videoblogs

Recorded personal broadcasts

Videoblogs are blogs presented in video format rather than text—regular video content posted online, typically in diary or commentary style.

The term emerged in the early 2000s as webcams and video hosting made personal video content feasible.

Now largely replaced by vlog: She started a videoblog documenting her weight loss journey.

platform

YouTuber

Person posting videos online

upload · streaming · influencer · monetization · followers · likes · comments · engagement · analytics · thumbnail

technical

streaming

Real-time digital delivery

codec · compression · bandwidth · editing · lighting · microphone · camera · tripod · greenscreen · rendering

lifestyle

travel

Movement between locations

beauty · cooking · parenting · minimalism · sustainability · homemaking · gardening · budgeting · self-care · routines

personal

diary

Personal daily record

reflections · musings · introspection · journey · chronicles · candid · revelations · self-expression · storytime · update

educational

tutorial

Instructional step-by-step guide

guide · demonstration · lesson · DIY · walkthrough · explainer · tips · hacks · review · comparison

entertainment

comedy

Work meant to amuse

  • gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
  • musicOrganized auditory art
  • reactionResponse to stimulus

parody · sketches · challenges · pranks · roast · commentary · drama · storytime · celebrity · interviews

Opposites
medium/format

videoblogspodcasts

Episodic digital audio programs

newsletters · essays · letters · zines · print journalism

production style

videoblogsstudio productions

Works from established companies

corporate videos · theatrical releases · news broadcasts

temporality/permanence

videoblogslivestreams

Real-time online broadcasts

live broadcasts · live television

Family

videoblog, videoblogging, videoblogger, videobloggers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G