INTERNET VIDEO SITES

A Resource Guide from Video Production Tips.

The internet has hundreds of video sharing sites. Many are free for both viewer and content producer. Although many sites share similarities, the web contains an ever-growing variety of video content. Each video site has a unique flavor. Each caters to a slightly different audience. In order to find the site that best suits your needs, we have created this list of internet video sites with a description of their core mission.

We have included other video sites of interest such as over-the-web video editing and syndication channels. The list is alphabetized.

AtomFilms.com: Known as Atom Films for the past decade, Atom specializes in quality comedy. They are in partnership with Comedy Central and MTV so this site is well-funded. The majority of videos posted to this site are well produced, but they don't have to be big budget. Atom is searching for good undiscovered comedic talent, so content rules over high-dollar production value. They just don't want videos of kids lighting their farts on fire.

Blinkx.com: A video search engine that holds over 18 million hours worth of video. One of the webs largest and most sophisticated search engines, blinkx has partnered with over two-hundred media outlets including public and private video production entities with massive libraries. If a video exists on the web, you can probably find it using blinkx.

Blip.tv: (No commercials) One of the higher quality internet video sharing sites, Blip wants to provide viewers with video experiences that are "less boring" than standard TV. They describe their videos as hip, unusual and personal. A good site for viewers and producers of quality content. Blip provides easy access to additional distribution beyond their site.

Blog.com Not thought of as a video sharing site, blog nonetheless displays lots of videos. (Any video on blog dot com is actually hosted by You Tube.) Since most blogs are text only, a video blog can stand out with minimal competition on blog.com. Blog dot com features free and paid services and has international language translation.

Bogger.com In addition to being a huge platform for plain old text blogging, blogger hosts millions of videos. You can tap into the vast selection of blogger (Google and You Tube) and automatically post keyword-related videos to your site on auto pilot. (This requires an extra widget to be installed.)

BoFunk.com BoFunk features videos aimed at the teeny-bopper crowd who like to giggle at things that mere adults do not find funny. If watching a zit explode in close-up is your idea of entertainment, Bo Funk is your dream come true.

Brightcove.com Not just a video sharing site, Brightcove provides a video content management system for business. Brightcove clients include many large media companies such as Time-Warner and The Wall Street Journal but they also work with many small to medium companies. A syndication service and advertising partners are part of the Brightcove package.

Clashorama.com: Clashorama brings friendly competition to Internet Video. Viewers can create contests between any videos they want. Clashorama takes viewer ratings to a whole new level. Lots of goofy videos, but also plenty of serious topics and well-made videos. Good site for viewers and producers alike.

ClipShack.com: A site aimed at ordinary people who want to share goofy videos with their family and friends. This is not a site for business oriented videos, although they will be accepted.

Dailymotion.com A wide-ranging video sharing site covering everything from extreme sports to politics. Daily Motion is a good site for business owners because they have a category specifically for videos that promote products and services. This has turned Daily Motion into a good resource and online community for business owners.

GetMiro.com: A non-profit site dedicated to preserving net neutrality. Net neutrality is important in keeping the Internet a free and open platform for everyone. From the beginning, no one has "owned" the internet. Naturally, many of the world's communications conglomerates do not like that fact. "We the people" are embarrassing too many fat cats with our commentaries! If the internet becomes regulated the way some corporations would like, the little guy will lose. So please support net neutrality.

GoFish.com: Dedicated to the youth market, 6-17. Go Fish claims 6.3 million unique visitors.

Hulu.com: Hulu is a site that offers internet video viewers a more traditional TV viewing experience. This is not a standard video sharing site where anyone can upload, it's for viewing professional produced movies and standard television programs seen before on cable. This is a United States only website.

IFilm.com: Owned and operated by Spike-TV, this is internet video for the macho male. Babes and cars dominate the viewing selections at iFilm. Search by bikini, bizarre, fetish and more!

Joost.com: Joost is trying to merge cable television with the internet. Viewers can watch thousands of movies and TV shows for free by downloading the Joost player. (It's free.) Some of the content is current, premium channel cable hits like HBO's "Weeds." Joost has a huge library of ready to watch on demand professionally produced programming.

