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Screenr – Instant Screencasts for Twitter
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How many of your friends at work, or on Facebook, or on Twitter have asked you.. how do I do this?..
how do you do that?
You know the answer and the steps involved, but it’s just too hard to tell them over the phone or via
email.
Have you thought of creating a screencast (with audio narration) that shows them the exact steps
involved, to answer their question?
Now you can! With Screenr.
Screenr allows you to create screencasts for your followers on Twitter, freely and easily.
A screencast (aka video screen capture) is basically a recording of what you see on your PC’s monitor
and can include audio narration. Just as a screenshot is a picture of a user’s screen, a screencast is
essentially a movie of the changes over time that a user sees on their monitor.
Screenr is a web-based recorder so there is nothing to download, you can record on both Mac or PC
and it plays everywhere on the web (even iPhones).
To record a screencast using Screenr click on the record button,
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When the Java pop-up displays, click on <Run>,
Move the recording frame where you need it,
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Choose your microphone (if you want to add audio narration),
Select the Capture Size (or just drag the recording frame to the desired size),
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Then click <Record>,
Click on <Done> or press Alt+D to stop the recording,
You will now be presented with a preview of your screencast.. and you can also write a description
about it.. when you are done click on <Tweet It!>,
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Twitter will now ask for you to authorise Screenr to connect to your account.. fill out your Twitter
details and click on <Allow>,
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Screenr will now automatically go through the publishing process where your screencast is
converted to a format that is ready for publishing to the web,
Your screencast will be now be sent out as a tweet, with the URL of the screencast,
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This is the test screencast I published during the making of this post – http://screenr.com/8ls
When someone clicks on this URL in Twitter, they will be redirected to your screencast in screenr,
where they can play, share, embed, re-tweet this screencast.. or reply directly back to you,
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The <Screenr Bookmarklet> button is another cool feature.
Just drag this into your toolbar to provide you with the capability of being able to quickly start
recording from anywhere,
Managing your screencasts is very easy. Head over to screenr and click on the <Sign in with
Twitter> button,
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Once you have logged into screenr, you can share, embed, download your screencasts as an .MP4
file, publish to YouTube and delete,
Finally..
Screenr is a brilliant tool that extends the power of Twitter and allows people to easily create and
share screencasts with others.
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Using Social Media to guide and help you connect to Social Networks: Twitter, Facebook, Google,
LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube using new media
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The Social Media Guide provides helpful advice and tips on connecting you to others, through the
use of Social Media and Social Networks.
The current explosion in Social Media technologies including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn,
YouTube, etc has made it more easier than ever to connect with friends, groups and customers with
similar interests from all around the world.
The downside with these new technologies is that often people experience information overload and
are either scared off or simply get too confused.
The Social Media Guide acts as an authoritative guide on embracing and integrating these new
technologies, by presenting clear and simple solutions to common social media problems.
My aim is to help you connect. You will be able to connect with more people faster and extend your
reach deeper into the social web.
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email: matthew@thesocialmediaguide.com.au
twitter: @socialguide
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