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So, How's The Book Doing?
About 6 months ago, my first book was published: The Art of Explanation. Being my first, I didn’t know what to expect from the process, the reviews, the sales, the marketing. Thankfully I found my way through and now have some information on how it’s been received.
First, let me start by offering a HUGE thanks to all the people who have purchased the book. You rock. I wish I could thank you more personally. I hope it has helped you think differently about how you communicate.
So how IS the... Continue Reading
QR Codes in Books - Do They Work?
Posted by: leelefever on January 7, 2013- 10:01am
Categories: Art of Explanation, book, data, ebook, mobile, publishing, qr codes
QR codes often get a bad rap these days. The ugly little boxes appear everywhere and to many, they seem to be a waste of time and space. But the reality of QR codes is like any tool - the value is determined by how it’s used. When used effectively, QR codes bridge online and offline worlds by making it easier to use a mobile phone to visit a webpage, for example. This three-minute video explains QR codes:
Email readers can watch the video here.
QR Codes in Books - Why?
My book The Art of... Continue Reading
New Video - Big Data Explained by Common Craft
Posted by: leelefever on September 19, 2012- 8:24am
Categories: big data, data, Explanation, New Video, technology, video
Today we’re announcing a new video explanation: Big Data - Explained by Common Craft
What it Teaches:
Incredible amounts of data are produced every day, so much that we can’t use it all. Big data is a term used to describe the tools and processes that seek to make this data useful and productive. This video uses the example of traffic data to teach:
Where big data comes from and how it’s collected
Why special tools are required to use it
The three big challenges: Volume, Variability and... Continue Reading
We're approaching the 4 year mark in our video business. On April 27th, we'll celebrate the anniversary of posting "RSS in Plain English" on YouTube and our website. Since that time a lot has happened, but I think it's interesting that the RSS video, which we did on a whim, established much of the style for which we are known around the world.
It's these anniversaries that prompt me to step back and take a look at the data and wonder how it all happened. In a nutshell, we're into the 10’s of... Continue Reading