What are some other video sharing sites, besides YouTube?
There is no shortage of video sharing sites on the web. Most of them take the video sharing model and apply their own spin, since drawing traffic away from a hot site like YouTube can be extremely difficult. Some focus on original content, some implement an editorial process to highlight the best of the best, and others offer money in exchange for quality submissions. Here are 7 YouTube alternatives:
Blip.tv
Blip.tv provides hosting for original user-generated video content, much of it presented in a traditional “show” format. Users can choose to participate in their advertising program and receive a cut of revenue generated by their videos.
Break
Break.com publishes humorous videos of practical jokes, stunts, gags, and mishaps. Original videos chosen by the Break.com staff can be sold to the site for appearance on the home page. Break will pay up to $2,000 to the owner of the video. Payments are done through PayPal.
Google Video
Google Video publishes content that is approved by its staff, and applies their signature Google search technology to its video library.
Metacafe
Metacafe ranks video content by collecting user input. The owners of videos that receive praise through the site’s voting system have the opportunity to make money from the site.
Revver
Revver publishes videos submitted by its users. Revver tracks the popularity of videos on its network, publishes relevant advertisements along with those videos, and shares the revenue with the content owners.
Vimeo
Vimeo sets itself apart by cutting out the clutter. Only original content is allowed on Vimeo, and the content authors can choose who is allowed to see their videos.
Yahoo! Video
Yahoo! Video is a video sharing site that organizes content by categories, enables tagging, discussion, and implements a 5-star rating system. The Yahoo! Video library is searchable via Yahoo! search technology.
