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Padlet
Padlet is a blogging tool designed for sharing and collaboration. The manufacturers describe it as a 'blank piece of paper' that you can add content to (e.g. video, images, attachments, comments). It can be used on iPhones (there is a specific app) and is otherwise web based.
I've seen it used as an online tool for gathering comments/ideas about a particular topic but I have never personally used it for blogging.
You can easily set up a free basic account at:
Or otherwise you can upgrade to a paid account for a small fee.
This is an example Padlet that I put together in a few minutes:
https://padlet.com/a_ball_1/ogf0r1x2k6wp
It can take a while to load video clips (especially if they are quite long) but it seems to handle most formats fine.
I've chosen to make this Padlet accessible via a link and to give viewers editing rights but you can change this to make it more or less private and to increase or decrease the permissions.