide, but it improves afterwards. A longer, 37 minute, version will be available to anyone who purchases the Cherryleaf Learning Zone… Read more »
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Twitter and the Social Web: Developing a strategy for technical authors
Cherryleaf’s presentation at the UA Conference Europe 09 will be on “Twitter and the Social Web: Developing a strategy for technical authors”. In this session, we’ll look at some of the research into how people use Twitter and social networking sites, and investigate the different communication strategies you can adopt. We’ll address key questions, such… Read more »
Changes to our online shop
We’ve made a change to our online shop over the weekend. We’ve changed some of the technology that runs behind the scenes and moved to Sage Pay for processing payments. These changes will enable us to offer you a range of exciting new services in the future.
Embedding videos into printed instruction manuals
Pepsi is pioneering the use of new technology that embeds video adverts in printed magazines. According to the Financial Times, the video starts when the reader turns to the appropriate page. See CBS and Pepsi bring video ads to printed page and CBS to run video ad in magazine this fall If it could be… Read more »
Review of Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation
We were sent a review copy of Anne Gentle’s book , Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation (www.xmlpress.net). Anne has been a pioneer in developing technical documentation that includes Web 2.0 concepts, so I read it with great interest. It’s a book that provides practical advice on how to add user generated content… Read more »