影音資源：Howcast

最近在YouTube查找影片時，偶然間發現了這個頻道，Howcast 。Howcast提供了數百則以上的 "how to "影片，內容包含生活上所遇到各式各樣需要解決與學習的問題，影片都簡短精要並具以提供步驟與做法。其中不乏一些相當有趣的影片，如： "How To Break Up With Someone on Valentine’s Day "，在YouTube中都有相當高的點閱率。以下是Howcast 對於如何改善Google Search的影片。



如果是直接連至Howcast的網站，則提供有主題分類瀏覽功能，同樣也可以進行評分、收藏，或者加到自己的播放列表中。上網稍微Google了一下， 才發現Howcast於2008年被Time雜誌評選為50個最佳網站之一 (50 Best Websites 2008 )。以下是來自Time雜誌的說明：

There's a reason no one ever reads the instruction manual. Ho. Hum. That's why the video how-to site Howcast is such a gem. It breaks from its more staid counterparts, such as Expert Village and eHow, by injecting a necessary dose of humor. Come here to learn "how to make a move on a girl while watching a movie on a couch" and "how to become a saint." Each video is rated — often by thousands of members — so you won't waste bandwidth on the boring ones. We also like WonderHowTo, which neatly indexes and ranks how-to videos from hundreds of other sites.

—Anita Hamilton

此外，這種教人”how to do”的教學影片，似乎有蔚為風潮的可能性，看看紐時摘譯：網路賺錢新招：製作實用教學片 (聯合新聞網)這一篇文章，或許你也可以趁機搶搭這一個熱潮。