Sketchcast – A New Way To Express Yourself

Personally, I like Qlipboard, it's a free software that allows you to do this type of whiteboard drawing with your voice as overlay, but it also allows you to capture photos, and screens and manipulate things, so I don't have a draw . . . cause I HATE drawing, but I like highlighting stuff and pointing to stuff. For instance, I needed to teach my boss a particular function of Excel. I could basically capture the screen and then draw on it (like you demonstrated above), with my voice giving instruction.

As stated before, I don't think this is a new concept and there are a few software programs out there already and is doing it better. I found one and its really helped me work from home (which I love to do).

Damn that's cool! I might have to buy a tablet PC to try it out.

Old technickue using inovative way to distribute over Internet.

This is a nice method if you want o explain something using the visual power.

Nice idea, bit gimmicky though.

As cool of an idea as this is, I do not think I could stand listening to a lot of bloggers sketch pictures.

Sketching technology is not new, was available a few years ago. They have added sound and the ability to embedded to a blog. If they have added character recognition then ts worth something.

I like it! But I guess there is still some remaining techno development to be done in order to make it work fast enough and otherwise be user friendly. With my personality though, I would try it just for fun :grin:

Anything expanding on collaboration (even if it is just prerecorded) is good in my view. This will open up some more media for ads which is good for the investor.

Call me old-fashioned and outdated, but I'll stick with podcasts and videocasts for a little while longer.

There are many reasons for this:
- I don't do drag shows, so I could only play myself. My wife doesn't speak English, and those who do are never around when I feel inspired..... ;-)
- My dogs don't follow sketches, so I'm missing a few extra employees before that is feasible.
- Under construction
- Under further development
- You guessed it.

Keep up the good work. :-)

I think it's a good idea, one reason I like it is because it takes up a lot less bandwidth than video. It'll be good for showing people how to get someplace they've never been.

What use would you give to it John?

It could be innovative but it is not a fast way to communicate. You also need the a tablet pc...

Interesting revolutionary idea on blogging! :lol: :lol: :lol:
This could be useful for some types of blogs, when you are trying to explain something, but the old writing about something it will remain one of the best way you can send some information thru the internet.
For example it's easier to read a book about something than to see a presentation about what happens. Reading makes you think, this type of media will make lazy, and you wont have to imagine too many things because you will see them there.

I love this concept, and I started using it a couple of weeks ago already on my blog. It takes quite some time to make them (especially if English is not your mother tongue...), and I've had a hard time finding a quiet time and space to record them.

In the original concept of Rich he talked about other tools to record sketchcasts (artrage and screenrecorders). So this is definitely an easier way of recording. But I like to host my videos on Revver as this is a way of monetizing the videos as well. If there's something I learned from John Chow, it's to diversify how you monetize your blog :razz:

Good idea! But it's a dificult work to Google or another search engine to index the content...

I really can't see this kicking off. It's nothing more than a novelty and I have a feeling it will get abused a lot.

there are pages out there, where you can record while you scetch, so this concept isn't new at all, only difference is that they added audio.

cool concept. I likey. Are there other ways to sketch?

it's good for sport coaches as well. team up! here's our play!

Yeah, I think I would probably just shoot a video if I needed to post a visual element that included audio...maybe that's just me, though.

I prefer the real thing, getting a bigger one this week.

Well im not good at sketching.. but it seemed tempting to me tho.

It interesting though I dont think it will be more efficient in purveying alot of non-visual messages but certainly for visual statements especially when Im discussing a vague scientific Idea Ill use a white board.

Can see any practical use for it for me, but it is neat.

I can see myself using it on my blog from time to time, kind of reminds me of some of the Facebook applications.

Cool idea. Sometimes you just want to draw out what you mean, and being able to add audio to it, that's just a plus!

oops i meant ... anything LIKE it (in the last sentence above).

just wondering... are you sure you got your facts right? ... the about page says that Sketchast was invented by Richard Ziade, there is nothing in there to say that it is Patrick Gavin's project. Even Techcrunch didn't mention anything it.