Vlogging to Defend the Environment

A memorable vlog almost always features three ingredients: a powerful theme, an eye-catching set or location, and a charismatic vlogger. As with all other genres, that last ingredient is the key. Imagine “Annie Hall” without Woody Allen, “Some Like It Hot” without Marilyn Monroe, “The Terminator” without Arnold Schwarzenegger. And so we direct your attention…

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Shorty Awards Honors Vlogger Marques Brownlee

The Shorty Awards has chosen online tech reviewer Marques Brownlee as its Creator of the Decade. If you’re not familiar with the Shorty Awards or with Marques Brownlee, check out the prize-winning vlogger’s four-minute video. It not only gives the facts but illustrates the style that has attracted six million subscribers to Brownlee’s YouTube channel. When discussing his award,…

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Did Casey Neistat Really Soar in a Human Flying Drone?

Hollywood filmmakers have long obeyed the rule: “Viewers will believe anything if they see it.” And so we’ve been treated to marauding dinosaurs, exploding planets, and high speed chases the wrong way on superhighways. Yet when YouTube superstar Casey Neistat posted a video titled “ Human Flying Drone,” some among the 9.5 million viewers suspected that the stunt—shot…

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Vlog Within a Game

Back in the twentieth century only a few people got to share their ideas using video. These included news commentators like Edward R. Murrow and stand-up comedians like Bob Hope. But the digital media revolution has changed all that. These days anyone with a mobile device and something to say can star in a vlog (video log). And now Mika, a German…

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