Ah that is such a loaded question... it's like asking..."What makes a good 
salad?" (please bear with me as almost all my analogies involve food or food 
preparation. I love to cook and it bleeds over).

There are so many ways to make a salad and no real set "WAY" I mean a salad 
has a couple of ground rules... it's usually cold, and made with fresh 
ingredients of some kind and has some kind of "dressing or sauce".  After 
those ground rules are set... it's anyone's bag and I may hate a carrot 
raisin salad but I may adore an italian salad.... Even the way some people 
make the same salad can change my opinion.  I adore my Mother-in-law's 
cranberry salad but I hate it when Aunt Helen makes it.

So, what makes a good vlog is a hard thing to answer.  I Love variety and my 
mood generally determines what's good today and what's good today may not be 
good tomorrow.

I'm sure that some of my stuff isn't appealing to some... does that make it 
a bad vlog?  of Course not. It means some people prefer other vlog material. 
  What a wonderous gift we've been given as human beings... this lust and 
love of variety.  Think about other animals that only eat specific things, 
only hunt certain prey or live in certain habitats... Wouldn't that suck? To 
be so llimited?

I think for most of us  we list the stuff we enjoy on our own sites under 
our show links.  My list is ever expanding. There's just so much to see and 
then to link to it so other folks can enjoy it or not as they choose.   I 
personally really enjoy that Most famous of Vlogs "Richardshow.com" But I 
also love Andy Carvin's vlog and they are certainly a small sample of the 
variety available in the Vlog universe.

Variety, personal opinion, and a willingness to try something new..... These 
are the factors within myself that determine what is good for me.....but it 
certainly doesn't define what is good for someone else.

My advice to anyone is always to explore.  Check out as much as you can and 
create with your own special flair... Some people vlog sunsets, nature 
occuring as it occurs, and daisies growing. Some people would find that 
boring as hell.  Get in touch with your inner film maker... film anything, 
everything, everywhere, anywhere... then watch your own footage... see what 
creative flow occurs. Sometimes you'll be surprised at what you yourself can 
create. Most importantly... Have fun with it.  It's not worth doing if 
you're not having fun.

Cheers!
Lisa




>From: "francisco_daum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [videoblogging] Re: What makes a "good" vlog?
>Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 09:32:55 -0000
>
>Ah think it's about growth and improvement if not about being
>harmless. Take a look at notorious alcoholics like Jack Kerouac and
>Ernest Hemingway. I would have rather seen them die of natural causes
>instead of cirrhosis and suicide respectively. Maybe if they had the
>creative channel of vlogging they could have networked a lot better.
>We're just lucky we have their works available. Yeah so anyways good
>vlogging to me is about being harmless if not about growth and
>improvement.
>
>--- In [email protected], "hpbatman7" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I know I am opening a can of worms here (so to speak) and I may
> > annoy some people with the question but.........What makes a "good"
> > vlog?
> >
> > I know that question is very subjective but I am new to all of this,
> > just started at the end of December and I have been trying to find
> > as many vlogs as possible.  I have been to mefeedia, vlogdir, and of
> > course just some old fashioned searching.  I have found some I like,
> > some I love and some.........  What's weird is that I am more drawn
> > to things I never thought I would be, people and places, that
> > probably under normal circumstances, I wuouldn't give 2 seconds to
> > but now.......
> >
> > I never saw myself as a "reality" person.......maybe because
> > the "reality" that regular TV trys to feed us, feels
> > so........UNreal.....
> >
> > Now for me I like a mixture of stuff, ordinary, mixed with
> > creativity, maybe because that is what I hope to accomplish on a
> > regular basis.  I also love the man on the street kinda things,
> > inteviews and such (something I hope to get more comfortable doing)
> >
> > Here are a few of the vlogs I visit,
> > http://missbhavens.blogspot.com/
> > http://www.bicycle-sidewalk.com/
> > http://unholyknight.com/vlog/index.php
> > http://joshleo.blogspot.com/
> >
> > I am just curious what other vlogs people think are good and why.
> >
> > Heath - Batman Geek
> > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
> >
> > You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you
> > don't pull the mask off of the Lone Ranger and you don't mess around
> > with Batman!  (Hey I'm called Batman Geek, what did you expect?)
> >
>
>
>
>

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