http://www.commoncraft.com/blog-categories/buzz The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-us http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.&nbsp; But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better.&nbsp;</p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.&nbsp; Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.&nbsp; But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better.&nbsp;</p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.&nbsp; Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.&nbsp; But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better.&nbsp;</p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.&nbsp; Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.&nbsp; But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better.&nbsp;</p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.&nbsp; Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.&nbsp; But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better.&nbsp;</p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.&nbsp; Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.&nbsp; But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better.&nbsp;</p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.&nbsp; Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.&nbsp; But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better.&nbsp;</p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.&nbsp; Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article <p>Yaay! We have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft">page on Wikipedia</a>. Now what?</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Craft"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3856946313_f12af66a42_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>As you may know, Wikipedia pages tend to evolve over time as users contribute new information and we're excited to see the Common Craft page evolve.&nbsp; But first we're hoping to build on a solid foundation - and we need your help. The information that's there is a good start, but it can be better.&nbsp;</p> <p>As the owners, it's not kosher for us to edit the page, so we'll be adding suggestions to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Common_Craft">talk</a>" section over time (a few are there now). If a Wikipedian deems the information verifiable, unbiased, accurate, etc. they should feel free to update the article.&nbsp; Of course, the hope is that information in the article grows organically. We hope you'll consider lending a hand!</p> <p>If you don't know what a wiki is, you might check out <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>.</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/common-crafts-wikipedia-article#comments business buzz Help media wiki Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:43 +0000 leelefever 7148 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/editors-brief-common-craft-article-seattle-magazine <p>A few months ago, we spent an afternoon with Jamie Friddle, a writer for <a href="http://www.seattlemag.com">Seattle Magazine</a>, who was putting together a story on Common Craft. We were so excited. A few weeks later a photographer came to take pictures. </p> <p> As Sachi will tell you, the process added a layer of anxiety to her day over the next few months. What would the article say? What photos would they use? I'm happy to report that the anxiety was all for naught. The 4 page feature appears in the May 2009 issue of Seattle Magazine and we love it. Jamie's writing captured, in a compelling and interesting way, what we're all about.</p> <p><a href="http://www.seattlemag.com/0p120a1446/editors-in-brief-common-craft/">Read the article</a>.</p> <p align="center"><img class="reflect" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3505202718_f82e9842ac.jpg?v=0" alt="Seattle Magazine - Common Craft Feature by you." width="500" height="332" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div style="text-align: center"><img class="reflect" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3308/3505202766_e6a5f62ce1.jpg?v=0" alt="Seattle Magazine - Common Craft Feature by you." width="500" height="332" /></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/editors-brief-common-craft-article-seattle-magazine#comments business buzz buzz ourwork personal press seattle Wed, 06 May 2009 17:11:00 +0000 leelefever 7110 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/story-our-first-video-2-years-ago-today <p>It's true. Two years ago today, we posted our very first video, <a href="/rss_plain_english">RSS in Plain English</a>. We had no idea what we were doing, or how that video would transform our lives.</p> <p>We had a tripod, camera and a whiteboard, and that was about. The video was lit with bedroom lamps and I was speaking directly into the microphone on the camera as I moved around the pieces of paper. The video was edited with Windows Movie Maker. It was inspired by a blog post from 2004 with the title "<a href="/archives/000528.html">RSS Described in Plain English</a>."</p> <p>Of course, the technical quality of the video clearly shows that we had many, um, many opportunities to improve:</p> <p><object width="425" height="344"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0klgLsSxGsU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0klgLsSxGsU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> </object></p> <p>We posted it about 10pm on the night of the 23rd and by noon the next day it hit the front page of Digg, partially thanks to our first comment by <a href="http://www.socialsignal.com/blog/rob-cottingham">Rob Cottingham</a>, minutes after it was posted. We were both blown away by its popularity. Here are a couple of tweets from that day:</p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/leelefever/status/38416092"></p> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3469348160_a6d88f5d83_m.jpg" alt="" /></div> <p></a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/leelefever/status/38441682"></p> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3469348198_42f3a9b27f_m.jpg" alt="" /></div> <p></a></p> <p><a href="/it-snowed-today">This blog post</a> (which makes me smile) captured some of the initial buzz:</p> <p class="blockquote">It's been 24 hours since the video was posted and we've seen 15,000+ page views, <a href="http://digg.com/software/RSS_in_plain_English">800 Diggs</a> , <a href="http://del.icio.us/url/73d31305341abb05468056178a3f9f1d">350 Delicious bookmarks</a> and 50 comments.</p> <p>Of course, the big question for us became, can we do it again? Soon after we started work on our second video, <a href="/video-wikis-plain-english">Wikis in Plain English</a>. Once that was complete, we started to feel confident that this was something we could do.</p> <p>Looking back at the RSS video, it's a bit painful to see how rough it is compared to our work now. However, I'm struck that the roughness didn't matter. It was the message, the script, the communication that mattered far more than the bad lighting and sound. While we feel good about technical quality now, we still focus the majority of our attention on what made that first RSS video work: a simple and clear explanation.</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/story-our-first-video-2-years-ago-today#comments buzz history rss stats video Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:34:29 +0000 leelefever 7114 at http://www.commoncraft.com