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What makes a good video?

Axis: interesting and personal ... important and informative

John

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2007-04-11 new John says important but uninteresting subjects such as drunk driving make bad vlogs, as they make bad books. Brotherhood 2.0: April 10th: Role Models 00:02:21
2010-07-20 restate John rejects the belief that all views are good views: a sensational title and thumbnail would get views, but the brothers are in the nerdfighting business. I Like Balls 00:01:14

Hank

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2011-05-20 new Hank holds that a good vlog needs skill rather than equipment, a stage voice aimed at one person, and above all making ideas interesting, with no dead silence. How to Vlog: From the Vlogbrothers 00:01:58
2013-08-09 restate Hank: PBS succeeds in online video because it has always focused on content that gets loved rather than content that gets views; in a world of infinite content, the content-viewer relationship is all that matters. What I Learned at VidCon 00:00:55