Video Blogs
As Jennifer Woodard Maderazo explains in her article “5 Videoblogs that do it right”, getting your hands on video equipment and uploading to the web has never been cheaper or easier than before. It is no wonder that people are using video to help tell their story.
However, unless you have been living under a rock you would have heard of the infamous YouTube, famous for many vlogs. But what exactly is a vlog?
Maderazo explains that, “it’s hard to classify vlogs.” She is right.
Trying to Google the precise definition of a vlog is hard because it could be a number of things.
A vlog could be just like a diary or opinion such as Chris Crocker’s cry for Britney, but then again others could be something you would expect on a television program such as a war report in Iraq.
I think vlogs are a great idea, especially when it comes to explaining things.
Just last week I was going to buy a new mobile phone. There were two phones I was particularly interested in – the Nokia N95 and the iPhone. I did not know which to purchase so I actually used a review on a vlog to decide what was right for me.
People are obviously more inclined to be interested in watching video, rather than reading through slabs of information to gain some knowledge. I think video blogs are the future of reporting anything on the net, especially if people want hits on their videos.
*** By the way, I ended up choosing the Nokia N95 – it had a 5-megapixel camera, perfecting for clubbing! Here’s the review which made me choose it over the iPhone:
