[sotd] Howcast [January 15, 2010]
- From: "Site of the Day" <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:57:31 -0400
Site of the Day for Friday, January 15, 2010
Howcast
Today's site, created by former staffers from Google and YouTube, offers
compulsively watchable short videos on how to do almost anything. Gentle
Subscribers may find this upbeat and cheerful DIY resource both entertaining and
instructive.
"From How to Write a Resume to How to Jump-Start Your Car, Howcast provides the
answer to any how-to question. Howcast engages consumers to watch and share
free,
useful how-to videos and guides produced in-house at Howcast Studios, as well
as by
innovative media partners, trusted brands, and individual contributors." - from
the
website
Although many of the videos have been produced by amateur film makers, they
meet or
exceed the high standards of the site. These how-to vignettes cover almost every
conceivable topic -- from replacing a brake light to surviving if lost in the
woods. Among the major categories, which are sub-divided into discrete sections,
can be found videos relating to the Performing Arts, Crafts and Hobbies,
Technology, First Aid and Safety, Games, and Personal Finance. With more than
100,000 videos, the site demonstrates such highly desirable accomplishments as
How
to Roast the Ultimate Marshmallow, or How to Play a Harmonica. Each brief video
concludes with a wonderfully useless trivia factoid.
Zip over to the site to browse through a great selection of how-to videos at:
http://www.howcast.com/
A.M. Holm
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