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Being a specialist or a generalist? Which is better for a technical...
I feel like I’ve stepped into quite the conundrum by entering the technical communications field. As I continue to search for full-time work, a problem that I seem to find almost everywhere I go is...
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2012 Top Ten Highlights on TechCommGeekMom
2012 has been the inaugural year of TechCommGeekMom.com. What started initially as both a class project as well as a personal project with no expectations other than to get a good grade and have a form...
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Another one of those 2012 Tech Comm Years in Review? But it’s MINE…
It’s December 31st, 2012, and the end of another long year has come. This is the time of year when everyone starts to see the year in review posts and articles all over every media source imaginable....
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Instant Mobile Apps? Not quite.
Last week, I was in contact with one of my former professors at NJIT‘s MSPTC program. We talked about several things going on, and in the process of the email conversation, she mentioned that she is...
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A TechCommGeekMom Milestone: A baby blog is now a toddler
WOW! I think my little blog just grew up a bit. I not only reached the 10,000 all-time hits mark, but even passed it. For a niche blog that’s 13.5 months old, I think that’s pretty amazing! I’m a proud...
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Villegas Views: Why Bother Learning More in Technical Communication?
See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight: I have a new monthly byline with the STC Notebook blog! Welcome to Villegas Views. Check out this...
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STC-PMC 2014 Conference – Better than last year!
NJIT’s MSPTC program in the house at #STCPMC14! L to R: Dr. Bernadette Longo, director of the MSPTC program; Jamil Wilkins, current MSPTC student; Danielle M. Villegas, MSPTC alum and STCPMC presenter....
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Online Student Again: Part 1
As I’ve mentioned in an earlier post, I decided to bite the bullet and “git me some learnin’ ” in preparation of possible unemployment or breaking out on my own to consult. The big buzz in content...
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Online Student Again – Part 3: Social Media Marketing–Now You’re Talking My...
The next module of my online digital mini-MBA in Digital Marketing was about social media marketing. Simply from the name of it, I suspected that I had a better chance with this topic than I had with...
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Online Student Again, Part 11: I passed!
“Alright then, you’ve proven that you aren’t a total pudding brain. Now, I want you to learn geo-quantum astrophysics next,” says the Doctor. After a delay due to server hacks at Rutgers University, I...
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Oh, the Academian and the Practitioner should be friends…Engaging TechComm...
The farmer and the cowman–I mean, the academian and the practitioner should be friends… I attended the IEEE ProComm at the University of Limerick, in Limerick, Ireland last week. I was absolutely...
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Confessions of a Failed Technical Communicator
Really, Father, my only sins are beer, donuts, beer, donuts, not knowing DITA, beer, donuts… “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned! I am a failure in technical communications.” OK, perhaps in many eyes,...
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