Matthew Gates http://notetoservices.com 6m 1,543 #vlogging
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Vlogging Made Easy
Most of the time, blogging gets a lot of love, much more than video, as people are still camera shy and believe that written content is still king over video content. The whole Internet is made up of trillions of content in the form of letters and words. In the dawn of the Internet, it was rare to see to video, as the technology of the time just did not allow for it. Fortunately, with the advancement of Internet connection speed and unlimited storage websites, video gave rise, with massive video websites launching to provide people a free platform to begin The Art of Not Blogging, but it instead of not blogging, it became The Art of Not Vlogging.
Before videos officially became a thing on the Internet, web designers and webmasters would have to upload their videos and have people download it directly from their servers. If too many people were downloading it at once, it would certainly take quite a while to download. Enter the age of the streaming video and eventually, the massive platform YouTube, and finally, everyone could easily place video on their website, without stressing bandwidth from their host servers. YouTube, and in essence, Google, who bought YouTube, decided to take the hits, in the form of space and bandwidth, mostly paid for by advertising.
While all-video site blogs are relatively young, many people forego having blogs and switch instead to completely vlogs, or video blogs, giving up any camera-shyness in order to communicate with their visitors and fans. They forego writing anything and instead, record hours and hours of videos of themselves, and upload them to YouTube, where they store them on channels. Some people do eventually set up a website to display those YouTube video. Many of these people have become video celebrities in their own right.
These are just some websites that have begun to explore video magic.
vid.me was originally designed for Reddit users, but was made for the Internet. Registration is completely optional. Videos can be uploaded and shared with the public or kept private so that only those with a link can view the video page. After a video has been uploaded, it may take a few minutes to process. A random link is generated. Sharing options in the form of a direct link, HTML, embed, and markdown along with Social Media options are available. You can also crop the video, download the video, or share it at a specific time spot. Additional options such as voting for the video or adding it to albums requires signup.
appear.in
appear.in requires no registration, no login, and no installs, and offers users to join a chat conversation with a group of up to 8 people for video conferencing.
Google Hangouts does require that you have an account in order to use it, but it is completely free and can host up to 10 people at a time. Afterwards, recorded videos can be saved and uploaded to YouTube. Google Hangouts serves as a video service being great for meetings, hosting live events that are later saved to YouTube, or just talking to two or more other people.
youtube.com / gaming.youtube.com
YouTube is and has been one of the most popular video websites since its founding in 2005. Once upon a time, there were video length limitations, but since YouTube is ever-evolving to the demands of society, with Google running it behind the scenes, YouTube has unlimited video uploads and unlimited video upload length time. An account is required, but YouTube can be associated with your Google account which makes the registration process extremely simple. Many people turn to YouTube to host their videos, their vlogs, their news broadcasts, podcasts, etc. YouTube also launched YouTube partners, in which average uploaders who become popular and receive a massive amount of visitors can make money on their video views and subscriptions.
vine.co is a popular social media website that requires registration and offers people the ability to upload 6-second videos at a time, enabling users to follow others and share the videos on their own social media networks.
keek.com
keek.com is a social video media networking site that requires registration and allows its users to upload videos that are 3 to 36 seconds long. It is deemed the “instagram of video”, the “twitter for video”, and the “micro version of youtube”, keek allows you to follow other users and share your posts with other social media networks, including embedding of videos on websites, but anything posted on your wall can only be a video, although comments are allowed. keek is quite popular among teenagers.
younow.com is a place for you to express yourself through live streaming video chat where you are the primary focus of attention in front of a live audience with a live chat. Registration is required and you can live stream from your webcam or your phone. Depending on the topic you choose to talk about may attract many people. This is not an adult-related webcam website, but just a website for people looking to talk about anything and have an audience that is interested in listening. By the live video chat, there is a live chat feed for everyone to talk with each other.
mindlogr is a place for people looking to log their thoughts by video only. Registration is required and basic accounts do come with some restrictions. You create a logbook and begin recording videos. As new events occur in your life, you create new logbooks. You can dress up your profile page and logbooks to have a unique look to match your personality. There is also plenty of help and support to help you become comfortable with making vlogs about yourself and your life.
instagram.com offers both unlimited video and photo sharing only with comments allowed on shares. Registration is required and can only be done through a smartphone app.
vimeo.com
While Vimeo is not as massive as YouTube, it contains a smaller community of professional videographers who are interested in video quality and people who are more interested in conversation and constructive feedback. Vimeo does require registration in order to upload and comment on videos. Supposedly, there are less trolls on Vimeo than YouTube. Vimeo also does not have as many advertisements as YouTube videos nor is it as strict in regards to copyright protections and is not as ban-happy towards its offending users, and a paid subscription can eliminate ads completely. Vimeo also offers the option to password-protect videos.
meerkatapp.co offers visitors the opportunity to live stream chat over Twitter, sending video to followers. As many as 5,000 people can watch someone’s streaming video at a given time. The app is available on iOS and Android. You must sign up in order to use meerkat.
periscope.tv is available only through iOS and Android and allows users to view the world through someone’s eyes. People use their phones to capture real life events and things they are going through and others can watch it. You must sign up with your smartphone in order to use periscope.
streamup.com
streamup.com requires registration and is a community of live streamers. Watch anyone at any time, whoever is online, and whatever they might be streaming. Some people choose to stream themselves on webcam, while others choose to stream video games or entire movies that they can watch and talk about together.
socialcam.com
socialcam.com is a web application design for mobile phones including iPhone, Android, and Windows phone. It allows users to capture and share videos with others online via social media websites. Users can also add filters to their videos and store their videos in the cloud.
hitbox.tv requires registration and caters to those who love video games. Any video game you are playing, whether you are playing solo, with a friend, or a group of people, you can stream your adventures online. Navigate through the website to watch other people play video games. You can even save streaming video to watch later. Not only will your game be displayed, but visitors can see you as you play.
twitch.tv caters to video game lovers and requires users to signup. Live stream video games and yourself as you might want travel through the game. Whether you want to teach others how to play, set up tutorials, or show them the tricks of the game, live stream your game and become popular among people who are interested in watching you play video games.
kageshi.com does require registration and allows anyone to stream their own video chat as well as watch other streaming videos. All live streams are in categories with many others that have similar interests. Chat with others as you watch live streams. Watch multiple live streams. Hang out with other people, get to know them, and talk about common interests. While kageshi is not a site deemed “adult”, it does recommend that its users be 18+.
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