Friday Fun: Vlogging
10/07/2005
Sometimes Friday Fun is discovering people who are out on the edge, leading the charge, taking a risk. Two blogging buddies are doing just that. Elana Centor, Funny Business, and Rick Short, Indium Corporation, are experimenting with business vlogs.
I love the concept of vlogging. If done right, it can bring a dash of the theatrical, to what is often mundane, show another side of people that goes further than blogs or podcasts and is fun on both sides of the camera. Not to mention adding a diva element to your marketing strategy!
Elana is taking a series approach to vlogging. With My American Office, she presents a playful and often intimate look at where we spend a significant part of our days (and too often nights!). Do not come to visit with your camcorder Elana! The Story of the Mardi Gras Rosary is a lovely piece that is about a Hurricane Katrina fund raising effort.
Rick's recent vlog was an interview with Stowe Boyd, president of Corante and editor of Get Real. Stowe talks about the counter-intuitive fear of blogging that many marketers struggle with. Rick's vlog at the DemoFall is a demo with the guys from VideoEgg about ... what else videos on the net. Was I surprised to find a colleague vlogged - Tim Matanovich, the pricing guru.
All right Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close up.
So as we say in the movies ... Lights! Camera! Action!