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One of the things I love about Camtasia Studio is the fact it can be faster to make a video than to write an e-mail or report.

Lately, I've been making screencasts to show new technology to my fellow TechSmithies and friends. I thought I'd share some of the videos with you (if you don't mind). Nick Gorsline, our Senior Web Designer, sat down to make a screencast about Twitter with me.

I'm addicted to Twitter. Basically it's a social broadcast site - you simply sign-up, add friends and post what you're currently doing or thinking (really, anything) from the web, IM, or your phone...in 140 characters or less. Simple! Now I can show the world how boring I really am! :-)

Actually, I like Twitter because it is conversational. At first I was skeptical of it, but you learn a lot about your friends and contacts that you might not learn through e-mail or blog posts. And, all your favorite techies are on Twitter like Robert Scoble of PodTech, Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome, Marc Orchant from ZDNet and Foldera, Jeff Barr from Amazon, Tablet PC MVP James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel and more...

Click the screenshot below to start the video. It's under 5 minutes.

Twitter has cut down on e-mail for me. I've posted messages on Twitter instead of sending e-mail. And, some of us have been using it for conference meet-ups. I've also met other local techies in Michigan.

If you join Twitter, add me as a friend. You can find me under the Twitter ID, 'Betsy Weber' on Twitter. Original, huh?

To make this video, I used Camtasia Recorder. Then, in Camtasia Studio, I removed a few seconds of the intro and produced it. When listening to the audio during editing, I noticed, I say 'um' or 'cool' a lot. My feature request for the Camtasia Studio team? An 'um' filter, please! I need an automated way to cut all the 'ums' out...or train myself not to say it at all. ;-)

Hardware:

• Dell Latitude D820
• Samson CO3U Microphone

Software:

• Camtasia Studio