Hi there!

I wanted only to tell you, that I became a really big fan of your "In Plain English" Videos. It's every time a big pleassure to watch them!

Go on like that!

Greetz

Adrijan

I love how you explain the relationships and community of bloggers in this video. I often feel that gets ignored in favor of more technical aspects of blogging when people try to explain blogging to non-bloggers. Discussing the networking that happens through blogs is such a big part of the "why," and I think you addressed that nicely there.

Well done, as usual!

Once again you guys have done a great job making technology easy to understand.

I love these videos. I now have a new tool when convincing clients they need a company or product blog. Thanks!

You've done a remarkable job at capturing all the little things that make blogging useful without making it overwhelming. I didn't think the topic could be summed up that concisely.

Thanks!

I am a HUGE fan of your work, but found this one a teeny bit offensive and a whole lot archaic because "men have business blogs" and "women have mommy blogs."

As an online marketing consultant, I also wish that you had left off the references to the free blogging resources. I'm all about letting people know there are free resources available, but if I put your show on my consulting site, people are gone in a heartbeat before I've had an opportunity to explain the shortcomings of the specific platforms that you "recommend."

Cool.

another excellent, informative, and engaging video: thank you.

at the same time, though, i'm with anonymous: men = business blogs and women = mommy blogs just ain't right.

i really enjoy watching the progression - in terms of writing, clarity, and technical execution - of these videos, keep it up!

I enjoyed the video. Your paper cutouts have gotten a color "upgrade". Nice touch.

Thank you, Lee Lefever, for your videos! We use them as 'illustrations' in our wikiworkplace for writing exercises. At the moment we try to compose a tiny little dictionary with 2.0-lemmas ... explained to 'youngsters' in secondary school. Bt it's all still experimental.

Your videos are very clear ... We also want to discuss them: for which public are they made? What do we know already on their 2.0-themes? What would we change in their presentation.

Conclusion: you provide us with lesson materials! Thankx!

Cheers

janien from The Sausage Machine, learning blog

I read the title of this post as 'video blogs in plain english'

hehe

Love the video - finally, something that I can show my Mom to explain what's happening on the Web these days. Great work!

Another hit from you guys!

Another great video and they keep getting better...
AS with two other of your videos, I return your generous sharing by entering the German translation on dotsub.com. Keep them coming.

I'm glad you finally got around to explaining this concept!

I'm sure this will become the default way to explain blogging to newbies!

Well done

Jamie

I have nevere blogged in my life but this video is so simple that even I can understand it!

Thanks to a Twitter from Scott Beale at Laughing Squid, we found out about you today and love the work you are doing! As user experience and social media consultants we are often challenged to find new and improved ways of explaining complex concepts to "new adopters" like you did in this post and your RSS post as well. Keep up the great work. It's so valuable and relevant. Thank you!

We did a post to you today:
http://viaspire.blogs.com/weblog/2007/12/commoncraft-exp.html

Thanks again!

Thanks, Sachi & Lee!

Your video: In plain English. Blog history: The Latest Craze.

Hi Lee

Again, an awesome, simple but great video. We're just missing the "Yeaaaah's" and "Boooooo's" that were famous in the RSS and other videos. Hope to get them back soon. ;)

Cheers
-jr

We're so impressed -- and grateful for the work you do. Making RSS, blogs, wikis, etc. easy to understand has been such a help for our firm when trying to educate clients, prospects, friends, family and even our colleagues in the tools of social media. Every day I think of a new person who needs to see your videos. Thank you from the team at Standing Partnership. We can't say it better than you do!

Love your work

But agree with the gender stereotype comments. Women blog more than men (http://tinyurl.com/34f85b), and we're not all writing "Mommy blogs".

You make everything sound so easy. If I can make one of those for every topic I teach in 7th grade, then my students could understand The French Revolution in Plain English.

I am so glad to have found you - great stuff and feeds right into our program plans and desire to push our foundation more in this direction.

I will definitely be linking and quoting in my blog. Thanks. Michael

How much comments I can see here. I should visit this blog more often

if you use up all the awesome, there will be none left for the rest of us!

I guess traditional news media (specially newspapers) have enough trouble without you boo-ing them.

But, guys, DON'T leave your boo-yeah signature behind! It is powerfull! It brought you here and can still take you way up there.

All the best!

Thanks for the video. Your site is the best. And good Idea!!!!

This is a terrific post! I plan on using it with my clients!

Thank you so much for making a video that explains blogs in a simple way. Even though we have one, we didn't know its use was for the latest news. We are only blogging now as our website isn't finished. It seems like a difficult process. Our audience is diversified so a blog relates and sometimes connects each of the different cultures, genders and ages no matter if they are technical, simple or mysterious. We will definitely see what else you have to offer. In appreciation...
Gregory and Shelina

What a great way to explain to non-techies :) How about one for CMSs?

Another very nice piece. As an instructional tech specialist, I find your videos to be a very concrete, easily understood means of introducing concepts to the teachers I work with. They are required viewing for a group of educators I am working with to pilot Web 2.0 technologies in our classrooms. Keep 'em coming!

As a former English teacher I know that it's much harder to distill thoughts into just the right little phrases that make a good poem than it is to ramble on in prose. So too with this -- and all -- your videos. The genius (yes, genius!) lies both in what you leave out and what you so carefully select to display.

