http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-111132 To videoblog or not to videoblog « Scobleizer - Tech Geek Blogger Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:53:30 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-111132 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] 3) Mathew Ingram and Alec Saunders say “Alec says he doesn’t find video a very good way of getting information across, which is why he doesn’t follow many vlogs — and I would agree.” FALSE AND TRUE. False because there are some things that just require video. Here’s a test. Give me one minute of video or 10,000 words to explain to me what Halo 3 does. The video will beat the text every single time, even if you have a Pulitzer-prize winning author write the words. True because words are far easier to skim, far easier to search, far easier to store, far easier to upload, and generally have more information imparted per minute spent consuming than video does. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] 3) Mathew Ingram and Alec Saunders say “Alec says he doesn’t find video a very good way of getting information across, which is why he doesn’t follow many vlogs — and I would agree.” FALSE AND TRUE. False because there are some things that just require video. Here’s a test. Give me one minute of video or 10,000 words to explain to me what Halo 3 does. The video will beat the text every single time, even if you have a Pulitzer-prize winning author write the words. True because words are far easier to skim, far easier to search, far easier to store, far easier to upload, and generally have more information imparted per minute spent consuming than video does. [...]

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-52538 theChickenTest » Blog Archive » Video-blogging is for anyone Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:20:49 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-52538 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Brad Templeton, Dina Kaplan, Alec Saunders, Luca Filigheddu, Jeff Pulver, Mathew Ingram, Paul Kapustka, Robert Scoble and Rob Hyndman among others. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Brad Templeton, Dina Kaplan, Alec Saunders, Luca Filigheddu, Jeff Pulver, Mathew Ingram, Paul Kapustka, Robert Scoble and Rob Hyndman among others. [...]

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-52424 Are podcasts even worse than vlogs? » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:21:18 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-52424 [...] Video-blogging isn't for everyone [...] [...] Video-blogging isn’t for everyone [...]

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-52335 NewsFactor Network Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:04:38 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-52335 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] 3) Mathew Ingram and Alec Saunders say “Alec says he doesn?t find video a very good way of getting information across, which is why he doesn?t follow many vlogs ? and I would agree.” FALSE AND TRUE. False because there are some things that just require video. Here’s a test. Give me one minute of video or 10,000 words to explain to me what Halo 3 does. The video will beat the text every single time, even if you have a Pulitzer-prize winning author write the words. True because words are far easier to skim, far easier to search, far easier to store, far easier to upload, and generally have more information imparted per minute spent consuming than video does. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] 3) Mathew Ingram and Alec Saunders say “Alec says he doesn?t find video a very good way of getting information across, which is why he doesn?t follow many vlogs ? and I would agree.” FALSE AND TRUE. False because there are some things that just require video. Here’s a test. Give me one minute of video or 10,000 words to explain to me what Halo 3 does. The video will beat the text every single time, even if you have a Pulitzer-prize winning author write the words. True because words are far easier to skim, far easier to search, far easier to store, far easier to upload, and generally have more information imparted per minute spent consuming than video does. [...]

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-52136 Thoughts on VoIP, technology... and more: Videoblog ? No, thanks Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:28:35 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/15/video-blogging-isnt-for-everyone/#comment-52136 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] It seems that everyone (Alec, Andy, Jeff, Ken, Mathew, Marc, and others) in the blogsphere is wondering wether to videoblog or not. This discussion started from a specific invitation by Dina Kaplan from Blip.tv, who challenged many bloggers to start a videoblog.I'll be very clear: to me, videoblog is useless. Hey, don't get me wrong, I like watching at user-produced videos on the internet, but videoblogging is pretty different. It would be useful if it would add more information to the whole story, but it doesn't. When you read a blog post,, it takes time to get the whole story, but 99% it worths the time you spend.If you listen to a podcast telling the same story, it takes less time and sometimes you can catch more details than reading the written version. But, if you watch at a videoblog post, what more do you get ? Taking Andy's videoblog as an instance, what more have I got ? I just had the opportunity to see Andy's face, tired after a long working day at VON, together with his bed's pillows behind him. Hey, very nice! :-) But, a podcast would have been good as well. Or, in this case, since the "information" was very simple, I would have got it by just reading a few lines of a "normal" blog post.To be honest, I would say that it depends from the topics you cover. A video would be useful to show in detail how a new gadget works, for instance. But in the VoIP world, you usually tell stories and comment news, you offer your view to your readers, and almost always video doesn't really add more information. Text plus photos is enough, to me.What do you think ?Technorati Tags: alec saunders, andy abramson, jeff pulver, ken camp, luca filigheddu, mathew ingram, marc evans, videoblog [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] It seems that everyone (Alec, Andy, Jeff, Ken, Mathew, Marc, and others) in the blogsphere is wondering wether to videoblog or not. This discussion started from a specific invitation by Dina Kaplan from Blip.tv, who challenged many bloggers to start a videoblog.I’ll be very clear: to me, videoblog is useless. Hey, don’t get me wrong, I like watching at user-produced videos on the internet, but videoblogging is pretty different. It would be useful if it would add more information to the whole story, but it doesn’t. When you read a blog post,, it takes time to get the whole story, but 99% it worths the time you spend.If you listen to a podcast telling the same story, it takes less time and sometimes you can catch more details than reading the written version. But, if you watch at a videoblog post, what more do you get ? Taking Andy’s videoblog as an instance, what more have I got ? I just had the opportunity to see Andy’s face, tired after a long working day at VON, together with his bed’s pillows behind him. Hey, very nice! :-) But, a podcast would have been good as well. Or, in this case, since the “information” was very simple, I would have got it by just reading a few lines of a “normal” blog post.To be honest, I would say that it depends from the topics you cover. A video would be useful to show in detail how a new gadget works, for instance. But in the VoIP world, you usually tell stories and comment news, you offer your view to your readers, and almost always video doesn’t really add more information. Text plus photos is enough, to me.What do you think ?Technorati Tags: alec saunders, andy abramson, jeff pulver, ken camp, luca filigheddu, mathew ingram, marc evans, videoblog [...]

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