Now I must say, I'm not a fan of your traditional audio only podcast. Technically speaking, a podcast doesn't have to be only audio. It can be video, PDF or even files you download to your computer. (You can find the wiki definition here.)
Now wait a minute. What's the difference then between a Vlog and a video Podcast? Well, mainly it has to do with the downloading of the podcast. You can subscribe to it and have it directly downloaded into your iTunes so you can then listen (or watch) it later.
Podcasts in my opinion are going the way of the dinosaur. Apple kind of saw to that when they started throwing a fit about people using a word that included "pod" in it.
Ultimately I think podcasts, blogs and vlogs are starting to mesh into one big group of subscription media. Anyone with a laptop or a smart phone (aka 90% of the population) can record their thoughts and advice, upload it, and gain an instant following.
I am not sure I agree that all of it is meshing into one big group of subscription media. However, I will concede that it is all similar...it's the delivery that changes from one media to another. For example, I think Facebook is more for people who can wait to find out what someone said about their post. Twitter, on the other hand, is all about instant gratification and staying glued to your device to see what kind of responses you got.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you pointed out the differences between vlogs, podcasts with videos. I was wondering about that and had no real idea of what the differences were. I also thought that podcasts were a things of the past, but I did read that they were up and coming. Interesting...I should check my information and see if it's outdate or not.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification on the difference between a podcast and a vlog. Even though I knew that you could subscribe to a podcast I was still uncertain as to what the difference was.
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