[CMS-PR] NEW SOCIAL NETWORK FOR CONTENT PROFESSIONALS

[The Content Wrangler]

The Content Wrangler Community (http://thecontentwrangler.ning.com) is  
the new social network dedicated to people who value content as a  
business asset, worthy of being effectively managed. This is the place  
where technical communicators, medical and science writers, marketing  
pros, content management gurus, indexers, online community managers,  
document engineers, information architects, localization and  
translation pros, e-learning pros, taxonomists, bloggers,  
documentation and training managers, and content creators of all types  
hang out. It's much more than a blog. It's a place to join peers, to  
share, to collaborate, to contribute, to find information.

"Social networks are about connecting people and ideas," said Scott  
Abel, manager of The Content Wrangler Community. "Web-based social  
networks are the natural evolution of the web from a passive broadcast  
medium to a multi-directional communication platform that more closely  
supports the way humans interact in the physical world. We congregate.  
We join others like us. We interact with birds of a feather. Until the  
advent of social networking tools, the web failed miserably to connect  
people in meaningful ways."

The Content Wrangler Community, launched officially March 8, has  
attracted more than 600 members from all over the world. Members come  
from a variety of disciplines and experience levels.

"Some of our members really gravitate to the social features of the  
community," Abel says. "Things like videos, music, a discussion forums  
are some of the most popular. And, of course, it's a much better  
medium for interaction compared to old-school listservs. Members can  
see each other online and converse in real time. And, the addition of  
photos helps humanize the site. Just look at the many different types  
of members that have joined the community already and you'll begin to  
appreciate how diverse a global social network of this type can be.  
It's exciting!"

The Content Wrangler Community includes a variety of features including:

* Keyword searchable archive * Keyword searchable member directory *  
Music and video players * Groups and discussion forums * Customizable  
home pages * Member-to-member communication * Integration with  
Facebook applications

The Content Wrangler Community provides a variety of members only  
services, including discounts on upcoming conferences, free access to  
tutorials, books, webinars, and online learning courses. The community  
is an extension of TheContentWrangler.com (http://www.thecontentwrangler.com 
), a popular blog that attracts thousands of visitors each day  
interested in topics related to content creation, management, and  
delivery.

If you need additional information about The Content Wrangler  
Community, just ask!

Join our new social network for content professionals:
http://thecontentwrangler.ning.com

Thanks!


Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler
+1 317.466.1840   scottabel at mac.com  http://www.thecontentwrangler.com

Join our new social network for content professionals:
http://thecontentwrangler.ning.com

And don't miss our upcoming events

Documentation and Training Conference Series
     West -- May 6-9, 2008 Vancouver, BC
     Life Sciences -- June 23-26, 2008 Indianapolis, IN
     East - October 29-November 1, 2008, Burlington, MA

     Learn more: http://www.doctrain.com