“Vlogging” is the filming and posting of “vlog” videos on social media. The term “vlog” is a portmanteau of “video blog” or “video log.”
Detailed explanation
You can think of a vlog as a blog post presented through a video format. Like bloggers, vloggers regularly upload daily, weekly or monthly content for their followers.
The vlogger carries a camera and records their experiences at novel locations, like Disney Land, or shares their opinions about important or trending topics, like their thoughts on this year’s Oscar winners. They may also review a product or service in a “real-world” scenario instead of a controlled studio setting (trying all the food at a restaurant, for example).
There are many ways to film vlogs. Some use tripods and a camera or phone, while others use gimbals and GoPros. Vlogs can be edited or unedited. Edited vlogs are usually supported with text, subtitles, graphics and sounds. Unedited vlogs generally attempt to create a feeling of authenticity and rawness.
Vlogging is a common subgenre on YouTube, home to popular vloggers like Casey Neistat, Roman Atwood and Ali Abdaal.