One of the things I do whenever I write an eMagazine article is to include it in a blog article (http://acljohn.posterous.com/) and in an audio version of the blog (http://drop.io/wdlihblog); I also add it to the appropriate blog here in my blog portal. By doing this I feel I'm offering choice to 'my readers' as, I'm sure you will agree, "one size doesn't suit all"!.

I also promote the choices through Twitter and Facebook, using Ping.

During my usual research for new and emerging technologies, I discovered yet another relatively quick way to distribute the very same article,  using video.

I’ve considered using video but decided that the time taken couldn't be justified however, I've just found an application called the 'Article Video Robot', which lets users automatically convert any article into a video with background and foreground images, titles and subtitles and even background music and voice-over audio.

There is one important issue to cover – whether or not this software is really free. Downloading it from CNET <http://download.cnet.com/Article-to-Video-Converter/3000-2650_4-10912741.html?tag=mncol> it’s labeled as free, and I was able to install and run it without registering or offering any identifying information. With that said, when users run the application they will see that it’s powered by ArticleVideoRobot, which offers the same functionality from its website with a limited 14 day trial.

As far as I can tell by experimentation/testing, the downloaded application does works for free for anyone, but I can’t promise how long that will last or how long the videos created will remain active and/or online. With that said, the software is easy to use and pricing, at the time of writing is...

$47.00/month - 50 Downloadable Videos per month
 
Find out more at http://www.articlevideorobot.com/.