“Blogs in Plain English” introduces the concept of a blog as a way for every person to have the power to share news.

The video includes:

• How blogs are changing the idea of news in the 21st century
• How blogs are created and organised
• The role of blogs in bringing like-minded people together
• How blogs facilitate conversation

Video produced by Common Craft

“RSS in Plain English” introduces RSS as a way to subscribe to websites and save time on the Web. An “old vs. new” theme illustrates how RSS differs from visiting web sites.

The video includes:

• The new and old ways of reading news on the web
• An introduction to RSS Readers (using Google Reader as an example)
• How to identify and subscribe to an RSS feed
• What to expect when using an RSS Reader

Video produced by Common Craft