Flowgram and my “Adventures in Microblogging”
I’m experimenting with a beta screencasting site called Flowgram . Thanks to Greg Schwartz for the heads up and the beta invite.
I’ve used the very simple web-based editing tools to create a little screencast called Adventures in Microblogging . The embed code, which I’ve inserted below, seems only to be a link to the site, but it’s beta and – who knows? – it may be a full screencast by morning.
I can see great potential for this to be used to answer user enquiries in our libraries. If Jing is a simple woman’s version of Camtasia Studio, then the editing side of Flowgram feels like a simple woman’s version of Captivate.
In the screencast, I explain why I am oh so sad that we keep seeing this when we try to use twitter:
I outline the main alternatives that have sprung up in the last couple of years, their pros and cons and why they don’t work so well for me. I finish with a look at Open Source microblogging site identi.ca . I explain why – if it can scale – it may well be the place wher my twitter network migrates, if they need to become microblogging refugees. I *hope* however that twitter comes through this because, as I explain, it does the few simple things it tries to do with great ease of use. (when it works).
Tools I discuss are:
Thanks for the flowgram review of the microblogging services. Been a bit of pressure by others to test out the different applications however have been resisting while I wait for the better solution to arise.
Thanks for the review of the services. As someone yet to get into the “scene” it is interesting to see how it is evolving.
Thanks for the guide. You answered all my questions about the various microblogging platforms. I will now more confidently explore the options.
This is great. I actually work in social media and it’s better summarized here than I think I’ve ever seen!