Video blog would seem like the obvious term of choice especially since it is become more popular among the masses and new people are launching video blogs every day. I would venture to guess that the main reason why this term is so popular is because the two terms blog and vlog resemble one another two much. The also sound very much alike (for obvious reasons.)
So when a new vlogger tells someone to go and check out my vlog they get a different response then if they were to tell someone to go and check out their video blog. If you say the term vlog the light goes on for a few of us, but if you say the term video blog the light goes on for everyone. Podcasts originally started as audio only so that is what most people will view them as. Their first impression just sticks. Podcasts will always be audio only to some people. People may still be thinking youtube when they hear the term video blog, but only be cause they were the first real giant in the industry. I know that I only thought youtube when I first started vlogging (video blogging!) I would also venture to say that most people not in the know about video blogs would thnk that they are just like real blogs only primarily spoken. To get a true feel on what people think, maybe we should all try putting a poll up on our blogs and see what kind of response we get, then compare the results here. Shawn Carpenter http://spcbrass.wordpress.com http://spcbrass.blogspot.com http://loudtourtv.blip.tv --- In [email protected], "Mike Meiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I hadn't thought to check into this in a long while. > > video blog vs. vlog vs. video podcast > > Which terms is winning out? > > http://www.google.com/trends?q=video+podcast%2C+vlog%2C+video+blog%2C+videoblog&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 > > Alternate tiny url: > > http://tinyurl.com/3b6j4u > > It would appear that "video blog" is THE clear term of choice, which > makes me quite happy. The masses have pretty much spoken at this > point. I think it's safe to say the dust is starting to settle and > can't forsee anything changing the picture anytime soon. > > In fact the only thing more popular then "video blog" is simply > "podcast", with an order of magnitude. > > http://www.google.com/trends?q=video+blog%2C+podcast > > On a side note it's interesting to note that while popularity the term > podcast has obviously peaked the term videoblog continues to rise very > steadily. Most interesting. > > I would think that podcast is the prefered term for audio specific > media, but I could well be wrong, which brings me to my next point. > > **Google can't tell us what people thing these terms mean.** > > Do people think of podcasts as generally audio only? > > What percentage of these articles that are refering to "podcasts" are > actually referring to video specific podcasts? > > When people here "video blog" what do they think? > > When people here "video blog" do they think simple "youtube"? > > or do they think "like a blog but instead of text primarily video"? > > Is blog itself yet a household term, or do people still think it means > "to throw up"? > > > > And finally and most importantly... what is the state of RSS in all this? > > My guess is the vast majority will never know the term, RSS. Nor do > they necissarily need to. > > They may understand two things: 1) subscribing, 2) syndication (if > they make media). > > RSS is undisputeably and undeniably integral to this space. As 1) a > subscription mechanism, 2) a serch mechanism, and 3) a syndication > mechanism even though the vast majority of the public may not know it > or even need to know it. > > What interests me though, is how far have we come in loosening media > from the confines of the "web page" so it may flow freely beyond the > boundries of the traditional web to set top boxes, portable devices, > cell phones and such. > > How far have we really gotten in that big picture? > > What percentage of web originating video is viewed on a web page? > > What percentage is viewed on the web page it originated on, as opposed > to through a syndication, reblog, or search site? > > Just some late night ramblings. > > -Mike > mefeedia.com > mmeiser.com/blog > evilvlog.com >
