In this post I will talk about the differences between several video sharing sites. Each of the video sharing sites has their own limitations and advantages, so read on and select the best site for sharing your videos.
Of course, who would ever fail to mention YouTube? This website single-handedly changed the way we look at the Internet. YouTube started the revolution where we just don’t read information or wait a long time to watch videos. Because the site uses only flash technology, the loading time for videos was basically slashed hundreds of times. Youtube was created in 2005 by three guys – all of who were former employees of Paypal. It became so famous that Google was able to purchase it for $1.65 billion worth of stocks in February of 2006.
As far as technology goes, YouTube only allows its regular members to post their videos up to 10 minutes a clip. After that, YouTube will automatically cut your videos. However, you can become a director of YouTube and have the privilege to posting more than 10 minutes worth of videos. And how do you become a director? Most achieve this by dedicating themselves into one subject and posting many videos about their field of expertise. The YouTube staff will also evaluate their sites.
Metacafe is another popular video sharing site that uses flash technology to share its videos. It’s considered the most popular independent video sharing site. At first Metacafe was tagged more as a porn video site, but Metacafe cleaned up their act by having an anti-porn policy, and the results were actually better. Metacafe also awarded those videos with hits reaching more than twenty thousand, and this award is called the producer rewards. Each video creator is awarded $5.00 for every 1,000 hits they reach, and the required number of hits for awards is two thousand.
Next is Google Video. Not content with just having YouTube ownership, Google has pushed through with the creation of Google Video. This video sharing network features an unlimited time frame to upload the videos, which sometimes creates problems since full movies may be uploaded, which causes thorny copyright problems . However, Google also continues to improve this by monitoring the content of the videos. There are also videos for sale in the website for a minimal fee, and some videos can be downloaded for free with specific software that can only be provided by Google.
Lastly is Veoh. Veoh was created in 2004 by Dmitry Shapiro. Unlike other websites, this site shows videos in their original content, which is in contrast to most video sites. Most of the video sharing sites slash the loading time by making the quality of the videos lower. Veoh retains the original form and is seen as something used by people who want to use vidcast because of the quality it provides.
These are the popular video sites and their purposes. Use them all wisely, and there are plenty of music videos stored for you. YouTube can give you almost all the videos, Metacafe can make you earn money, Google Videos can be downloaded and Veoh can be used as a vidcast host. Make your choice.
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Hi, izimi lets you share the original format file, without loss of quality. It can be slower than crunched videos, so the best use I’ve seen is using YouTube etc for showreels/samples, then link to the original on your izimi account. PS: izimi in fact lets you share any files whatever the format.
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Comment by david ingram — June 25, 2007 @ 2:48 am