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By Caroline Tanner<\/strong>
\nMedill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON, DC \u2014\u00a0A content marketer for a D.C.-based tech company by day, Columbia Heights resident David Budimir, 26, has been producing \u201cvlogs,\u201d or video blogs, since he was a 12-year-old at Williamsburg Middle School in Arlington, Va.<\/p>\n

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Budimir and his roommate, Alex Druy, at their apartment in D.C. Photo courtesy of David Budimir\u2019s Instagram-@dbudi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe first video he made was a promotional video that played at the beginning of our daily student news program,\u201d said Alex Druy, 25, a consultant for the federal government and Budimir\u2019s sixth-grade locker partner. \u201cIt was a re-make of the American [version of the] television show, \u201cThe Office,\u201d and featured students running around doing banal things at school.”<\/p>\n

Budimir was on to something, with a passion for video that predated social networking sites such as Facebook and YouTube. In addition to being the most popular digital site for sharing video content exclusively, YouTube is also the second-largest social networking site, behind Facebook. According to Pew<\/a>, 63 percent of adult web users use YouTube.
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Although YouTube has \u00a01.5 billion users and can generate significant income for some,\u00a0 Budimir continues to vlog just for the sake of vlogging. Simply put, it\u2019s fun for him.<\/p>\n

Scroll through Budimir\u2019s eponymous YouTube channel<\/a> and you will find a wide range of videos that highlight his life experiences, beginning with his 10-month move to Thailand in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like video because it’s a combination of every medium,\u201d said Budimir, who made his first video in sixth grade. \u201cIt’s writing, photography and audio production all in one, which to me suggests that the best creators have a versatile\u00a0skill set.\u201d<\/p>\n

After graduating from Temple University in 2013 with a degree in advertising, Budimir worked for two years in social media marketing at Philadelphia-based Curalate, which at the time was an early stage internet marketing company.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to feel like I was a part of what was happening on YouTube,\u201d said Budimir. \u201cI wanted to join the party.\u201d<\/strong> –David Budimir<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In March 2015, Budimir quit his job at Curalate and moved to Thailand, where he connected with a community of digital nomads.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went somewhere I knew I could spend a lot of time and was affordable,\u201d said Budimir. \u201cAfter four years [at Curalate], two of which were as an intern, my role had become more operational than creative, making it a good time to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

While in Thailand, Budimir started a blog for superhero movies and TV shows called theRazor<\/a>. He wrote one article daily, including short stories about the cast of Marvel\u2019s Netflix series \u201cJessica Jones\u201d and casting rumors for the character of Kamala Khan in the \u201cMs. Marvel\u201d series.<\/p>\n

He also joined the Marvel Studio subreddit community<\/a> to engage with fellow Marvel fans, which he called a \u201cgrassroots way” of getting people to visit his website.<\/p>\n

While his blog did not go viral, his digital conversations suggested that his content resonated with viewers. His Twitter account, @dbudimir<\/a>, grew from zero to 1,500 followers in one month.<\/p>\n

I<\/span>n addition to his blog, Budimir challenged himself to do a vlog daily for three straight weeks. His most popular vlog explored haggling while traveling in Thailand<\/a> and has been viewed more than 1,000 times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to feel like I was a part of what was happening on YouTube,\u201d said Budimir. \u201cI wanted to join the party.\u201d<\/p>\n

In January 2016, after nearly a year in Asia including some time in Vietnam, Budimir ran out of money and returned to his hometown of Arlington, an affluent suburb of Washington. He began working in downtown D.C. at Social Tables, a tech company that creates software for event planning.<\/p>\n

He creates content for the company\u2019s YouTube page, a natural for him as he produces explainer videos targeted for event planners.<\/p>\n

The demands of the job caused Budimir to take a year-long hiatus from his own vlogging. Now he still works at Social Tables and vlogs semi-regularly, primarily about things that him and his friends are up to. One of his favorite vlogs to date featured him and a group of three friends as they hiked Old Rag Mountain<\/a>. It is the longest hike in the state of Virginia and part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Budimir and his friends in January 2017 at Wawel Castle in Krakow, Poland. Photo courtesy of David Budimir\u2019s Instagram-@dbudi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another vlog captures his December 2016 trip to Budapest<\/a>, as part of a two-week European tour with eight of his friends from Arlington.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis trip was the first time I saw him documenting a long period of time and the whole process that goes into it,\u201d said Brady, 26, an assistant commercial property manager who has known Budimir since kindergarten at Jamestown Elementary School.<\/p>\n

\u201cBudimir balanced having a great time on the trip with being the person who documents it,\u201d said Brady. \u201cHe lives for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The documentation effort is what leads Budimir to continue producing content, and the memories are what Budimir hopes his family and friends will continue to look at for years to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe find ourselves watching videos that David has made about stuff that\u2019s really fresh in our minds,\u201d said Druy. \u201cWe are all still close friends and living in the same area, and what we get out of these videos is only going to intensify as time goes on and we potentially end up in different geographical areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[Vlogging] is a fast way of becoming a part of someone\u2019s life, while inviting someone into your life as well.\u201d <\/strong> –David Budimir<\/p>\n

Currently, Budimir lives in the northwest D.C. neighborhood of Columbia Heights, along with his two roommates Druy and Brady. Their house has become the \u201cplace where everyone congregates before we go out and drink beer,\u201d said Budimir, a reputation he doesn\u2019t plan to change anytime soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel a lot more balanced this year,\u201d he said. \u201cFor the first time, when the clock hits 6 p.m., I usually think I got everything done that I needed to that day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Professionally, he is striving to find a way to get five days\u2019 work done in the office while only being there for four, giving him one day to devote entirely to vlogging. He also hopes to go back to Thailand at some point.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, his friends gladly continue to participate as his subjects, both in videos on his YouTube channel and photographs on his Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Being the one who takes the video] is a fast way of becoming a part of someone\u2019s life, while inviting someone into your life as well,\u201d said Budimir.<\/p>\n

To his friends, he will continue to say, \u201cCome over and let\u2019s make a video.\u201d<\/p>\n

PHOTO AT TOP: David Budimir captures himself in selfie mode via the mirror of his sunglasses. (Photo Copyright @dbudi)<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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