This week we have especially great news FOR YOU, our wonderful community and our team. In this special round-up we bring news of our stand-out achievements this...
If you create or provide eLearning courses or workplace training, or you create any type of content marketing, you need to know how to use infographics. Infographics...
Twitter is a powerful social media tool for large and small businesses, but many struggle to use it effectively. Creating interactive posts is a great way to engage...
If you are a developer working on a Unity project, at some point you most likely want to share it with another user for feedback. If the other user has the same...
As a business owner who is already using a digital marketing strategy, you’ll know that social media is an excellent way to reach new customers and grow your...
1. What is an infographic? An infographic is a visual representation of complex information or data. It can include graphic elements such as icons, pie charts, ...
How to Create an Effective Communication Strategy and Master Strategic CommunicationsThis post shows the key features of planning an effective communication strategy,...
Regardless of size, museums worldwide face challenges related to funding, staffing, and audience engagement. One way that museums are overcoming these challenges...
Kyla Ball
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Creating an interactive timeline can be a great way to engage your audience and add another level of interest to your story. In this blog we show you how to easily...
What are interactive presentations? In business, education and the cultural sector, presentations are a common way to share information and ideas. But what if your...
Multimedia reporting is being used ever more frequently by all media platforms. In this blog we showcase a great example of multimedia journalism from Belgium which...
Kyla Ball
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In this blog post we look at the five stages of the design thinking process and suggest innovative solutions for making the process as effective as possible. ...
In this blog we look at how students created a virtual exhibition about history’s forgotten women, the process they used to create it and the results of the...
Kyla Ball
4 min read
In this blog post, we’ll show you how to make an infographic in Microsoft PowerPoint. Working with shapes, images, icons, and text you can easily create a...
If you create or provide eLearning courses or workplace training, or you create any type of content marketing, you need to know how to use infographics. Infographics...
Infographics are the fastest and easiest way to present any complex information. In this blog we’ll show you how to create interactive infographic designs even...
How can you make engaging interactive infographics if you’re not a professional graphic designer? In fact, creating this type of visual content can be really ...
Increase the effectiveness of your online training with multimedia interactive simulations and virtual tours. eLearning course content creation is easy with ThingLink!...
Your viewers won’t get lost with this brilliant new virtual tour feature! Our latest ThingLink update enables you to add a floor plan or ‘mini map’ that shows...
Some inspiring examples of interactive maps created by ThingLink users. Thanks to mobile apps like Google maps, we are now all used to using maps every day that...
Kyla Ball
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“There are those who follow maps, and those who make them.” Alberto Villoldo How to create interactive maps You don’t need to invest in an expensive...
Kyla Ball
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5 types of interactive content you can easily create today with ThingLink September 14, 2022 / 4 minutes of reading / By Louise Jones Stuck ...
Kyla Ball
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What is interactive content? The opposite of static or passive content, interactive content is one which users actively participate in or engage with. This...
Simplified Sharing You might have seen we have streamlined our sharing dialogue box. We’ve now made it even easier to choose how you’d like to share your...
What is the future for corporate training? Scenario-based learning (SBL) is quickly becoming the industry standard for corporate learning or workplace learning ...
Background Carmanah is a company based in British Columbia, Canada, that helps improve road safety with a range of products including flashing beacons, radar speed...
Kyla Ball
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How do you create a real-life learning scenario? Step 1: What makes up a scenario-based learning experience? The 5 Simple Cs at the center of this learning theory...
Scenario-based learning (SBL) is an instructional strategy where learners pick their own path based on the choices they make. Learners are placed in interactive...
It’s now even easier to create slick and professional-looking interactive content with another of ThingLink’s handy new content tools. The Grid Feature allows...
Would you like to create your own distinctive icons to use with tags in your ThingLink content? It’s easy – we show you how! We recently added over ...
Calgary University Library creates beautifully simple virtual orientation guides to assist new students with library resources We are always excited to share inspiring...
Want to create immersive and awe-inspiring content for your audiences but not sure where to start? We have the perfect course for you – ThingLink Certified...
3D models are gaining popularity as the process of creating them has become more user-friendly. A few years ago you needed dedicated 3D modelling software, and ...
Web View Now Available! From today, ThingLink has a new additional ‘Web View’ function available for enhanced usability. This offers your viewers more...
ThingLink announced last week a new feature that allows users to create interactive 3D models as easily as they create interactive images, videos and virtual tours....
Kyla Ball
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The interactive media platform ThingLink now supports 3D model annotation. In addition to images and videos, ThingLink content creators can now also enhance 3D ...
Kyla Ball
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Adding augmented media files to online courses usually takes up a lot of time, skills and monetary resources, but with the new partnership between ThingLink and...
Kyla Ball
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Using ThingLink for your business or organisation? Great news: our team has curated a collection of top 10 examples of ready-to-use Canva design templates that ...
Kyla Ball
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We are delighted to present our first video series covering specifically the teaching methods underpinning uses of interactive media in education. The ‘teaching...
Almost every organization offers courses to students, staff or lifelong learners via their chosen Learning Management System. This article shows how you can improve...
Keep Everyone on the Same Page! How to embed web-based tools and sites into a ThingLink. The ThingLink editor provides 4 incredibly powerful tag types: A combination...
Kyla Ball
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Are you looking to create Virtual Tours and Expeditions? Do you need to view tours in Virtual Reality mode? ThingLink is the perfect solution for the task. This...
Question: How to make sure your student/employee has walked through a virtual tour and reached their learning goals? Answer: With ThingLink’s new improved...
