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How To Stay Away From Video Blogging

Started by sbspalding · 10 months ago

Everyone wants to be in pictures, but not everyone should.
Mathew Ingram and Alec Saunders recently discussed the pitfalls of vlogging in their blogs. I have to agree, not every blog should have a video element.
Video is, at best, a time sink. It takes far longer to watch a video clip ... Continue reading »

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  • Video is also excellent at conveying visual information, so, for example, if you want to show someone a home restoration technique, video works great. That's not a strictly entertainment thing.

    Web video production processes will keep getting cheaper, easier, and higher quality, and I predict an accelerating adoption by regular folks who want to make media. Fact is, a little education goes a long way in producing compelling videos.

    People learn by doing, so if someone does have a dream about making media, I say, go for it. They probably already have a point and shoot digital camera. Play around and see what happens. You don't need to be Francis Ford Coppola to make something folks will want to watch.
  • I messed up the URL to the historic home restoration site, here it is.
  • That is actually an excellent point. Video is a great medium for conveying abstract ideas visually. However, there is still a major difference between "Trading Spaces" and someone sitting in front of their camera telling you how to do something.

    When I said entertainment what I really meant was "entertaining" which has a much looser meaning. Something can be both highly educational and entertaining at the same time.

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