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Here’s what we’ve been bookmarking and reading over the past month across the fields of content strategy, tech comm, UX and digital communications recruitment.

UX/design

• The bar for digital experience is rising in exponential times (ZDNet)

Content – creation, strategy, sharing

• How to Conduct a Content Audit [Template] (Curata)
• 43 Expert Tips on How to Future-Proof Your Content Strategy [Infographic] (Convince & Convert)
• How to improve your place on the digital content spectrum (Tanzen)
• Report finds that many top advertisers fail to use clear, plain language on their websites (Talking New Media)

Metadata and taxonomies

• An Introduction to Taxonomies (UX Booth)

Augmented reality

• Shazam for Food? Wearable Dietitians? Microsoft Patents AR/VR Glasses That Tell You What to Eat (CB Insights)
• YouTube shows off VR-centric video analytics (Tech Crunch)

AI

• Artificial Intelligence Will Add $15.7 Trillion to the Global Economy: PwC (Investopedia)

Recruitment

• Gen Z rising (Accenture)

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