Tip #4756 - Common Craft
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Common
Craft
My mom often calls
me with questions that are pretty hard for me to explain to her. One
time, it was “What is a blog?” And that was followed by,
“How did you find out about them?” Oy vey! Well, now,
whenever she asks me a question, I point her right to this Web site.
It's called Common Craft and it's devoted to explaining complex ideas
in plain English. Sounds wonderful, doesn't it?!
For example, a
lot of the sites I recommend have RSS feeds. Since I'm on the Internet
almost everyday for several hours, that's nothing new to me. But,
for someone like my mom, it’s a brand new concept and she has
no clue what it is. So, instead of me trying to find the words to
explain it over the telephone, I can send her the video from this
site called "RSS Feeds in Plain English."
Not only does
the video explain how to use an RSS feed, but it explains why you’d
want to and how it can be beneficial. After my mom learned about RSS
feeds, she was very excited to start using them. She can now get her
favorite news and blog updates in one spot, without having to search
for anything!
So, how does Common
Craft work? Well, you simply select a topic you'd like to learn about
in plain English and then click on the video for it. Then you just
watch and learn!
I chose the RSS
feeds video, because my mom had asked me about it and honestly, after
watching it, I feel a lot more knowledgeable about the topic. If you
want to check it out too, just click on the link for it on the main
page and then click the video to start it. Or, you can click the “Click
to Play” link underneath the video itself.
Beneath the video,
you’ll find a brief description of what the video is about,
as well as, other recommended videos you may find to be helpful. If
you want to share the video, you can do so on your own blog with the
code that's provided. Below all that, you’ll find some comments
the video has received from other viewers as well.
To find more videos
on the main page, just click on the link that says "The Common
Craft Show." Or, you can check out the videos listed at the bottom
of the page under the Most Viewed and Popular Right categories.
I hope you find
these videos as incredibly useful as I already have!
http://www.commoncraft.com/
~ Amanda
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