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Date: 2016-10-14

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A video blog or video log, usually shortened to vlog [vlog] /ˈvlɒɡ/, is a form of blog for which the medium is video,[vlog] and is a form of web television. The vlog category is popular on YouTube. Get out and Vlog for the sake of vlogging. If you don't know how to vlog just try it. Vlog for vlogging sake.


A video blog or video log, usually shortened to vlog [vlog] /ˈvlɒɡ/, is a form of blog for which the medium is video,[vlog] and is a form of web television. Vlog entries often combine embedded video (or a video link) with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in one take or cut into multiple parts. The vlog category is popular on YouTube.

Video logs (vlogs) also 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 (See vlog vlog).

I’m Vlogging Here is a 90-minute “vlogumentary” that focuses on documenting the world of video blogging and centers on YouTube vloggers that have found success in using this medium.[vlog] Starring YouTube personality Shay Carl and his family of ShayTards, this film, to be released in late 2015, follows a family whose lives have been drastically altered by vlogging, as their day-to-day lives are documented and uploaded for the world to see. Shay Carl is a co-founder of Maker Studios, a YouTube based video supplier bought out by The Walt Disney Company.[vlog] The involvement of larger corporations outside of the Internet industries is a primary example of the ever increasing need for a strong front on the digital side of one’s company. This documentary is being created by a group with links to the YouTube community in hopes that it will spark interest and raise awareness of the impact that vlogging and the digital community are having on the entertainment industry.

YouTube currently ranks among the top three most-visited sites on the web.[17] As a high traffic area for video bloggers, or vloggers, YouTube has created a platform for these participants to present their personal videos, which oftentimes are filmed using hand held point and shoot cameras.[18] The popularity of vlogs in the YouTube community has risen exponentially in the past few years; out of the top 100 most subscribed YouTube channels, 17 provide vlogs as their primary style of footage.[18] Many of these vloggers are a part of the YouTube Partner Program, which professionalizes the industry and allows for monetary gain from video production.[19] This professionalization additionally helps increase exposure to various channels as well as creates a sense of stability within the field. Additionally, this professionalization allows content creators to be deemed a credible source by their viewers. Furthermore, many vloggers have been able to turn their channels into sustainable careers; in 2013, the highest paid vlogger brought in a minimum of $720,000 for the year.[20] Hollywood is taking notice of this rising medium, and has placed its value ranked over other entertainment companies such as Marvel, which was recently bought out by Disney as well.[21]

You may also like Casey Neistat's vlog. Casey Niestat is sort of the vlog master if you will. Casey Owen Neistat (/ˈkeɪ.siˌˈnaɪ.stæt/;[4] born March 25, 1981)[5] is an American YouTube personality, filmmaker and co-founder of social media company Beme.[6]

Neistat and his brother, Van, are the creators of the HBO series The Neistat Brothers. vlog. 
Neistat first gained international exposure in 2003 for a three-minute film titled iPod's Dirty Secret, criticizing Apple's lack of a battery replacement program for the iPod. The film received national media attention and brought broad attention on Apple's policy towards iPod battery replacements.[15] The video clip begins with a phone call to the Apple Support 800 number, and a conversation between Casey Neistat and an operator named Ryan. Casey explains that after 18 months of use his iPod battery is dead. Ryan suggests that for the cost of labor and shipping to replace the battery Casey is better off buying a new iPod. To the music of NWA's rap song "Express Yourself" the brothers begin a "public service announcement" campaign to inform consumers about the batteries. Using a stenciled sign reading "iPod's Unreplaceable Battery Lasts Only 18 Months", they spray paint the warning over iPod advertisement posters on the streets of Manhattan.

The film was posted to the Internet on September 20, 2003. It quickly attracted media attention and the controversy was covered worldwide, by sources including The Washington Post, Rolling Stone Magazine, Fox News, CBS News, and BBC News. The film was praised as "wonderfully renegade" by the Washington Post.[16]