Kyla Ball
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Wherever high school students plan to study, most would ideally like to do an on-campus visit to the schools that they are considering. But the covid pandemic made...
Curators at Middlebury College Museum of Art in Vermont, Sarah Laursen and Sarah Briggs, developed Vermont Art Online in direct response to the COVID-19 crisis. ...
Interactive videos, posters and virtual tours can be powerful instructional tools that help teachers and students work together remotely using not only text-based...
Classroom, school, and eLearning accounts can now access shared folders and collaborative editing on ThingLink. This means multiple users can simultaneously edit...
One of the most interesting application areas for virtual lessons and visual learning environments is technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Examples...
There are several major product updates that we wanted to bring to our EDU users for some time. Among these are courses and shared folders with collaborative...
In September we asked our users about offline viewing, and in less than a week we got over 200 replies. Over 80% of all the respondents said they need offline viewing...
In 2012, ThingLink was the first media platform to bring interactive image sharing to Twitter. The feature was hugely popular especially among customers who use...
Watch this short video to acquaint yourself with how easy it is to create a ThingLink with out latest updates included. In this video you will learn the 3-step...
360 cameras allow you to take high-quality images for your school, business or marketing project. However, if you do not have the funding for such equipment or ...
At BETT London 2019 we set ourselves an ambitious roadmap that included several product updates aiming at one goal: Making it easier for educators in small and ...
360-degree images and videos can help learners develop understanding of real-world environments outside their physical learning space, but trying to successfully...
ThingLink user: Interactive World Tour – (built with tour creator) Description: Our new tour creator feature opens the door to endless creative possibilities. ...
ThingLink user: City of Espoo – interactive floor plan layered with 360° images Description: Building interactive maps and floor plans with ThingLink...
Animated GIFs provide an easy way to bring tags to life and add that extra “wow factor” to your interactive images and 360 images. GIFs are also an...
As we are sure you are aware, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in full effect as of May 25th, 2018. We have clarified our Privacy Policy ...
I was recently reading about the transitioning landscape for corporate learning. Experts in the area are not holding back their views about the need for change....
Have you been searching for an easy way to acquire 360° images, but don’t have a 360° camera? In this blog post you will learn the simple steps needed...
With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner I want to provide you with five unique and engaging ways to incorporate interactive media into holiday marketing...
Since we released ThingLink’s interactive 360°/VR image editor last year the most popular request has been to have more customization and layout types while...
The most common interactive tags include text, images, web links, audio and video. However, ThingLink’s unique functional tags truly set our interactive ...
With media steadily moving out of print and on to the web, consumer choices are steadily increasing as publications multiply. Distinguishing your work is key to...
It’s always a good day when you find a fantastic new tool to use in your school classroom or business office. It’s an even better day when it plays ...
Want to send a special holiday greeting this year? We have three great ideas and five stunning photos that you can copy and remix to create your own!...
Squarespace allows you to create beautiful website with customizable templates and easy drag-and-drop functions. You can also easily add interactive ThingLink creations...
1. Drive action with just one stunning holiday image. Whether it’s a beautiful tablescape (like the above image created by Ocean Spray) or a fun holiday ...
In digital communications, infographics are often the go to when you want to communicate lots of information in a format that isn’t overly text heavy. The ...
360° photography does not require stitching software, photoshop, and a thousand dollar rig. Many ThingLink users prefer to use the Ricoh Theta S to easily create...
One of the biggest feature requests over the last year has been the ability to customize the content of web link tags on ThingLink. Previously, ThingLink would...
With digital content, it’s key to not just create awesome content but also to track how others interact with it. It’s not worth investing your time in the creation...
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With Summer upon us it’s the perfect time to sharpen our ThingLink skills. One little known way to enhance your interactive images is with custom icons. Custom...
This month in How To we are jumping into the world of 360° real estate virtual tours. Buyers these days expect much more than a basic slideshow when they see an...
It’s easier than ever to use all your favorite online tools together! Many of our users, education and business alike, use Google Apps to get more done. With...
We have just released a new editor for annotating 360 images. Premium and Corporate clients, as well as users with beta access will now see a 360 media upload ...
Creator: Decohunter (click to explore live) Description: In this interactive post Decohunter gives shoppers expert advice on how to properly decorate couch ...
Please see below for a demo on how to create a ThingLink 360, as well as full technical specifications required. ...
Everyone knows how important social media is, but not everyone knows how to stand out. ThingLink lets your business attract attention in a landscape where businesses...
It was only 20 years ago that the first digital cameras hit the market. We paid hundreds to take low resolution pictures with hardware that could only store ...
Maps are everywhere and represent the #1 use case amongst ThingLink users. They show your viewers where to go, what to see, and how to get there. And while they...
When creating cool visual content for your business, it’s vital that your brand is represented throughout the work. Viewers are spending anywhere from a few seconds...
Whether you pronounce it gif or jif, we can all agree that GIFs are one of the most fun media types. Not as difficult to produce as video, but far more eye grabbing...
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Though ThingLink provides a whopping 98 pre-loaded tag icons, and even lets you upload your own, sometimes you want to indicate interactivity in the actual background...
VR-style 360 degree videos are a modern trend in video production for many brands and media companies around the world. Individual users, especially in sports, ...
Just about every artist out there uses Facebook in some capacity to spread their music and their brand. While we all want our fans to connect with us on social...
After enhancing your images with interactive tags through ThingLink, your media takes on a whole new functionality for your viewers. They have access to information,...