Vlog

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Videoblog, a portmanteau combining video, web, and log, (usually shortened to vlog) is a blog that includes video.^[1] Regular entries are typically presented in reverse chronological order and often combine embedded video or a video link with supporting text, images, and other metadata.

Vlogs often take advantage of web syndication to allow for the distribution of video over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for automatic aggregation and playback on mobile devices and personal computers or video iPods. See video podcast.

Though many vlogs are collaborative efforts, the majority of vlogs and vlog entries are authored by individuals.

Terminology

Vlogosphere

Meaning: Vlogosphere is the collective term encompassing all vlogs as a community or social network. Derivative of Blogosphere.

Usage: "I found quite a few cat videos while browsing around the vlogosphere."

Vlogger

Meaning: One who videoblogs. Derivative of "blogger".

Usage: "I met several vloggers with whom I had become acquainted through the internet."

History

Vlogging saw a strong increase in popularity beginning in the year 2005. The Yahoo! Videoblogging Group, once seen as the center of the vlogging community, saw its membership increase dramatically in that same year. The growth in the popularity of Vlogs can be attributed to several factors, such as the release of a new generation of iPods capable of playing video files and the introduction of video into the iTunes Store. The popularity of all types of internet based video also grew significantly in this same period. This is evident in the increase of internet traffic to sites such as YouTube. In late 2005 - 2006 vlogs became a significant contributor to clip culture.

1998 - Adrian Miles publishes a paper called Cinematic Paradigms for Hypertext
2000, November - Adrian Miles posts his first (known) videoblog entry ever on November 27, 2000.
2004, January 1 - Steve Garfield launches his video blog and declares that 2004 would be the year of the video blog.^[2]^[3]
2004, June - Peter Van Dijck and Jay Dedman start the Yahoo! Videoblogging Group, which becomes the center of a community of vloggers.
2004, September - iPodderX, the first desktop video aggregator, is released
2004, December - mefeedia.com is the first vlog directory to use an aggregator.
2005, January - VloggerCon, the first videoblogger conference, is held in New York City. ANT (now: FireAnt), is released, and claims to be the first video aggregator to support every common video format.^{[citation needed]}
2005, February - FreeVlog, a step-by-step guide to setting up a videoblog using free tools and services, launches.
2005, May - Steve Jobs announces audio and video podcast support in iTunes ^[4].
2005, June - The Yahoo! Videoblogging Group grows to over 1,000 members.
2005, July - VlogMap.org launches with a video blog map and now maps video posts.
2006, June - Vloggercon 2006, the second annual videoblogger conference, is held in San Francisco.
2006, November - 2006 Vloggies, the first annual videoblogging awards, is held in San Francisco.

Common genres

While there are many distinct uses and genres for videoblogs it is important to note that much like blogs, the majority are individual and personal.

Personal - Vlogs documenting the author's life, the recounting daily experiences, stories from their past, or the airing of their opinions on various topics.
News - Vlogs covering news events.
Collaborative (also collective or group) - Vlogs with a collaborative nature.
Citizen journalism - Vlogs "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information"
Conflict (aka. war vlog) - Vlogs covering an armed conflict 1st hand.
Diavlog - A video blog discussion that occurs in real-time and between two people.
Digital divide (aka. bridge vlog) - Vlogs covering a culture, usually a developing world, not for people within that culture but to give people outside that culture insight. As such many bridge vlogs are in English or another common language.
Screencast - Vlogs demonstrating software or webservices through the recording of onscreen actions, usually presented with voiceover naration
Political - Vlogs discussing political issues.
Environmental - Vlogs discussing environmental issues, nature, and natural history.
Exquisite corpse - Vlogs where each concurrent part in a narrative is shot by a different author
Media - Vlogs analyzing television, documentaries and other mass media.
Entertainment - Vlogs producing "shows" or short films.
Re-vlog - Vlogs promoting videos from other videoblogs or third parties.
Movlog (aka. mobile video blog) - Vlogs updated via mobile video phone
Educational - Schools and universities using vlogs as a teaching and creative medium.
Behind the scenes - Vlogs showcasing backstage activities of film production or other arts and skills.
Tutorial - Vlogs offering advice, demonstrations, how-to's, and tutorials.
Travel - Vlogs serving as a travelogue, exploring different places around the world.
Religious - Vlogs discussing religious topics.
Magazine type or lifestyles - Vlogs discussing lifestyles and hobbies in a television magazine format.
Assignment-based - Vlogs consisting of assignments.
Vlog Anarchy - Vlogs covering all or multiple genres.
Business - Vlogs created by businesses for external marketing or internal business communications.
Deaf vlogs - Vlogs used by members of the Deaf community to be able to blog in their native or preferred sign languages, as opposed to spoken/written languages. Issues are usually related to some aspect of deafness from a cultural, social and pathological view. These Vlogs use the medium of video to be able to communicate messages, posts, and other ideas through a sign language.
Animated - Vlogs that use character animation or blends of live-action and animated content.

See also: Uses of podcasting

References

^ Media Revolution: Podcasting New England Film
^ 2004: The Year of the Video Blog Steve Garfield
^ I like to watch: Video blogging is ready for its close-up Mike Miliard, Boston Phoenix
^ Apple's Jobs Announces iTunes Podcast Support, Eweek.com

Educational Resources

Voxmedia wiki, a wiki about vlogging from the videoblogging community.
Freevlog, a multi-lingual how-to on video blogging.
Node 101, an educational resource aimed at teaching people how to videoblog.
Video Blog Handbook, a community project for documenting tips and tricks.

International news and articles

Citizens do media for themselves, BBC Technology
Vloggers get political in Norway, BBC Technology
A New Internet Diary Frontier: Vlogging, NPR (audio)
TV Stardom on $20 a Day, New York Times
The New Networks, Wired Magazine
Blogging + Video = Vlogging, Wired News
My Favorite Vlogs, Wired News
The Vlog World's Greatest Hits, Wired News
Vlogger (noun): Blogger With Video Camera, The Wallstreet Journal
Video blogs, ready for prime time - Video blogs, a.k.a. vlogs, are booming, and Internet users and advertisers are taking note, Business 2.0
Video bloggers claim spotlight. Online diaries looking a lot like television, San Francisco Chronicle
Poetic, Political & Personal - Video blogging can get an individual's version of the truth out there immediately, San Francisco Chronicle
Rise of the web video star, Times Online, UK
The next big thing: vlogging, Times Online, UK
Is this the way to Vlogging stardom?, Times Online, UK
AmigoFish, VlogMap Point to Podcast Goodness, PBS MediaShift

Regional news and articles

Media Revolution: Podcasting, New England Film
Sweet and Lo-Fi - Bill Streeter's vlog is how others see us, Riverfront Times, St. Louis
I like to watch - Video blogging is ready for its close-up, The Boston Phoenix
Picture this, San Antonio Current
Podcasts are so last year, Video blogs gaining in popularity, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Colombianos que se muestran en la red, El Tiempo (Columbia)
All the world's a stage, CNET Asia
Vlogs, cuando los videos invaden las bitácoras online, emol (Chile)
The promise of live video blogging, The Hindu (India)
Vlog ou videoblog, afrik.com (France)
All verdens videoblogger, Neste Klikk (Norway)
Mini-Movies, Wide Web, New England Film

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