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		<title>Video Redux</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More on using videos for help and explanation. Some examples: Communicating user experience through video telling stories Taking a cue from science fiction movies (Star Wars, Starship Troopers) using holograms of people sending messages, CNN used a holographic analyst on &#8230; <a href="http://www.writinghere.com/2009/10/video-redux/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More on using videos for help and explanation.</p>
<p><strong>Some examples:</strong></p>
<p>Communicating user experience through video <a href="http://johnnyholland.org/magazine/2009/07/communicating-ux-through-video-2-concepting/">telling stories</a></p>
<p>Taking a cue from science fiction movies (Star Wars, Starship Troopers) using holograms of people sending messages,  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dZ6Edu9j-g">CNN used a holographic analyst on election night</a></p>
<p>How well does a 1930s short movie work as <a href="http://www.g2meyer.com/usablehelp/singles/542.html"> an online video?</a></p>
<p>Creative and innovative uses of <a href="http://www.10000words.net/2009/07/creative-and-innovative-uses-of-online.html">online video</a></p>
<p><strong>Working on getting the implementation part right:</strong></p>
<p>Usability and interface design <a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/08/04/local-online-news-video-design-and-usability-whats-working-whats-not/"> issues</a></p>
<p>In case you wondered, <a href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/why-do-adobe-flash-videos-slow-down/">Why Do Adobe Flash Videos Slow Down? </a></p>
<p>To me, the very watchable <a href="http://wordpress.tv/">WordPress.tv seems to have smoothed out such problems</a></p>
<p>FYI, people watch at all times, except during dinner: <a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/08/21/online-video-viewing-has-no-peak-times-says-research/">online video viewing has no ‘peak times’</a></p>
<p><strong>Hybrid use of video with written materials or a personal touch:</strong></p>
<p>Chrysler combines a dvd of longer explanations with <a href="http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/09/30/chrysler-drops-long-car-manuals-in-favor-of-short-guides-video/">a shorter than before car manual</a></p>
<p> A WordPress consultant points clients to WordPress.tv even while remaining their <a href="http://justwriteclick.com/2009/07/26/popularity-of-writing-the-manuals/"> &#8220;central support mechanism&#8221;</a></p>
<p><strong>Thought pieces</strong></p>
<p>Sergey Brin on the potential of <a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-07/02/google-schmidt-interview---youtube%27s-future.aspx">YouTube</a></p>
<p>The question of how videos are <a href="http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/comics/blog/communicating_concepts_with_vi/"> like or unlike explanatory comics</a></p>
<p>Dealing, as a communicator, with <a href="http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/15/how-to-avoid-extinction-as-a-technical-communicator/">the explosion of new media</a></p>
<p>Local online news video: <a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/08/03/local-online-news-video-content-what%e2%80%99s-working-and-what%e2%80%99s-not/"> what types of content work best (features, local, breaking rather than national news or talking heads)</a></p>
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		<title>Links on Book Sprints</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto Texas Download the FLOSS manual on Book Sprints Slashdot mention]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.dmncommunications.com/weblog/?p=1450">Toronto</a></p>
<p><a href="http://justwriteclick.com/2009/09/24/corporate-collaborative-authoring/">Texas</a></p>
<p><a href="http://en.flossmanuals.net/booksprints">Download the FLOSS manual on Book Sprints</a></p>
<p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/22/0128209/Working-With-Ogg-Theora-and-the-Video-Tag?art_pos=4">Slashdot mention</a></p>
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		<title>Visual Trend: Quick Reference Guides</title>
		<link>http://www.writinghere.com/2009/07/visual-trend-quick-reference-guides/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some links on quick visual guides: Overview pieces by Tom Johnson Quick Reference Guides: Short and Sweet Documentation and Quick Reference Guides. On WordPress 14 Essential WordPress Development and Design Cheat Sheets And, last, not on software but on drawing &#8230; <a href="http://www.writinghere.com/2009/07/visual-trend-quick-reference-guides/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some links on quick visual guides:</p>
<p>Overview pieces by Tom Johnson <a href="http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/10/quick-reference-guides-short-and-sweet-documentation/">Quick Reference Guides: Short and Sweet Documentation</a> and <a href="http://www.idratherbewriting.com/quickreferenceguides/">Quick Reference Guides</a>.</p>
<p>On WordPress <a href="http://speckyboy.com/2009/06/17/14-essential-wordpress-development-and-design-cheat-sheets/">14 Essential WordPress Development and Design Cheat Sheets</a></p>
<p>And, last, not on software but on drawing <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelnobbs/sets/72157617078293068/">75 Ways to Draw More by Michael Nobbs</a> via <a href="http://www.moleskinerie.com/2009/04/75-ways-to-draw-more-by-michael-nobbs.html">Moleskinerie</a>.</p>
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