Top 50 Most Influential Technical Communicators

Most Influential Techcomm

I reached a major milestone on Twitter today…



After my 10,000th tweet!, originally uploaded by Rachel Houghton.

I tweeted my 10,000th tweet. This may seem like a lot, but my Twitter stream is what Klout classifies as a “specialist” – someone who creates content that is spread throughout your network and drives discussions.

I tweet a lot about technical communication and photography, but I also tend to live tweet during conferences, post random Instagram pics, and tweet my favorite country music artists.

Snow, one hour later



Snow at 2 pm #2, originally uploaded by Rachel Houghton.

Yes, if you look at the previous picture, the trees in the back are these same trees, just a little closer zoomed in.

Not a hint of snow in the air, and the snow is barely hanging on for dear life on the branches.

We got snow…..for a few minutes!



Snow at 1 pm #2, originally uploaded by Rachel Houghton.

On Sunday, we had off and on snow that would not stick. Living at 250 feet above sea level means that a) snow does not happen often and b) snow does not stick around that long when it does happen.

I stepped outside the front door for a few seconds, hoping to catch the snow “storm” in full force.

My next post will show the snow, 1 hour later. :)

The 400 Most Influential in #Techcomm and #ContentStrategy

You might notice a new badge on my blog.

In 2010, MindTouch produced a list of the most influential techcomm bloggers. I apparently barely missed making the top 25 list in 2010, but this year they compiled the top 400 in both techcomm and content strategy.

Yours truly made the top 50 at spot #33.

You can see the entire list here: The Top 400

You can see the Top 10 by categories here: Top 10 Lists by Category

Christmas Day River View



Christmas Day River View, originally uploaded by Rachel Houghton.

One of the perks of going to my brother-in-law’s barge for family events is the chance to get some cool photos of the surrounding areas. I love how this looks!