Re: New Poll: Stability of your current tech pubs organization?

[Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Yep. Although with regard to my post, I meant hybrid in a duel-purpose
group, such as a combo of techcomm and some form of support or design
role.

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> wrote:
> Ditto on what Bill Swallow said. I too am a contractor. Although one of my
> major contracts is pulling up stakes and moving the company back to Europe
> (where it is headquartered), the gap has been temporarily filled with a
> contract to a state organization. So, in a sense, it's a wash. But in the
> last few years, I have seen traditional technical writing quickly move to a
> hybrid that includes print and online, with online moving from traditional
> help to social media, wikis, twitter, and so on. Traditional technical
> writers must adapt of be left behind. The problem is that many companies
> still think online is a searchable PDF. If you work for one of those
> companies, then your task is compounded with helping them move forward as
> you also move forward.

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