Vlogers?

Yes, vlogers.

First, there was the blog. Blog = web log.

Then came the podcast. A podcast is audio or video content you can download from the Internet and play on your PC or a personal media device like, but not limited to, an iPod.

Vlogers?

Yes, vlogers.

First, there was the blog. Blog = web log.

Then came the podcast. A podcast is audio or video content you can download from the Internet and play on your PC or a personal media device like, but not limited to, an iPod.

Now, the strangest word yet: vlog. Vlog = Video blog. Vlogs are blogs that feature video posts. Sometimes daily video posts.

And a vloger is one who produces vlogs.

Everyday media life is starting to sound like a Star Trek episode, isn't it?

So what about these vlogers?

Their most important feature right now is that they're multiplying like jack rabbits.

A year or so ago, there were just a few dozen vlogs. As of this writing, a web site called mefeedia.com has a database of 4,720. I'm sure the worldwide number has blown past 10,000.

Just a fleck of dust on the knee of a gnat in the grand scheme of things - except for the growth curve.

Content?

From the truly bad to the genuinely compelling.

The opportunity is obvious.

10,000 vlogs (mostly dreck) and a few hundred million Internet users with broadband.

Do the math.

There's going to be a wondrous sweet spot in time when the hundreds of millions discover the vlogers and the folks with half-way decent vlogs will become 'overnight' stars.

You could be there.

Enjoy!

Ken