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Online word processors such as [https://www.google.com/docs/about/ Google Docs] and [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/sharepoint/collaboration SharePoint] allow documents to be easily disseminated. Comment capability allows audience members to interact with one another as well as with the document author. Hypertext permits online authors to link the works of various others to their personal websites and vice versa. In all, technical documentation posted online can grow a considerable audience over time. However, many aspects of effective technical writing, such as clarity, conciseness, completeness, and correctness, still need to be applied to technical writing created for digital interfaces. {{sfn|Carroll|2010|p=24}} | Online word processors such as [https://www.google.com/docs/about/ Google Docs] and [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/sharepoint/collaboration SharePoint] allow documents to be easily disseminated. Comment capability allows audience members to interact with one another as well as with the document author. Hypertext permits online authors to link the works of various others to their personal websites and vice versa. In all, technical documentation posted online can grow a considerable audience over time. However, many aspects of effective technical writing, such as clarity, conciseness, completeness, and correctness, still need to be applied to technical writing created for digital interfaces. {{sfn|Carroll|2010|p=24}} | ||
==Personas in Digital Writing== | ==Personas in Digital Writing== | ||
Personas in the context of digital writing refer to semi-fictional characters that encapsulate the characteristics, behaviors, and needs of target audience segments.<ref>https://grlucas.net/grl/CompFAQ/Digital_Writing/Personas</ref> | Personas in the context of digital writing refer to semi-fictional characters that encapsulate the characteristics, behaviors, and needs of target audience segments. They align closely with the principles of user-centered design (UCD).<ref>https://grlucas.net/grl/CompFAQ/Digital_Writing/Personas</ref> There are myriad ways to integrate user-centered thinking into the creative process of UX design, and personas are one of the most effective ways to empathize with and analyze users.<ref>{{cite web |url= smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/a-closer-look-at-personas-part-2/ |title= A Closer Look at Personas: A Guide to Developing The Right Ones (Part 2) |last= Goltz |first= Shlomo |date= August 13, 2014 |website= smashingmagazine |access date= November 13, 2023 |Quote= There are myriad ways to integrate user-centered thinking into the creative process of UX design, and personas are one of the most effective ways to empathize with and analyze users }}</ref> | ||
==Rhetorical Strategies in the Digital Age== | ==Rhetorical Strategies in the Digital Age== | ||