As a training developer, I hope all those clients who think they must mount giant, time-consuming and costly video production efforts see these videos... and learn.

Thanks for stuff that I'm sharing with everyone I know!

I envy your ability to get the point across in an easy to understand manner.

The Video is great. Its´s a very good and simple Declaration.

I believe that I have the only course which teaches blogging as a form of literature and fiction. We take people from "what is a blog" to hands-on experience telling their story using literary principles such as point of view, persona, plot, episodes, and character. Your video is part of the intro. thanks.

Fantastic use of simple drawings to create a memorable and understandable presentation! TJ Walker tjwalker.com

Thanks for the great video.

I embedded it in a post on the subject:
http://monicahamburg.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/why-start-a-blog-for-your-...

Great job, explaining what a blog is. Great!! Now I want to be a blogger! if this makes me one... I feel different, a bit more up dated...(actualizada)

Saludos!

Paulina

I work specifically with public sector agencies and have a blog (http://littleredsbigideas.typepad.com) dedicated to marketing parks, recreation camps and other community services. My clients often report to people who are a bit slow to embrace change. Your video is a great way to show event the most traditional thinkers that blogging is a great platform to tell their story. Thanks and keep up the great work.

Cool!!!
It's palin and simple for a true beginner like me.

Thanks a lot and post more similar explaination on web stuff!!!!

How do teachers use blogging with high school students?

Great presentation. I'm curious, however, what's the biggest difference then between a blog and a typical website? Are blogs just that much easier to work with? Probably quicker?

Hi Lee,

Great video but I have a question about blogging? What is pinging? I hear that all the time when people talk about blogging. Maybe you could do a video on that? I couldn't find one elsewhere on your site. Or if you do already have one, maybe you could point me in the right direction.

Thank you! I look forward to future videos!

Thanks for the great videos. I can finally explain to my mom-in-law what my blogging is all about...

I love stop motion. Good work guys!!

Hi !

I wanted only to tell you, that I became a really big fan of your "In Plain English" Videos. It's every time a big pleassure to watch them!
Thank you so much for making a video that explains blogs in a simple way.
I love how you explain the relationships and community of bloggers in this video. I often feel that gets ignored in favor of more technical aspects of blogging when people try to explain blogging to non-bloggers. Discussing the networking that happens through blogs is such a big part of the "why," and I think you addressed that nicely there.

Well done, as usual!

Go on like that!

thanks for the simple to the point description. When you are surfing the net and finding new things sometimes its answers like yours that make it that much easier to "get it"....
thank you!

You guys really know how to break it down and make it digestible. I'm a big fan of your work. How about "Gadgets in Plain English"? Somebody breakdown for me why everyone suddenly wants to live on my desktop.

This is like that movie "story of stuff" with that annie person... thank you for putting it laymans terms for me.

very nice

2 hours I tried to explain to my father what blog is. You did it in 3 minutes. Thank you.

just wondering if you are a lee lefever that i went to school with in NC?

I have been so confused about this blog thing, but you made it so easy to understand. I greatly appreciate you video and speaking in plain english.

Sincerely,

Sammy Penney
www.glassartbottles.com

Good!Thanks!

Being very new to the blogging scene and having just my first taste of it through this video and through discussion in a collge journalism class, I had no idea blogging could be so useful. This video did a fantastic job of setting up for a new blogger the basic principles behind blogging. The technically creative use of video and audio as well as the unique visual aides kept my attention and were informative all at the same time. Seeing now how useful this tool can be, I am excited to see where it will lead the media industry throughout the coming years.

!

Hi class, I got the whole blog thing down and watched the video. I actually understand blogging a lot more now, considering I have never done it or learned about it. It was really clear and simple, which helped me easily discover what blogging actually is and what it can be used for.
-Chanel

I am slightly uneasy about blogs. I think that while they can have journalistic intent and can deliver news, I look at them more as an online journal or diary. I'm not sure that there is anyone who before reading a blog thinks to him or herself "I hope to be better informed after reading this." The original intent of blogs was just an online diary or journal that the world could see. Now people write about news and other topics but it still is and always will be a diary, not a news source.
That being said, they are kind of fun. Who wouldn't want a world stage in which all of their various thoughts and musings can be heard by anyone?

This was very helpful, thanks!

Hey Lee, thanks for the great job you are doing!

I used to see where you could get the text transcription of the videos. I use them in class and I delete words and the students have to fill them in while listening, it is an ESL class in France for graduate students. I can't find them.

Maybe I can sign up for dot sub but it is not the same thing.

Thanks the videos are great and useful. A little fast for my students but with multiple listens and a transcription they understand just fine.

Keep Going

Hi This is an awesome site. I went to a workshop and found this and tons of other goodies. QUESTION: How can I create mini lessons like this for the classroom. I don't have a whiteboard (is this necessary) but I do have powerpoint with speakers and sound along with a digital camera.
Are you cutting out pictures and placing them on the board. It all seems so quick and seamless.
Again fantastic work.
Priscilla

Very well put together vid that shows the realistic relationship between bloggers and the community. As always done with wit and candor.

This is great explanation. I am certainly going to point others in this direction!

hey Lee and Sachi, I've been watching your videos all day, and have pages of notes to go over...I feel like I grasp the concept of this stuff way better now, and am excited to put some new ideas to work...thanks a lot!

excellent great pleasure to watch

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Nice video about blogs. When a video about Hosting?