Tech Writing 2.0 – Faceted Tagging

Siderean Software has created a Web site that demonstrates how its software can be used for faceted tagging. This enables users to re-order search results by ten different categories. To help you make sense of Tech Writing 2.0 Cherryleaf offers workshops on Tech Writing 2.0. Contact us for more details.

New job opportunities

April has certainly been busy on the jobs front. We have opportunities for 13 technical authors in the East Midlands (12-month contract), 8 freelance trainers throughout the UK, a permanent account manager/project manager for a documentation role in Herts and for a systems administrator in Cambridge. We also need a training project manager in Bristol.

Funding technology/software start-ups

A contact of ours has access to £500 million of venture capital, and he is looking to invest it in high risk, high return, start-up companies based in Europe. If you would like to be put in touch with him, then do email us and we’ll make the introductions.

Starting a career as a Technical Author

We are often asked for advice on how to start a career in Technical Writing. As with many jobs, it’s hard to get a job without experience and it’s hard to get experience without a job. Here are some tips that might help: 1. Join the professional bodies for technical authors and writers. In the… Read more »

Tech Writing 2.0 – AJAX

More news from WritersUA conference – the prediction that AJAX ( a part of Tech Writing 2.0) will be the dominant technology for Help in the future.