Bloggers becoming vloggers

[Annie]

I have noticed that a couple of my once-favorite bloggers have switched to podcasts or video… I don’t really have that much time to listen to things; I can read much faster than they can talk. Does anyone else find this trend annoying?

 

[dallas_r]

No, it’s really their decision. If I may, we have some great bloggers here like @(name removed by moderator). I can see where it would be way easier to record yourself talking than having to type, edit, and do a ton of revisions. I prefer podcasts or videos more simply because I don’t have to read. All that homework catches up to you and burns you out.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Vlogs are boring for me and I personally don’t have time. I’m also not into podcasts because I find them a hassle and I really don’t want to listen to people talking for 20 minutes, even though I could conceivably listen to them while doing something else.

There is a large audience for podcasts and video logs, but it’s a different audience from the people like myself and possibly the OP, who like to read.

 

[pianistclare]

Unless they are a mega theologian, I don’t read the random musings of people who think they are smart.
The one big exception?
CAF of course,

 

[CoeurRempli]

I do enjoy vlogs- they are more interactive in some ways. I agree though that a vlog takes a lot longer to read than a blog post. It is also harder to search through vlogs than it is to search through a blog. I prefer vlogs that are short-- I do not have time for those hour long vlogs. Even 20 minutes is plenty. I normally speed up videos that I watch.

 

[0Scarlett_nidiyilii]

I’ll listen to vloggers while I’m making dinner or folding laundry.
I like all different styles from theology to science to thrift-shop-hauls to people who make doll house sized food.

But if I can just listen while I’m doing other things, that works pretty well.

 

[joeybaggz]

I, like you, prefer the written word. You can tell a lot about a particular person and their viewpoint by the way they write and think. Good writing shows that a presentation of an idea is well thought out, and prepared with an eye toward spelling, grammar, syntax and the other characteristics of a good writer, who is worthy of respect. Poor writers are often (but not always) questionable thinkers, or at least, persons with questionable ideas.