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Vlog (lead additions)

In recent years Vlogging has evolved into a giant community on social media where people can release any information that they want. Vlogs are a unique way for people to help people in so many aspects of their lives. Written Blogs can't provide a visual design in the ways Vlogs can deliver deeper context through imagery.

Types
Informative Vlogs

Video Blog that is designed to educate the viewer about a particular subject.

Bereavement Vlogs

Video Blog that is designed to express feelings of loss, grief, and mourning.

Conversational Vlogs

Video Blog designed to be formal and create a civil discussion.

Instead of "a 2012 study" make it more straight and to the point. ex: Researchers have conducted an experiment, etc...

Impressions:

Vlogs have made it possible to learn about a Vlogger's persona, culture, and impressions using non-verbal hints. A 2012 study was conducted using crowdsourcing for Amazons Mechanical Turk (define what it is) to determine what kind of personality traits the Vlogger might have. (cite) Many Vlogs have been personified by five big personality traits such as Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience. Along with Mturk, the 2012 study also looked at the cues that take place within Vlogs. Vlogs can be broken down to their elements considering that there are a lot of factors that play in the creation of one such as placement of camera, lighting, location, amount of time spent looking at the camera, pitch, delivery and amount the of interactions. Using this information and crowdsourcing, results have revealed that the highest rate in personality research was Agreeableness which makes Vlogging an effective place to form Agreeable impressions with audiences. However, more non-verbal hints are more noticeable in other form traits such as Extraversion. Regardless, Personality impressions have made a more interesting Vlog viewing experience.

Education

Vlogging has been experimented with school systems to determine if it is a reliable platform to deliver higher educational practices to students. A 2015 study placed 42 college freshman into a control and experimental group of 21 each. (cite) Oral proficiency exams were given to all students to reflect their current speech skills, after a year of teachings based on each of the groups preference. The control group was instructed to work with their standard writing skills and create their on blogs, while the Experimental group tested their skills with online interaction. Scores for both groups have increased after both tests, however the experimental group had outperformed the control group due to the improvement of speech proficiency that came as a result of a more interactive learning environment between teachers and classmates. The control group claims that not using video blogs "lowered their confidence" in their speaking proficiency.

Health

Vlogging has been recently used in research to study how the platform can create a helpful community around people who suffer from chronic illnesses in order to inform viewers, and create closure. A 2014 study was conducted for Vloggers suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that investigated the relationship between Vloggers and their commentators. (cite) A sample of 72 Vlogs were taken from 36 youtubers for analysis with 24 for each of the three mental illnesses. The majority of Vloggers have posted Vlogs as a way to reflect on and share their stories in order to inform viewers about the process and the emotional impact. The study has resulted in the creation of many ad hoc small groups that share personal characteristics and create an online community that expands overtime to get more and more viewers involved in creating a supportive community that gives Vloggers the support that they need.

Youtube (additions):

Youtube has become a popular platform in order for people to express their emotions to create a giant social community. It has created a place to bring strangers together to reassure each other of their own experiences for any time and place. The emotional exchange and support that Vloggers seek due to a sizeable amount of friendly comments makes making bereavement Vlogs a united and common act.

Youtube Presence (Additions):

Many famous youtube Vloggers such as Pewdiepie, and Markiplier have gained popularity due to their expressive, open and over the top personalities and personas in their reactions to playing video game content. Compared to a channel like Cryaotic, who uploads lets plays where he presents himself as more inclusive, chill, and basic. As a result, he doesn't gain as much popularity from the online community.