RSS Video - FAQs, Credits and Observations
By leelefever on April 27, 2007 - 10:30am.
Wow. That was fun. It appears that the RSS in Plain English Video is still making it's way around the Web, but the major buzz has subsided and we're ready to move on here at Common Craft. Before we do, I wanted to address some of the things that came up recently.
First, credit where credit is due. Sachi, my lovely wife and partner, came up with the idea for the paperwork format. She also did the video editing and figured out how to make it shorter. The credits in the video don't mention this fact, and she would never ask for credit - so big-ups to Sachi!
Observation: Murphy's Law is real. Right in the middle of the most attention that this site has ever received, individual blog pages were down for hours at a time. This is now fixed.
How long did the video take to produce? Years. :) I first wrote about "RSS in Plain English" back in 2004. Since then, I've been planning to redo it on video. We started with me standing in front of the whiteboard. Three rounds later, we decided it wasn't what we wanted. Once Sachi mentioned the paperwork idea, we know the concept could work. The most time consuming part is storyboarding and gathering the printouts and materials. Once that is done, shooting and editing the video only took a couple of hours.
Is this going to be a series? Yes. The RSS video was a proof of concept and it appears that we struck a chord. We're going to start work on the second one soon as part of the Common Craft Show. We'd love to hear your ideas...
Is there a transcript for the video? Yes. It is here. Robin Good has a nice transcript too.
Can I reuse the video? Yes! Anyone is free to reuse the video - it is licensed under Creative Commons, which means there are a couple of requirements for reuse, with attribution being the key ingredient. You can view the license here.
Can I translate the video? Yes, please do. The folks at Turi2.de have created a German version and an Italian version is on the way. The German version is called "RSS-Feeds Für Dummies". Funny.
Can you do a video for my organization? We'd like to talk to you about your ideas for a video. Contact us.
Lastly, we want to thank everyone again for the kind words and actions - it's been an exciting and enlightening time here at Common Craft.
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Fab! I've watched it mute and it's still so great!
The paperwork format is perfect. Simple and clear for everyone. Thanks!
Transcript..
Class Video!
Check this out: Rocketboom with closed captioning and multiple languages: http://www.rocketboom.com/stories/rb_07_apr_26
It could be an Idea for ya!
Larger version available?
This video is fantastic. I've shown it to some of my colleagues here where I work and we think it would be good to put into a presentation to all staff about RSS and related technologies.
As the presentation will be on the "big screen" to a room full of people, do you have a larger version available? The current one is a bit small, even on the big screen, and I resize it too much it pixelates.
Larger Version...
Yes, Blip TV enables you to download the original .wmv file. This link should work (12 mbs)
http://blip.tv/file/get/Leelefever-RSSInPlainEnglish369.wmv Â
Many thanks
Many thanks for the larger version, it scales much better and will be really useful for my presentations.
Very very cool.
Thanks you guys, I have been looking for something this simple to explain RSS for awhile. Great Job.
CC licensing and the businessplace
Hello
I've been reading your blog and enjoying your comments on social media and such the whole time. I'm a big proponent of web development, from both technical and legal angles. I did a radio show at my college last semester featuring exclusively music published for free on the internet. This summer I am doing an internship for a pharmaceutical company in their internal communications department. I am setting up a podcasting infrastructure for them, but they have no real idea of what it is or how it can be used. I am scripting a brief intro to the concept for the president to deliver via podcast in the coming weeks, but realized that your video does a much simpler, more efficient job than I could accomplish. Thus, I was wondering if it would be alright if I could use the video. I will be sure to follow the CC 2.5 license and give you full credit, but the non-commercial aspect is slightly hazy. It's entirely internal; the vodcast wont be accessible outside of our intranet, so we wont be making any money from this. it is, however, a business application, so I thought I'd ask. I have been sharing your videos with a few people in my department, but I think they are worthy of sharing with the company at-large. Regardless off your decision, keep up the good work.!
~Sam
Thanks for asking
Hi Sam,
Please feel free to share the video inside your company. The "commercial" side of CC licensing is hazy, but we don't get up tight about it unless you're selling the video (and I know you're not). I hope the video can help your cause - sounds like you're fighting the good fight. :-)
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You have struck a chord- great job! I constantly see reports of rapid RSS Reader adoption, yet the majority of folks we work with haven't adopted or don't truly understand the concept of syndication.
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