Suppose you want to hold a political debate via video...or have a funny-face contest with your friends...or create a video tribute for someone who's important to a lot of people.

Now there's an easy way to do it: Vlip.com.

A vlip is an open-ended string of user-generated videos. Someone starts a vlip, usually with a purpose or theme, and then others can append their own videos to it, one after the other.

To start or add to a vlip, plug in your webcam, click a button, type in your name, click another button, and Vlip.com starts recording right in the browser. Click again when you're done. It's really that simple.

This is a beta launch and there are kinks to be worked out, but vlipping should have the potential to enable new kinds of dialogue, debate, and user-generated craziness. Also worth noting: you don't need to record a vlip in order to watch vlips made by others.