My favorite was the rap version of "Stay at Home Dad," a video I thought I'd hate judging by its description and thumbnail. But ya know, I gotta do my research so you know where the best video sites are…so I sacrificed and watched. I laughed my ass off. It was very clever and quite a homage to fatherhood.

Just like standard TV, Atom wants character-driven, episodic adventures that will attract a continuous audience. Much of the video you see on Atom uses sophisticated production techniques resembling network TV. But don't let that scare you off, if the content is funny, your lighting and editing don't have to be perfect.

Mevio claims some of their more popular shows are already reaching audience numbers high enough to rival cable channels for audience domination. Co-founder and CEO of Mevio, Ron Bloom, says, "We never believed in user-generated content as a business or even as a sustainable entertainment offering."

Clashorama is powered by proprietary software called Clashware. The site doesn't actually host the videos, so you have to have a different hosting solution if you want to display your videos on clashorama. You can embed a video hosted from anywhere, such as You Tube or your own server.

A new site called Real People Real Stuff is specifically designed to provide a platform for anyone who wants to broadcast their own internet video commercial. All you have to do is sign up for a free account and then upload a video.

Your video commercial can be about your business or service, or about a specific product. The content is entirely up to you.

The subject came to mind when I saw an interesting video on the web today where some guys at a Malibu beach got pissed at some paparazzi who were chasing after hunkster Matthew McConaughey. So they did what any self-respecting surfer would do to an intruder…they dunked the paparazzi in the surf and posted the video on the web.

By Lorraine Grula

Internet Video Gal

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