Editing Vlog (section)

{{Short description|Form of blog for which the medium is video}}
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A '''vlog'''<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/09/merriam-webster-dictionary-new-words | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Ed | last=Pilkington | title=Merriam-Webster releases list of new words to be included in dictionary | date=July 9, 2009 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608032311/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/09/merriam-webster-dictionary-new-words | archive-date=June 8, 2016 }}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|v|l|ɒ|ɡ}}), also known as a '''video blog''' or '''video log''', is a form of [[blog]] for which the medium is [[video]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Media Revolution: Podcasting |url=http://www.nefilm.com/news/archives/2006/02/podcasting.htm |website=New England Film |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814044000/http://www.nefilm.com/news/archives/2006/02/podcasting.htm |archive-date=August 14, 2006 }}</ref> Vlog entries often combine embedded video (or a video link) with supporting text, images, and other [[metadata]]. Entries can be recorded in one take or cut into multiple parts. 

In recent years, "vlogging" has spawned a large community on social media, becoming one of the most popular forms of digital entertainment. It is popularly believed that, alongside being entertaining, vlogs can deliver deep context through imagery<ref name=":03">{{Cite journal|last1=Huh|first1=Jina|last2=Liu|first2=Leslie S.|last3=Neogi|first3=Tina|last4=Inkpen|first4=Kori|last5=Pratt|first5=Wanda|date=2014-08-25|title=Health Vlogs as Social Support for Chronic Illness Management|journal=ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction|volume=21|issue=4|pages=1–31|doi=10.1145/2630067|pmid=26146474|pmc=4488232}}</ref> as opposed to written blogs.

Video logs (vlogs) also often take advantage of [[web syndication]] to allow for distribution of the video over the [[Internet]], using either the [[RSS]] or [[Atom (standard)|Atom]] syndication formats, for automatic aggregation and playback on mobile devices and personal computers (see [[video podcast]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashley |first=Jake |title=Guide to Starting a Vlog |work=Vlogging |date=9 November 2021 |url=https://vlogging.co.uk/guide-to-starting-a-vlog}}</ref> The vlog category is popular on the video-sharing platform [[YouTube]].