You can use these applications to record tutorials, group discussions and meetings or just about anything else you might want. When your video is finished, you can then upload it to YouTube or other video sites and then use it on your blog or website by simply grabbing the embed code. Simple stuff, for sure. But hey, simple is good, right?
So far, the ones I’m most anxious to try are Screenr and ScreenToast. Here’s a peek at what they’ve got going on:
Both Screenr and ScreenToaster seem capable of webinars and other tutorials, which is what I’m primarily interested in. Other applications are designed for short videos and screencasts. If that’s something you’re interested in, you might check out Jing or ScreenJelly.
I’m also partial to Screencast-o-matic just because I like their catchy name.
As if that’s not enough to get you started (not to mention be a massive time suck) here are some additional sources for you overachievers to check out:
CamStudio
FreeScreenCast
ScreenCastle
I don’t yet have a preference because I’m still experimenting, but you know I’ll let you know what I think once I have a chance to dig deeper. As an aside, here’s one thing I do know – the ones with the best looking websites were the ones that drew my attention the quickest. Note to businesses designing websites — what you look like matters.
What about you – have I left any off the list that you’re using and like? If so, let us know!
Shelly Kramer is a Principal Analyst and Founding Partner at Futurum Research. A serial entrepreneur with a technology centric focus, she has worked alongside some of the world’s largest brands to embrace disruption and spur innovation, understand and address the realities of the connected customer, and help navigate the process of digital transformation. She brings 20 years’ experience as a brand strategist to her work at Futurum, and has deep experience helping global companies with marketing challenges, GTM strategies, messaging develoment, and driving strategy and digital transformation for B2B brands across multiple verticals. Shelly’s coverage areas include Collaboration/CX/SaaS, platforms, ESG, and Cybersecurity, as well as topics and trends related to the Future of Work, the transformation of the workplace and how people and technology are driving that transformation. A transplanted New Yorker, she has learned to love life in the Midwest, and has firsthand experience that some of the most innovative minds and most successful companies in the world also happen to live in “flyover country.”
