"Common Elements of Effective Screencasts"

About the Author

Joseph Friedman was born and raised in Los Lunas, New Mexico. He graduated from New Mexico Tech in 2010. He now works doing freelance marketing for local Albuquerque rock bands.

Contents

Introduction

Literature Review

Documentation...

Screencasting Today

Elements of Effective...

Novel Ideas and...

Works Cited

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