Videobloggers have followed in the footsteps of bloggers and
podcasters, extending their posts to include video segments
rather than just text. Because new technologies make images
and video easy to produce, anyone with a digital camera or camera-
equipped cell phone and an Internet service provider (ISP)
can create a videoblog. Videoblogging is attracting people who
want to share commentary, stories, and opinions in video format.
Some videobloggers maintain blogs; others reject blogging
because it limits their expression but are captivated by the richness
and capabilities of vlogging.
Videoblogs represent a new, relatively untested instructional
technology tool. Faculty and students are beginning to include
videoblogs in collaborative class and research activities, and
some academic disciplines see videoblogs as a natural fit for
their needs. For example, anthropologists and ethnographers
are using rich-media blogging to try to capture the essence of
their subjects.
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