Robin Good: Amara / Universal Subtitles is a free web-based service that allows anyone to easily sub-title and add captions to any video.
As long as you have a URL of a published video, Amara makes it very easy to caption it. The clip may be on a video sharing site or embedded in custom video player and Amara can still get to it.
Amara is made up of three main parts:
a) A subtitle creation and viewing tool (aka the widget)
b) A collaborative subtitling website
c) An open protocol for subtitle search/delivery
All tools inside Amara are free and open-source.
Supported video players and video sharing sites include:
Flowplayer JW Player Firefox native player Chrome native player
YouTube Vimeo Dailymotion blip.tv
See examples: http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/watch/ ;
To start subtitling now, go here: http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/create/ ;
FAQ: http://support.universalsubtitles.org/solution/categories/13504/folders/21914 ;
Find out more: http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en ;
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Interesting timeline of events, statistics + trends, as they pertain to the 'social history of the internet'...
The format and graphics enable a strong and clear visual understanding of the content being shared and a straightforward means to compare various points in time with regard to the internet in general, as well as specific social media platforms.
#SM from the beginning.