You know how some Filipinos can be: shy, self-effacing, mahiyain. Most of us tend to receive compliments with awww-shucks and not-really’s instead of the Western “thank you.” And if you point a video cam about us, don’t be surprised to see a hand or shirt or handkerchief shielding one’s face.
So let’s take the a-typical Filipino: a blogger. Imagine, someone willing to expose oneself online. Through the written word at that!
That’s enough to send most Pinoys scampering away. The lack of confidence in writing or in speaking English is evident. You’ll find numerous disclaimers at the start of this or that blog entry, or self put downs in blog comments.
No wonder Pinoy vlogging hasn’t taken off. People are scared to express their thoughts, and are petrified about showing their faces online. Read the full story
As I was taking pictures during a fire near our place (blog entry here), taking a video came into my head. However, I only had a 64MB M2 loaded in my Sony Ericsson P1i (the bundled 1GB M2 was being used by my brother for the M600i; the phone doubles as his music player), so I was not able to take a video. The phone’s internal memory is actually 160MB.
There is another reason why I did not take a video.
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Video blogging or vlogging is relatively new here in the Philippines. Vlogging is actually blogging using video as medium (as opposed to the traditional text). But why engage in vlogging at all? Read the full story
Aileen Apolo started experimenting with podcasting more than a year ago with the Band of Bloggers (BoB) and ventured into video blogging in You Got Tech.
She thinks video blogging is more worth pursuing compared to podcasting. “Because you’ll manage to gain a lot more skills when you do it. Aside from content, you have to contend with editing. Both have their uses and both can be used for educating and entertaining people, making videos though allows you to: Read the full story
Ang pagiging blogista mula noong ako’y nasa hayskul ay isa sa mga bagay na sobrang ikinagagalak ko. Sa pamamagitan kasi nito ay naibabahagi ko sa buong mundo ang aking saloobin, opinyon at kung anu-ano pang kuro-kuro ukol sa iba’t ibang bagay – mapa-personal, pulitika, showbiz, lovelife and mga kakornihan.
Naaalala ko noong ako’y nag-umpisa bilang isang blogista. Sa katunayan nga’y hindi ko alam na ‘blog’ pala ang popular na tema para sa mga online journals. Naalala ko pa noong napilitan akong kabisaduhin ang iba’t ibang html codes para lamang maayos ang aking entry sa araw na yun.
Bago ako tumapak sa colegio ay pumunta ako sa livejournal. Halos lahat ng kalokohan ko at mga saloobin ay naroon. Muntikan pa nga akong napahamak dahil sa ilang entries ko doon kaya natutunan ko kung paano ihihiwalay ang mga “bloggable” at “non-bloggable” entries. Read the full story
McVie, Tanggera and AJ always make sure to bring in the fun when it comes to video blogging. Watch their very own takes on what vlogging is all about. Read the full story
Jon: Have you heard about Pinoy vlogging?
aajao: seriously, it was only introduced to me by Coyjust this year. Well, vlogging, that is, and since Coy is Pinoy, then I guess he and his “work of art” can together be labeled as Pinoy vlogging, don’t you think so?
Jon: Well, yeah. So what can you say about Pinoy vlogging? aajao: Ok, let me see… first, I’d like to put into words my amusement in the term “vlogging”. So I’ve learned that it is a shortened term for the two words “video” & “blogging”. From the words combined, I can easily define that vlogging is an online anecdote of the authors life (or adventures) posted in video. In this case the author is not only considered as a plain author of his blog but also an artist. Read the full story