JumpCut.com: An online, remote production facility that is an awesome resource for internet video producers and small business owners. (Or big business owners.) With Jump Cut, you can use their video and their video editing software on their servers as you sit in your office. They supply stock footage and the ability to edit using their simple, over-the-web video editing interface. Jump Cut also gives you a platform to host video contests for your customers. Now that's cool. Jump cut also provides help with distribution of your video to an email list.

LiveLeak.com: Live Leak is searching for quality journalism with a mission of providing an alternative to the mainstream press. Liveleak adamantly rejects marketing videos unless they are labeled as such. Live Leak features citizen journalism from all over the world and does a great service helping people to communicate the reality of their lives without the corporate media filter. Live leak also has hot chick videos. Oh well. We'll say that makes their programming diversified.

Lulu.com: Lulu is a great resource for video producers who want to sell their content. Customers can buy and download your videos or get them mailed on DVD disc. Lulu is an online publishing house for not only video creators, but authors and musicians too. Lulu can help you create a web "store front" and help you get an ISBN number.

MegaVideo.com: A great site for both content producers and viewers alike. Mega Video's goal is to replace You Tube as the #1 video sharing site, but they have a way to go. Mega video features a reward system where you earn points the more your video is viewed and you can redeem the points for free membership or cash.

Mevio.com: The offerings on Mevio are higher quality than some internet video. Mevio features lots of continuing serials and character-driven entertainment. Mevio videos are more like what you would see on traditional TV with professional production values, although certainly most of them are relatively low-budget. Mevio claims to have over one-million hours of quality internet video entertainment, which is enough to keep you occupied for 41-thousand years.

Motionbox.com: Motion box is aimed at people who primarily want to share personal videos with family or friends. Viewers do not randomly select videos to watch, you as the content provider choose who gets to see your work. Basic membership is free, but that only allows you 30 minutes worth of video storage. If you need more than that, yu pay $30 a year, which isn't bad for secure hosting.

Photobucket.com: This is a huge site well known for housing millions of photos and videos for people to share with friends, family and strangers world wide. Photo Bucket is the largest photo sharing site in the U.S. and is among the top fifty largest sites on the web.

RealPeopleRealStuff.com: If you're looking for a place to show videos to promote yourself, this is a good choice. This website is seeking videos that show every day people and their products, services, and ideas.

Revver.com: Revver is a great site for viewers and content producers alike. Revver shares advertising revenue with content producers by placing a software tracking code on each video so you can keep up with viewership as it goes viral. Keyword driven contextual advertising is placed on videos by Revver and proceeds are split.

StupidVideos.com: As the name implies, Stupid Videos specializes in amateur clips that make somebody look stupid. Lots of people falling down, no documentaries. Although this site has a large audience, it's not a serious one and the demographics skew young. With the right video though, this site can get you a lot of eyeballs.

www.TrafficGeyser.com: If you want maximum saturation for your videos, you need Traffic Geyser. A paid distribution service that saves you tons of time uploading video. With Traffic Geyser, you can instantaneously zap your video creation out to fifty or more video sharing and social networking sites. Upload your video to Traffic Geyser once and it's sent out to every account simultaneously.

www.TubeMogule.com: Tube Mogul is a video distribution service. You upload your video to Tube Mogul and they shoot it out to about a dozen sites simultaneously. Saves tons of uploading time and so far, this service is FREE. They also have great analytics to track your viral video creation.

Ustream.com: An incredible service that allows you to broadcast live with audience interaction via real time text chat. Unbelievably, this is still free. Ustream will host a replay of your live video program when it's over so you can grow your show's audience and utilize your content in a variety of ways.

Vimeo.com: Vimeo can best be described as a generalized video sharing site hosting videos of all kinds, from one-shot cell phone quickies to professionally produced programs. Vimeo boasts over half a million members and 5,400 new videos daily. Compare that to 60,000 daily submissions for You Tube.

vSocial.com: A GREAT site for business owners, vSocial provides a platform for you to distribute viral, word-of-mouth campaigns and have them tied in with extensive social networking communities. Vsocial offers both paid and free hosting services. It's much easier to get your business noticed on a site like vSocial than You Tube.

YouTube.com: The Big Daddy of all Internet video sharing sites. Owned by Google, You Tube gets 60,000 submissions a day and it's easy to get lost in a pile that huge. You Tube no longer accept any video longer than 10 minutes. Viewers can not download them, although you can choose to allow embedding. You Tube does not yet have a way for you to sell your video.

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