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Sharon Burton

@sharonburton.bsky.social
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Inland SoCal woman, having a great time. My current project is editing a series of books about regular people who created the technology of our lives. See XMLPress.net for details or buy the latest book at a.co/d/0gDZKOhN.

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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 40m
What makes software products "sticky"? It's intuitive, user-centered documentation that enables self-service. Hear more on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 5h
From early desktop publishing software to modern cloud CMS platforms, tools change: but the core mission of clarity remains: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Exploring women's career paths in tech: from entry-level writers to agency founders and usability experts in "Women in Technical Communication". Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
To the women who opened the doors we walk through: *Women in Technical Communication* captures first-hand histories of tech pioneers: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Why do technical writers need to speak marketing, engineering, AND finance? Because strategy crosses silos. Listen to "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Every time you read clear UI instructions, watch a tutorial, or navigate developer docs, you're experiencing decades of content evolution: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Balancing family, career, and rapid technological shifts: Sara Stein writes about being a "Hi-Tech Mum in Toggle Mode" through tech evolution: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Rahel Anne Bailie on managing career shifts across tech eras: "The Only Constant Has Been Change." Read her story in *Women in Technical Communication*: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Engineering Words : Annette Sohor dives into the precision required when language meets complex engineering requirements: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Reflecting on professional wins, systemic bias, and corporate shifts in engineering. Read why Elizabeth Hardin calls this anthology a living history of professional women. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
From floppy disks and binder sets to API documentation hubs: see how delivery mechanisms evolved in *Women in Technical Communication*: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
From 1960s typewriter docs to modern Docs-as-Code workflows: how did we get here? Exploring 50 years of tech comm on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
How did technical writing shift from an engineering side-task into a strategic business function? Explore the lived history across 68 chapters: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do you adapt when technology transforms how you write and deliver information? Discover timeless wisdom from 50 years of technical communicators. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Girls Don't Need Physics: Traci Nathans-Kelly tackles the STEM stereotypes early women in technical fields fought to overcome: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
International perspectives matter. Discover how women created the technical writing profession in India, Austria, Finland, Israel, Poland and beyond: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
AI hallucinates and lacks human empathy: human verification and task analysis are critical. Catch my guest appearance on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Early technical publication management was completely uncharted territory. JoAnn T. Hackos details building information management standards: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Information design didn't happen by accident. Karen Schriver shares how visual and textual design merged to create modern content architecture: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why pick up "Women in Technical Communication"? To connect with a supportive, authentic network of women who built careers during the dawn of modern computing. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From mainframes to microprocessors, women in tech comm translated complex machine logic into human instructions. Honor their legacy: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What was it like being an 'accidental' technical writer when no formal university programs existed? Discover how the first generation built the field: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Are technical communicators an aging workforce? As experts retire, how do we support early-career writers? Hear the debate on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We had so much fun talking! Give a listen and enjoy!
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tech Comm in the Time of Dotcoms: Alisa Bonsignore takes us back to the fast-paced era that reshaped web content standards forever: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tracing the tech history shift from heavy printed manuals to dynamic online help: an essential read for documentation leaders navigating digital strategy. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In the pre-internet era, learning tech writing meant finding rare books or attending local industry meetups. Look back at how community was built: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Janice (Ginny) Redish breaks down the lineage of content usability: Tech Comm = Plain Language = UX. Read her perspective in *Women in Technical Communication*: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When layoffs hit, institutional knowledge walks out the door. How do we preserve history? Tune into "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Edited by Sharon Burton, "Women in Technical Communication" documents a "living history of this generation of professional women." Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How do you navigate 60 years in an industry that reinvents itself every decade? Stephanie Rosenbaum shares six decades of wisdom: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
From standalone print manuals to embedded UI microcopy and generative AI: technical communication has always moved at the speed of tech: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Long before design systems, form design was paving the way for user interface design. Caroline Jarrett reflects on how form design shaped tech comm: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ann Rockley, known to many as the "Mother of Content Strategy," shares how modular content changed enterprise publishing forever: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Invisible labor in technology history: Alisa Bonsignore shares how content leaders fought to make web strategy and software docs visible to management. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From dotcom boom panics to cloud migrations, technical communicators have steered teams through every major tech wave. Catch the full story here: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why is Salesforce a gold standard for doc ecosystems? Accessible user docs scale far better than QBRs. Discussed on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Did you know some historians trace software documentation back to early instructions and 12th-century texts? See how women built its modern era: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Before instant web publishing, technical writers fought just to get physical access to hardware prototypes. Read lived history in *Women in Technical Communication*: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Embrace change, stay curious, and never stop learning. Get practical, first-person career advice from women who built the modern technical communication discipline. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Check out "Women in Technical Communication: From Typewriters to Touchscreens"! Featuring stories from nearly 70 women. Discussed on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How did single-sourcing and structured content change information architecture? Pioneers like Amber Swope detail the transition from words to systems: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In the 1960s and 70s, women in corporate tech were far more likely to be secretaries than technical writers. See how pioneers carved out professional careers: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We didn't just adapt to technology: we explained it to the world. Explore nearly 70 personal histories spanning 60+ years of technical progress: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For scholars of women's history & STEM: "Women in Technical Communication" covers 50 years of roles from UX research to information architecture in tech. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
From troff and FrameMaker to DITA and Markdown: documentation tooling has shifted dramatically over the last 40 years. See how industry pioneers adapted: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What do we lose when we forget our work history? Without institutional memory, we repeat past mistakes. Hear my thoughts on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5...
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Before "UX Writer" or "Content Strategist" existed on LinkedIn, a generation of women was defining those exact practices on typewriters. Read their history: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Remember when technical manuals were physical books left on reviewer chairs with baked goods attached to bribe people for feedback? Trace the evolution of our craft: a.co/d/0hknVnG2
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Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Technical communication is a crucial bridge in technology history. Read how female pioneers fought to make complex engineering accessible to everyday software users. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews...
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