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10 TWITTER Tools for Writers

By Ugur Akinci | April 11, 2009

Twhirl http://www.twhirl.org/ · runs on both Windows (2000/XP/Vista) and Mac OSX · connects to multiple Twitter, laconi.ca, Friendfeed and Seesmic accounts · displays notifications for new messages · shorten long URLs (using digg.com, bit.ly, snurl, twurl or is.gd) Twitterific http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific · Supports multiple Twitter accounts · Replies and direct messages are displayed inline · Delete…

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Technical Writing as a Career – An Introduction

By Ugur Akinci | April 10, 2009

(An informative and introductory article written by two Indian technical writers…) By Pradip Kumar Nath & Hemprabha Chauhan Technical writing, a form of  technical communication, is a style of formal writing and is used in fields as diverse as computer hardware and software, aerospace industry, robotics, finance, consumer electronics and biotechnology. Technological Writers explain complex…

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Translation and Localization in a Recession

By Ugur Akinci | April 10, 2009

by Nabil Freij GlobalVision International I’ve answered many calls recently from localization managers complaining that their budgets are being cut, asking for advice. If you are suffering from the same symptom, here are a few pointers to consider. Don’t panic! In a recession, it is normal to cut budgets in an effort to reduce costs.…

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Technical Book Review – "Letting Go of the Words"

By Ugur Akinci | April 9, 2009

© 2009-2010 Ugur Akinci There are some books that can launch a career. This is one of them. After reading Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works by Janice (Ginny) Redish and digesting its main principles, you can easily put up a web site and start marketing yourself as a “Content Strategist.”…

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