Simple and Fun E2.0 Videos - A Needed Oasis for the Day

This past Friday (March 14th, 2008), we saw the collapse of a 20th century financial institution Bear Stearns. The investment bank was purportedly overleveraged with hedge fund debt and mortgage-backed investments! This weekend, the Fed took action to bolster consumer sentiment by reducing interest rates a bit, probably as an off cycle token of their intention this week, and by approving and insuring (up to $30 billion in troubled mortgages, etc…) the buyout of Bear Stearns by JP Morgan for $2 per share (a fraction of their market capitalization just last week). Let’s be frank, we are entering a confusing and emotional week for many.

Therefore, in recognizing the volatility and complexity of the day, I would like to point folks to an oasis of easy and fun videos. These videos will keep your mind focused for just a minute or two, here and there throughout the day. For those more experienced practitioners, these videos are old hat but I suspect that they will be refreshing for most all of us!

Let's go to The Common Craft Show. This is an online website boasting a series of what I believe are simply fun yet truly explanatory videos of Web2.0 tools and more. The site is the creation of Sachi LeFever and Lee LeFever in Seattle, WA. See the following,

WIKIS: http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english

BLOGS: http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs
RSS: http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
SOCIAL NETWORKS: http://www.commoncraft.com/video-social-networking
TAGGING: http://www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-english

I would also suggest the following PDF titled Enterprise 2.0: Fad or Future by Gary Matuszak at KPMG for some simple E2.o overview reading.