There has been a new trend in blogging that has come up more and more
lately : Vlogging Hauls.
Vlogging is video blogging, posting youtube videos, tutorials and the
like.
‘Haul’ videos are short clips (or long ones) about purchases that people
have made. This could be things from particular stores or a multitude of stores where buyers go
through their purchases and give you their opinions on them.
This is popular for a number of reasons mostly because you are getting
honest opinions from buyers and from the same target consumers as the stores
are after.
This has been noted by stores, several vloggers have had sponsorships, product deals and magazine spreads as many videos are
being viewed by hundreds of thousands of people. The perfect combo for Gen y –
technology and shopping!
There are even blogs dedicated to
haul videos, posting ones from different stores, different trends and topics.
Heres an example of one below;
LOL! I guess it helps if you're young and cute! I'm not sure anyone would want to see me yammering on about how I'm going to base my latest haul on what people on Twitter want to see. OK I'm really laughing now. This is funny. Seriously this girl needs to focus on getting an education instead of working 2 jobs so she can purchase junk from forever 21. (But that's just me!)
ReplyDeleteIf you watch some of their other videos, they're not that bad, but hauls are just the worse. Copious consumption at its finest.
ReplyDeleteCourtney, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who had a negative reaction. I love seeing photos of outfits other bloggers put together, reading commentary on current fashion trends and show, and seeing other images of fashion photography, but this haul thing I find insipid.
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