Blog posts by parson
Technical documentation and search engine optimization.
Search engine optimization is a broad field. SEO agencies seem to be everywhere. Still, the technical documentation industry has not quite recognized the potential of search engine optimization. Why is that? read more
Insights into iiRDS
The tekom working group "Information 4.0" develops a new delivery standard for technical documentation - iiRDS (intelligent information request and delivery standard). iiRDS defines a package format and standardized metadata, making content delivery vendor-independent. read more
What do you do? An attempt to explain a profession
Sunday afternoon. Coffee and a black-forest cherry cake. Great aunt Else pats the back of my hand. “And you, child? What do you do?” read more
What technical writers know. Or: What's the difference between taxonomy and ontology?
Every morning, when my coworker does his tie, he doesn't have to recall how to do it. He does it automatically without much thinking about it. When he later mounts his bycicle, he does not have to recall how to ride the bike. read more
Doctor Strange – Insights into Technical Documentation
What is the connection between a movie based on a comic and technical documentation? You might think there is none. But on Saturday I was delightfully surprised to find that Dr. Strange is an advocator of good documentation. Last Saturday was marvel-lous. read more