Blog posts by parson
The B2Run 2017 in Hamburg
The B2Run 2017 was eventful. After Esther and Frank ran six kilometers in record-breaking time, they were caught snatching energy bars. more...
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? 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. 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?” 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. more...