ICAEW IT Counts site embraces Web 2.0, with Microsoft's help

Posted by AccountingWEB PM | on Wed, 05/03/2008 - 10:53 5055 2 comments

The ICAEW IT Faculty has launched a new professional development portal called IT Counts to help institute members improve their knowledge of technology. John Stokdyk reports.

From a look at a preview of the site shortly after launch, IT Counts features background information on IT security, software selection, technology trends and office IT tips, including Excel advice from regular AccountingWEB contributor Simon Hurst.

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IT Counts helps accountants to begin blogging

stuartgh | Thu, 05/06/2008 - 16:45 | Permalink

Thanks for the mention of the ICAEW's IT Counts. It's designed to be a comfortable place to starting blogging as part of a community.

Here are some simple tips for writing a blog post which I hope you'll find useful, particularly if you've not used an online community before:-

The shorter the better
You don't need to write much, it's the subject that matters.

Keep it to one point per post
It helps to keep it simple, as people generally don't spend a long time reading online.

Ask questions
Often the best post which gets the most response is one which asks a practical question, for example on how to achieve a specific task with MS Excel.

Getting free advice
Use you post on online communities like IT Counts to get advice on issues.

If you want to get some further help and advice on blog posting please email me at stuart.hall@icaew.com.

Best wishes,

Stuart Hall
ICAEW IT Counts
Online Communities Manager

WordFrame - web 2.0 platform for web communities

david_terrar | Thu, 06/03/2008 - 10:31 | Permalink

Thanks for the mention John. Anyone who is interested can find out more at:
http://wordframe.com

David Terrar
WordFrame and Business Two Zero