With the rapid growth of blogging in 1999, it wasn’t long before the first video was uploaded and added to a blog post to form the first vlog. Adam Kontras was the first to accomplish this on January 2nd, 2000 when he posted a 15-second video of himself sneaking a cat into his apartment building.

Moving on from the cat escapades, the first person who coined the term “vlog” was Adrian Miles. In the same year of 2000, he created the term “vlog” as an amalgamation of the words video and blog. His videos have since been deleted from the web, and can only be found in an archive.

The First Vlog. Vlogs have existed since January 2, 2000, when Adam Kontras posted his first video of his journey to Los Angeles on his personal blog. The video was a 15-second clip created using a handheld camcorder, and it was uploaded to the internet using a dial-up connection.

Jul 9, 2020 · It was in the year 2000 that vlogging as we know it began to take shape, as the first true vlog was filmed by Adam Kontras. On January 2nd, Kontras shared a video and blog entry that detailed his cross-country move to Los Angeles.

Apr 24, 2021 · The first "video blog" can be traced back to the early 2000s, but it wasn't until YouTube came around that the idea of vlogging really stuck. As we've previously mentioned, a vlog is just a blog in video form, but vlogging is sort of a separate beast.

Mar 7, 2022 · In 2005, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the first-ever video to the site, which was, surprisingly (or not) a vlog of himself at the zoo. This first video helped set the foundation for YouTube’s emphasis on user-generated content.

Jul 28, 2017 · You probably have never heard of the name Adam Kontras, but he is credited with creating the world’s first vlog. Kontras set off on a cross-country road trip to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being in show business, and he wrote blog entries along the way to inform his friends and family of his adventures.

Nov 17, 2020 · Adam Kontras. You’ve probably never heard his name, but he is known to have created the world’s first vlog. Kontras set off on a cross-country road trip and along the way, he would write blogs to send to his friends and family about his adventures.

Jul 24, 2024 · Probably the key to vlogging is that it features predominantly self-made first-person videos – either live-streamed or pre-recorded and uploaded. Each video will usually feature the vlogger speaking directly into the camera, sharing his or her day, or thoughts on a …

Spreading the #NoSmallCreator mindset. I started a daily vlog on 1/1/18 with 111 subscribers. Vlogged for 365 days in a row. Hyped for what’s next.