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Blog + Video = Vlog [TV-quality graphics + transitions and titles = homemade newscasting]
Washington Post ^ | Jan 7, 2005 | Leslie Walker

Posted on 01/07/2005 1:36:46 PM PST by Mike Fieschko

One gee-whiz product on display last night in the ballroom of the MGM Grand Casino signaled where the personal publishing trend known as blogging is headed.

Think video. Think regular Joes and Marys acting like Dan Rather, broadcasting personal video newscasts from their kitchen counters and living room sofas.

Mark Randall, founder of Serious Magic, shows the video-creation screen of his new video-blogging software program, which generates a personal video that looks much like a regular TV newcast ....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blog; blogs; internet; newmedia; vlogs; weblogs

1 posted on 01/07/2005 1:36:46 PM PST by Mike Fieschko
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To: Mike Fieschko

I'm interested now. Some blogette in her pajamas, that would be nice.


2 posted on 01/07/2005 1:39:44 PM PST by AmishDude
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To: Mike Fieschko
Think regular Joes and Marys acting like Dan Rather Ummm... No
3 posted on 01/07/2005 1:39:48 PM PST by 14erClimb
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To: Mike Fieschko
Csn't they model A MODEL instead of a George Castanza stand in ?
4 posted on 01/07/2005 1:42:28 PM PST by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,019,003 Bush fans.)
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To: Mike Fieschko

Rupert Pupkin would finally get his own show.


6 posted on 01/07/2005 1:51:35 PM PST by Argus
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To: Mike Fieschko

But will bloggers be able to copy footage off of the networks and then comment on it? Probably not, because of copyright laws. If they actually could do this, then it could be devastating to the networks.


7 posted on 01/07/2005 1:53:12 PM PST by DeweyCA
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To: Mike Fieschko

ooh....this would be sweet.

I don't blog, but I might do this if the cost wasn't really bad.


8 posted on 01/07/2005 2:00:08 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
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To: DeweyCA

No, you would be allowed to show a portion of a report....not the whole thing....for the purpose of criticism, examination, etc.


9 posted on 01/07/2005 2:02:01 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
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To: Mike Fieschko

Now everyone can be amateur journalists .... and probably have more credibility than Dan Rather.


10 posted on 01/07/2005 2:11:16 PM PST by Centurion2000 (Truth, Justice and the Texan Way)
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Good grief this is awesome.

It even scrolls a teleprompter across your screen as you look into a webcam or video camera.

How cool is this??!!

http://www.seriousmagic.com/products/vlogit/


11 posted on 01/07/2005 2:12:32 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
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To: rwfromkansas

Yeah, and with Verizon, Cingular and Sprint announcing broadband to your cellphones ...


12 posted on 01/07/2005 2:33:12 PM PST by Mike Fieschko (Two neutrinos go through a bar ...)
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To: Mike Fieschko

Coming soon to a monitor near you. Porno news.


13 posted on 01/07/2005 2:45:51 PM PST by Phoneman
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