Vlog

A vlog[1] (/vlɒɡ/), also known as a video blog or video log, is a form of blog for which the medium is video.[2] 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. Unlike a more general video diary, vlogs are often recorded depicting the maker throughout.[3]

In recent years, "vlogging" has spawned a large community on social media, becoming one of the most popular forms of digital entertainment. It is popularly believed that, alongside being entertaining, vlogs can deliver deep context through imagery[4] as opposed to written blogs.

Video logs (vlogs) also often take advantage of web syndication to allow for distribution of the video over the Internet, using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for automatic aggregation and playback on mobile devices and personal computers (see video podcast).[5] The vlog category is popular on the video-sharing platform YouTube.

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  3. ^ "Is it necessary to take only selfie videos while vlogging or can you do otherwise?".
  4. ^ Huh, Jina; Liu, Leslie S.; Neogi, Tina; Inkpen, Kori; Pratt, Wanda (2014-08-25). "Health Vlogs as Social Support for Chronic Illness Management". ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. 21 (4): 1–31. doi:10.1145/2630067. PMC 4488232. PMID 26146474.
  5. ^ Ashley, Jake (9 November 2021). "Guide to Starting a Vlog".