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Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs

Hey folks, I had an interesting idea. I just moved to Cambridge, MA to start a masters at Harvard. I'm up to some interesting things, and I'd love to share through a youtube channel where each vlog is only a minute long! That way its digestible, easy, and fun! What do you think?
( 10 comments | on HN )
Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by edburdo on Thursday June 08, 2017 @02:52PM (#14516236)
Casey Neistat had a very poignant video today (yes, posted today). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q980C74SdYQ
Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by petercooper on Thursday June 08, 2017 @06:39AM (#14513189)
Sure, I'd probably subscribe. Make sure to give each day a good title though. If it's just "Vlog for June 20th" it's not so easy to pick given how many subscriptions a lot of us have nowadays..
Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by hsikka on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @07:38PM (#14556868)
Just took a shot at one! I'm really eager to learn how to edit, this was my first time! https://youtu.be/dC-1OQ-3fb8
Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by petercooper on Friday June 16, 2017 @07:52PM (#14573421)
Congrats.
Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by hsikka on Thursday June 08, 2017 @06:43AM (#14513207)
Yessir! I'll make sure to walk the fine line between great titles and clickbait ;) Also an interesting thing to note, I believe Instagram allows for 1 minute videos, so I could also cross post there.
Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by petercooper on Thursday June 08, 2017 @07:24AM (#14513341)
The thing about Instagram is you need to be "in" to what you're saying ASAP as it's too easy to move on. But.. you'd also probably get more engagement especially if you have a lot of people who know you personally who'd want to watch.
Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by edburdo on Thursday June 08, 2017 @08:08AM (#14513526)
Are 1 minute vlogs doable? Sure... it depends on you. You have to have a story. No story, no subscribers.

So, if you can tell a story in 1 minute or less... then I think it would work.

Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by hsikka on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @07:38PM (#14556867)
Just took a shot at one! https://youtu.be/dC-1OQ-3fb8
Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by spraveenitpro on Thursday June 08, 2017 @06:51AM (#14513232)
1 min is a bit too long, can you make it max 20 seconds?
Re:Ask HN: 1 minute Daily Vlogs by hsikka on Thursday June 08, 2017 @07:04AM (#14513273)
I'll just release a vine copy, so we can shoot 7 or less