Who says you can only link to one piece of content in a hyperlink?  With Apture you can include up to 7!

We aren’t kidding. Look at the YouTube video above for Taylor Swift.  It is not just a YouTube video, because now you can learn about who Taylor Swift is, what people are saying about her on Twitter and even watch some of her other videos all within one link.  Making an embed like this with a ton of relevant content not only keep your readers more engaged, but could potentially keep them away from searching through Google for more information about Ms. Swift. Now I know what you are thinking? You said you can link to 7 items,  not embedding them on your page.  Well with Apture you can do that too.

So How Do You Build One?:

1. Start with a great piece of content by selecting it in the Apture Media Hub.  If you do not have Apture installed on your blog or site yet click here.

2.  After you have selected your main piece of content you are going to see an Add Related Items button.  Click it to add more content!

3.  Once you click that button Apture will take you back to the search results box for you to select another piece of content.  You can add up to 6 additional links with your main item.  In this case we are going to add links to Amazon, Twitter and a few other of Taylor Swift’s videos.  Once you have added all the additional content you need click Create Embed/Link.

4.  That’s it you have now built a dynamic embed or link containing up to 7 pieces of content!  Check it out below.

You will notice each one of the pieces of content above “blooms” into its own micro window allowing your readers to not only view it, but do it in a way that does not cover up what they were originally reading.

Often a YouTube video or Wikipedia article is not enough when informing your readers. With Apture you can add many additional sources to your post by doing as little as dragging and dropping. First start with a single piece of content.  In the example below we have chosen a Wikipedia article about the White House.

After selecting your initial piece of content click the Add Related Items button. Once you have found an additional piece of content you would like to embed either click the piece of content or drag and drop it to the left sidebar under Related Items.  Once you have finished adding your additional pieces of content (you can add up to 6) your Apture window will look like the screenshot below.  Click the Create Embed link and you are finished.

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