Uh-oh... do I have to remove you from the list of MN Vlogs now?? Nooo! I've always been a proponent of the simplest, content-agnostic definition of vlog: Video on a blog. A videoblog.
David, you're putting video on a blog so I'd say you fit the classic definition. It gets a little blurry with YouTube and video podcasting. * YouTube calls its users "broadcasters" and says it started as a "personal video sharing service." Nevertheless, it has blog-like features. People can post videos over time and have a blog of sorts. Others can subscribe to your videos, though it is a closed system. * Video podcasting, videocasting, what have you - these activities don't necessarily rely on a blog or even a web site. Content creators can make video for their subscribers on iTunes, Akimbo, Democracy, maybe TiVo. These are all manifestations of a revolution in online video distribution. It's very exciting. And I'm sort of in the "who cares what you call it" camp. I think vlog/videoblog have taken hold because the early adopters and proponents used that term. It also happens to be easier to say and make into a verb than the myriad alternatives. I tend to think of myself as a filmmaker who chooses to distribute my work in a vlog. Again, content-agnostic. However there's no doubt the word vlog has some style connotations. "Vlog-style" -- holding the camera with one hand pointed at yourself, talking to the camera, very spontaneous and not over-produced. Long live vlog-style. :-) -chuck http://mnstories.com http://vlogsanta.tv (SEND MORE VIDEO QUESTIONS!) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, ok...let me get this straight. > > Is there is a push to define all websites with video content on them > as a "vlog" and the creator/s of the site are "vloggers"? Or, are > there certain and specific requirements that dictate that one site is > a vlog and one site is a website with video? > > Maybe, I joined the wrong Yahoo group? Does anyone know if there is a > Yahoo group for web video content creators? > > David > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com
