Streaming Video - Video Blogs and Vlogging

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ideo blogs, or Vlogs, are just starting to make inroads online. Blogs, or weblogs, have become very big on the Internet. It seems that everyone is blogging these days. Five year olds are blogging, and seventy-five year olds are blogging as well. Some people thought that blogging was the final Internet frontier – but they were wrong. Video Blogs are the next big thing on the Internet. If you aren't blogging, you are falling behind – and if you haven't considered a Video Blog then your blog will soon be outdated!

Video blogging is called vlogging. The process entails uploading video to your website, and linking to it in your blog. The video is viewed when the reader clicks on the link – directly from your blog. Vlogging gives you more options than blogging when it comes to exposure. For instance, you cannot list your blog on iTunes, but you can list your vlog in their directory, giving you exposure to about twenty million people!

Vlogging can be done with many different types of video files, such as Windows Media, Real Media, Quick Time, MPEG, or Flash. Of course, if you want your vlog to be accessible by everyone, your best bet is to use Flash files (FLV) or Shockwave Flash files (SWF). People who use Macs can't view Windows Media files.

In order to start vlogging, you will of course need a blog, a digital camcorder or web cam, a microphone, and video software. You can use Windows Movie Maker, which comes standard with Windows XP, but you won't be able to make FLV or SWF files with Movie Maker.

You can vlog even if you are using a hosted blog, like Blogger. Simply use a site that hosts videos, like Google Videos or You Tube. You can sign up for

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a free account at either site, and upload your videos there. Of course, the process is simpler if you have your videos in your own hosting space, since you can add, edit and delete your videos at will at any time.

Then, simply put the link for the video in your blog, and you will be vlogging! If you need software to help you manage your videos, or want to create screen-capture videos to add to your Vlogs, download our Pro Audio Video Bundle of Tools.

"Video blogs, or Vlogs, are just starting to make inroads online. Blogs have become very big on the Internet, and some people thought that blogging was the final online frontier – but they
were wrong. Video Blogs and Vlogging are the next big thing on the Internet..."

Video Blogs, Vlogs & Vlogging

"Video blogs, or Vlogs, are just starting to make inroads online. Blogs have become very big on the Internet, and some people thought that blogging was the final online frontier – but they were wrong. Video Blogs and Vlogging are the next big thing on the Internet..."

Video Blogs, Vlogs & Vlogging

"Video blogs, or Vlogs, are just starting to make inroads online. Blogs have become very big on the Internet, and some people thought that blogging was the final online frontier – but they
were wrong. Video Blogs and Vlogging are the next big thing on the Internet..."