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Slator
Netflix's revenue and subscriber growth exceeded expectations in the third quarter of 2017 and will likely continue to accelerate for the rest of the year, as adoption of internet TV continues and appetite for original series and films is sustained across the world. By launching its own translator testing platform, Hermes, it says it is building a pool of highly qualified translators, who are then recommended to its preferred localization partners (or the so-called Netflix Preferred Vendors) or get a chance to work with its in-house localization team.
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The Content Wrangler
Industry analysts predict that chatbots and intelligent personal assistants will overtake traditional web interfaces as the primary consumer touchpoint, that they will replace or augment mobile apps, and they will completely transform customer service. If those predictions don't boggle your mind, read them again.
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The Next Web
Web design has been changing constantly since its big boom in the mid 1990's when JavaScript hit the scene to provide more dynamic, engaging websites. Then with the easy access to powerful Content Management Systems, it became easier and more accessible to those that didn't have a comprehensive background in coding. Fast forward to 2017 and responsive web design reigns supreme, much of it being implemented through those same content management systems.
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STC
Take your career to the next level by networking and collaborating with a worldwide community of TC professionals. The Society for Technical Communication (STC) has many resources to help you succeed in 2018. Join STC today and receive 15 months of membership for the cost of 12. That's all of 2018, plus the remainder of 2017 for free. If you join by Friday, 20 October 2017, you will be automatically entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Plus, when you join, you access benefits such as discounted CPTC certification, a free copy of the Salary Database publication, our Job Bank, and discounts on STC's webinars, online courses, our annual conference, networking communities, and more!
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STC
Don't miss the opportunity to register for Technical Editing Foundations, which runs from 1 November through 13 December (Wednesdays, skip 22 Nov.) at 10:00-11:00 AM EST (GMT-5). Presenter Li-At Rathbun will teach attendees what technical editors are and why they’re needed, the hard and soft skills that technical editors should possess, how to identify passive voice and bloated sentences and how to fix them, what style guides are and how to use them, and how to mark up text using proofreader marks. This course, and all STC online courses, provides 6 CEUs toward maintaining your CPTC certification.
Back by popular demand, STC's Instructional Design for Technical Communicators, presented by Saul Carliner, runs from 2-30 November (Thursdays, skip Thanksgiving) at 2:00-3:30 PM EST (GMT-5). Attendees will learn how to follow the ADDIE approach to designing and developing instructional programs, write observable, measurable instructional objectives, write meaningful exercises, quizzes, and tests, develop rubrics for assessment, and structure a lesson.
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STC
In the ever-changing world of technical communication, STC is constantly looking for ways to increase your professional network and net worth. For 2018, STC has added new benefits for members: reduced membership dues rates, asynchronous online education courses, a new Salary Database, new Member Perks programs, the new Women in Tech Comm SIG (sponsored by Adobe), plus more to come! If you renew by Friday, 20 October 2017, you will be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card! For more information about membership categories and benefits, click here.
| What can STC's ethical principles do?
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STC
On Friday at noon (GMT-4), STC's Community Affairs Committee is hosting the webinar: Why Ethics? Interpreting "Ethics" and What STC's Ethical Principles Can Do. Derek Ross explains how six principles — legality, honesty, confidentiality, quality, fairness, and professionalism — work against the larger backdrop of ethical theory. The webinar teaches the fundamental components of ethical decision-making, and introduces different types of ethical theories. Derek will also show how we can operationalize STC's ethical principles, and how our organizational ethics can be of professional use in your workplaces. This webinar is open to everyone, and is free for STC members.
| Upcoming STC free member-only sponsored webinars
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STC
Take a look and register for STC's upcoming 2017 sponsored webinars:
- Sponsored by Adobe: In the Midst of Chaos, There is Also Opportunity (Putting Together a FrameMaker Battle Plan), Matt Sullivan
- Sponsored by Fluid Topics: The Next Era of Analytics: Derive Insights from Your Documentation Utilization, Fabrice Lacroix
- Sponsored by 36Software: Content Management and Reuse Use Case: How to Explore, Select, and Implement a Solution, Lisa Pietrangeli
- Sponsored by Vasont Systems: Driving Governance in Your Corporate Content, Suzanne Mescan
- Sponsored by Ixiasoft: DITA Change Management Tips: How to Make the Move to DITA Easier, Keith Schengili-Roberts
- Sponsored by Simply XML: Bringing Your Enterprise Structured Writing System into 2017 and Beyond, Doug Gorman
The Next Web
Recently, Google rolled out a new feature in Maps for iPhone users in the U.S., which counted the calories burned when you walked to a certain place and depicted that in equivalent mini cupcakes. It was quickly panned by many a Twitter user and has already been killed off — that's perhaps one of the quickest deaths of a feature in a mobile app we've seen in recent times.
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HTML Goodies
The applications used to create Web forms provide an automated solution, incorporating a service that also accepts the catalogs in the submission form. During this article, you will learn some of the most important tools used for creating HTML5 forms. I'll guide you through some of the form and resource design tools to help you optimize your Web form designs.
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Media Post
Google plans to roll out its mobile-first indexing in stages, although the timing remains unknown. That's the word from John Mueller, webmaster trends analyst at Google, during the most recent weekly Webmaster Central Office Hours Hangout. Search experts and webmasters have been wondering about the rollout date for years, with little feedback from Google other than to say it's on the way. Despite the lack of information on the timing, Mueller did offer up insights into the road map and tests being done to prepare.
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