Video: World Wide Web in Plain English | Common Craft - Explanat. Have you ever wondered, when you visit a website, where those words and images come from? These days, as long as we have an Internet connection, using the Web is pretty easy. We can visit billions of pages on things from pet alligators to the weather in Holland. To help figure out how it works, let’s pretend we can get really small, follow the wires and explore what makes the Web work. In order to get to the Web, we need a connection from our home or business to the rest of the online world. This usually happens through the phone or cable lines, or even satellite. If we could see the connection, the information coming through it would look like little packets of code.
For this, we use a web browser. It’s called a “server.” We do this with web addresses. The reason we call it a “web” is that all the servers are connected. Web pages use shortcuts or “links” – words and images we can click, that direct us to page after page. Together, this system makes up the World Wide Web. Social Media in Plain English.
Video: Borrowing Money in Plain English | Common Craft - Explana. Sometimes we don’t have the money we need to accomplish a goal. Borrowing money can help, but if we aren’t aware of how the system works, it can create bigger problems for us. Among friends, borrowing money seems easy – you just pay them back. However, we sometimes need to borrow a large amount of money from a financial institution, maybe for a home, a car, or education.
Understanding how these relationships work is a key to being responsible with your money. Let’s say you need to borrow $10000 from a bank. As long as you meet their requirements, the bank is happy to loan you this money because when you pay it back, you’ll have to pay a fee. Let’s see how this works for Rachel. This way, Rachel can see if she can afford to pay back the loan on a monthly basis. To avoid serious problems and owing even more money, she kept looking. Before signing on the dotted line, she was careful to understand all the terms of her loan. It was clear to Rachel that without care, problems could snowball. Reader (426) Twittering for 1 Year - A Retrospective | Common Craft - Explana. Experiments With The New @CommonCraft Twitter Account | Common C.
I've been a Twitter user for just over 2 years now and I'm still trying to figure out how to use it well. A couple of weeks ago, We created an @commoncraft account that's focused on our business and looks behind-the-scenes. Now that I have an established account (@leelefever) and one that's just getting started, I've been thinking a lot about what's possible with Twitter. Some thoughts: (If you're new to Twitter, watch our video Twitter in Plain English ) To Follow or Not to Follow I take a decidedly lightweight approach to social media. Now that I have a new, business-oriented account, I'm thinking about it a bit differently.
Reducing Twitter Administration As you know, I'm all about reducing heavyweight administration. Again, I'm trying something new with the @commoncraft account. Other Tools I've done little experimenting with the @leelefever account in terms of tools. With the @commoncraft account, I'm all about experimentation. Having Two Accounts - Which Tool? Search Redundant Content. 18 Lessons Learned in 2008 | Common Craft - Explanations In Plai.
It's time for our 2nd annual Year-End Lessons Learned post. 2008 was a great year for Common Craft. While we published a number of videos that we're very proud of, 2008 was all about building a foundation for the future of our business. Going into 2009, we're feeling confident that we have a solid foundation in place - and now is our time to put more videos into the world. Here are a few things we learned: Overall Business: Build Foundations. Always Test Business Models. Constantly Build Brand. Start Now. Have a Positive Impact. Working with Others: Assume Positive Intentions - We're so happy to be able to put our videos into the world for free with a Creative Commons license. Every Contact is an Opportunity. Tools: YouTube Creates Brand Awareness. Listen to Twitter. Finally: We learned that you can't underestimate the power differing points of view. See also: 15 Lessons Learned in 2007.
How Common Craft Stopped Doing Client Work, In Plain English - R. Five years ago Lee LeFever was an online community manager for a B2B healthcare company called Solucient. Today, his voice has been heard by millions of people around the world, making strange new applications feel easy to use and offering some of the clearest explanations of how the Internet is changing. LeFever is the founder of Common Craft and his story is an inspiring one. He’s gone from social media consulting to co-producing the wildly popular “…In Plain English” video series.
Common Craft’s videos have been translated into scores of other languages and landed the company big jobs making custom videos for companies like Google, LinkedIn and MeetUp. Editor’s note: Looking back over 2008, there were some posts on ReadWriteWeb that did not get the attention we felt they deserved – whether because of timing, competing news stories, etc. The History of Common Craft Common Craft started out as a consultancy focused on creating and teaching organizations about online communities. Twitter in Plain English. Client Video: Windows Live.com | Common Craft - Explanations In.