Beautiful Oceans, a company that offers the coral reef science courses for recreational scuba divers and snorkelers. has launched Coral Reef & Eco Diver, an online magazine built around blogging, audio podcasting and video podcasting.It doesn’t fall patly into any one category - podcasting, vlogging, blogging - but it’s an interesting use of inexpensive technologies to create a niche publication.
The free weekly news “magazine” features text blogs, podcasts, images and video footage. The magazine’s goal is to provide scuba divers and snorkelers with interesting scientific facts, tips and information about coral reef biology and responsible diving techniques that can be directly applied in-water. (more…)

The SFGate has an decent intro to video blogs:

In less than two years, the number of video blogs, also known as vlogs and video podcasts, has exploded from a handful to more than 7,000, according to video blogging directory Mefeedia. “It’s Jerry Time!” — which consists by a single, fortysomething man’s rants on life — was even nominated for a special Emmy award this year, although it lost to an AOL production. And next month, hundreds of vloggers from around the world plan to converge in San Francisco for a conference dubbed Vloggercon.

Peachpit Press has announced a new book on video blogging, Secrets of Videoblogging.

The book is is “filled with real-world tips on both the technical and creative aspects of vlogging, this fun, fast, full-color guide provides all the instruction you need to get going with your own video blog.” (more…)

Coming to Amsterdam:

Vlog europe! invites you to Amsterdam
where video bloggers are presenting,
learning and networking.

Be part of Vlog europe!, meet other
vloggers, become a vlogger.

Get ready for Vlog europe! and the
future of video on the web. We’re talking
content, technology and business.

You are invited, no registration fees!
16th through to the 18th of September.
See below for more details.

Too bad it’s for last year’s event and nothing’s been announced for this year yet - thanks to the commenters for catching this! Our bad!
via: Vlogeurope.com

Are you going to Vloggercon 2006, being held June 10-11 in San Francisco, CA?

“Vloggercon will be the greatest, bestest conference on earth,” according to a vloggercon promo that features a cast of vlogging pioneers, including Steve Garfield, Bre Pettis and Schlomo Rabinowitz. (more…)