The progress bar.
A common element on websites and applications.
You’ve seen all kinds of progress bars, from animated clocks to a vertical bar that fills up slowly from left to right.
And sometimes it feels like watching the progress bar is waiting for a pot of water to boil. Continue reading How the Progress Bar Keeps You Sane [TED Video]
As I read my Twitter stream this morning, a tweet from Poynter captured my attention:
Remember those college kids who launched a transcription service? After journalists crashed it, they rebuilt it.
https://t.co/CdIi3qyUeh pic.twitter.com/Cxvhz3Jhxl— Poynter (@Poynter) July 31, 2017
An online transcription service that quickly transcribes audio files, how did I miss this news last May?
From today’s article, I learned that when Poynter shared the news about the Happy Scribe transcription service in May 2017, journalists quickly tried out the online tool for their transcripts. Continue reading Happy Scribe: Online Service to Create Transcripts for Your Audio and Video
If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know I’m an advocate for captioning videos and adding transcripts to podcasts.
Whenever I hear about someone’s new video or podcast, I share how captions and transcripts can:
Some people thank me for the information, replying that captions/transcripts are too expensive. Others ignore me.
And others, like web developer Dave Foy, hear what I’m saying and take action. Continue reading Caption Your Videos: You Have No Excuse