Dictionary

vlogosphere en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog blend English vlog Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere ▲ English blogosphereinflu. English vlogosphere From vlog + -o- + -sphere, after the pattern of blogosphere.

Meanings

1. (Internet) The realm or culture of vlogs; all vlogs taken as a whole.
   • The terrain conquered by these cyberpioneers? The blogopshere (and its videostreaming complement, the vlogosphere). 2013, Sarah Banet-Weiser, Inna Arzumanova, “Creative Authorship: Self-Actualizing Individuals and the Self-Brand”, in Cynthia Chris, David A. Gerstner, editors, Media Authorship, Routledge, →ISBN, page 162:
   • But even if you don't have movie-studio muscle to devote to your monologues, there are still ways to make a splash in the vlogosphere. 2006 September 24, Anna Kuchment, “Technology: Want to be a Video Star?”, in Newsweek:
   • A bit older than most of vlogging's main practitioners — who tend to be in their mid- to late-20s — the self-proclaimed baby boomer cites Hodson as one of two artists whose work attracted her to the vlogosphere. 2006, The Independent Film & Video Monthly, volume 29, page 32:

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Relateds

blogosphere