Bloggers that want to be seen!!Most people from my generation will think of the lovably crazy Muppet pictured at left when we think about Gonzo. According to Wikipedia, Gonzo is a style of reportage, film making, or any form of multimedia production in which the reporter, filmmaker or creator is intrinsically enmeshed with the subject action (rather than being a passive observer).
Admittedly, when I first heard about vlogging a year or two ago, I thought it was a new, aggressive form of flogging, meant to really punish someone. I couldn't have been further from what an vlog actually is.
Technology godfather Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, defines vlogging as is short for video blogging, also known as vodcasting. Who knew that all those YouTube videos I had been watching had a category? Since I am not a particular fan of reading other people's thoughts, I am very interested in seeing what others deem interesting, or newsworthy, or funny. (As stated before in this blog, I am a very visual person. I need to see something to sustain my interest for any substantial amount of time.) I wondered, though, "How might I create a vodcast?" I turned to the godfather himself.
O'Reilly Digital Media is a site that I visit quite often. On a recent perusal of the site, I came across a how-to on vodcasting. Written for the true lay user, anyone can produce a vlog using this link. The manual is broken down into seven steps with screenshots and detailed instructions covering:
- Creating a video
- Posting a video
- Syndicating a video
- Informing iTunes
- Subscribing to a feed
- Feeding to a feed
- Where to go from here
I have tried to create a podcast using freeware, like Audacity. Personally, I didn't like their interface . When I used an Apple however, bing-bang-boom, I had a podcast. Am I saying to go out and buy a Mac just to make podcasts? Well, if you plan on creating podcasts and vodcasts on a regular basis, then yes. It is simply more convenient and less time consuming than Audacity or other pricey software.
Presently, I am a PC user, but very soon will be changing over to a Mac. Blogging is growing on me and I am sure that I will one day get over my issues with seeing and hearing myself on video enough to create a vodcast. Gonzo had Camilla, the chicken. I'll have my Mac Mini with a cinema screen.
1 comment:
You definitely do tend to gravitate toward visual media, don't you? :-)
Because I prefer to read (rather than watch or listen to) in order to learn, I'm not sure I would be interested in watching vodcasts. For others, though, I definitely see their potential for teaching and learning.
~Katie~
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