Transcript: Online Photo Sharing in Plain English

The following is a transcript of the Common Craft Show video: Online Photo Sharing in Plain English.

Transcript: Blogs In Plain English

You’ve seen the word, you've seen the web sites and you may even have one.  But have you ever wondered:  What's the big deal about blogs?

This is blogs in plain English.

To make sense of blogs, you have to think about news and who makes it. We'll look at news in the 20th vs. the 21st century to make our point.

In the 20th century, the news was produced professionally.  When news happened, reporters wrote the stories and a tiny group of people decided what appeared in a newspaper or broadcast. Professional news was mainstream: general and limited.

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Transcript: Social Bookmarking in Plain English

The text below is a transcript from the Common Craft Show video: Social Bookmarking in Plain English.

It's just too much. Did you know that there are over 15 billion web pages? To make sense of it all, we need to pluck out the best pages and save them for later.

We have choices. We could bookmark or add to favorites in our web browser. Nah, it quickly becomes messy. Plus, these bookmarks are tied to only one computer. This is the old way.