": Vlogs are about somebody saying something. That's why the ability to work off a script and read off a teleprompter in Serious Magic's software is critical enabling technology. This isn't just about staring at a camera and trying to think of something to say; it's not about the live camboys and camgirls (to answer Jason Kottke); it's about at least trying to say something. Vlogs are to cams as blogs are to web pages and forums: They are produced, edited, throught-through; they have a point.
: There are two reasons why something should be on video instead of in print: the need for (1) graphics and illustration or (2) expression and inflection. Here, too, Serious Magic helps because it allows very easy click-and-drop insertion of graphics tied to your words (rather than to a clock).
: I'm still trying to find the right voice for these things. I know that right now, they're either embarrassing (my sacrifice for my art) or merely imitations of bad TV. But I'm starting to feel comfortable with the form. And I'll repeat what I said when I started this: Vlogging lets us online go up against our true competitors -- not news organizations and reporters but commentators, especially on TV (on Sunday morning, on Fox, on 60 Minutes). Bloggers compete with columnists; vloggers compete with pundits.
But that's just one voice that will work. Put these tools in the hands of young people with something new to say and a new way to say it and I know we will be wowed."
http://www.buzzmachine.com/archives/2002_12.html#000418
http://www.seriousmagic.com/proverview.cfm
Obviously I have purchased some vlogging names.. and am hoping this is the next hot new area..and I think the guy at buzzmachine laid it out pretty well as far as visionary thinking goes..
