1:00 AM -- Here's an updated view of the Web Video Cheat Sheet , your favorite menu of online video sharing Websites.
Great news! This list is now available in a more robust, dynamic, yourfavoritebuzzwordhere form -- complete with site descriptions, target audience info, and editor's picks -- at Contentinople .
Over at C'nople, they call it the Video Sharing Guide . It doesn't sound as exciting as "Cheat Sheet," but rest assured they do have all the latest dirt on the world of online video. For example, they've got a full profile of what's happening at Crackle (formerly Grouper), which changed names and strategies just as this latest list was being finalized.
Of course, this resource is always missing something because there are SO MANY FREAKIN' video share sites out there. Just today I heard about YourFileHost , a site that will probably make this list in the coming weeks (but not now, I'm too tired).
Anyway, enjoy the list and visit Contentinople early and often.
Table 1: Web Video Cheat Sheet
Website
Property of
Can you upload videos?
Does the service offer video-editing capability?
Single-file size limit?
Time limit
Pricing Structure
Can you keep a video private?
Does it require a software download?
Can you get paid?
5min N/A
Yes
Yes
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
5 min - 10 min
Free
Yes
Yes
No
Addicting Clips Atom Entertainment
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
5 min - 10 min
Free
Yes
No
Yes
Aggrega N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
No
No
No
AniBoom N/A
Yes
No
No limit
None specified
Free
No
No
Yes
ApnaTube N/A
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Atom Films Atom Entertainment
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
Yes
Blinkx N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
No
No
No
Blip.tv N/A
Yes
No
No limit
None specified
Free
No
No
Yes
Bolt GoFish
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Break.com N/A
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
Yes
Brightcove N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
Under 5 min
Free
No
No, Flash format required
No
Buzznet N/A
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Castpost Broad Holdings
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free (for now)
Yes
No
No
Clesh Forbidden Technologies
Yes
Yes
None specified
None specified
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
Clickcaster N/A
Yes
No
Bulk restriction
None specified
$4.99 to $29.99 with varying space and RSS feed ability
No
No
Yes
Clipshack Reality Digital
Yes
No
Bulk restriction
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
College Humor Collected Ventures LLC
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
Yes
Cozmo.tv N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
N/A
No
No
Current.tv N/A
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
Free
No
No
Yes
Cuts N/A
No
Yes
N/A
N/A
Free
Yes
No
No
Dailymotion N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Dave.tv Dave Networks
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
DivX Stage6 DivX
Yes
No
Over 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
Yes, DIVX components
Yes
Dovetail.tv N/A
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
No
Yes
No
DropShots.com N/A
Yes
No
None specified
Under 5 min
Free
Yes
No
No
eSnips N/A
Yes
No
Bulk restriction
None specified
Free
Yes
Yes, browser applet
Yes
Expert Village N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
No
No
No
Eyespot N/A
Yes
Yes
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Famster iVenue
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Flixya N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
No
No
Yes
Free IQ N/A
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Some content is free, some PPV
No
No
Yes
Funny or Die Gary Sanchez Productions
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
No
No
No
GodTube BigJumpMedia
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
GoFish N/A
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Google Video N/A
Yes
No
No limit
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Grouper Sony Pictures Entertainment
Yes
Yes
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No, but the software allows editing
No
Helpful Video N/A
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
No
No, but videos can be downloaded
Yes
iFilm Viacom
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
JibJab JibJab Media Inc.
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
Free
Yes
No
No
Jumpcut Yahoo
Yes
Yes
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Kwego N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Liberated Films N/A
Yes
No
No limit
None specified
Free
No
No
Yes
LiveDigital N/A
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
LiveVideo N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Lulu.tv Lulu
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
Yes
ManiaTV N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Mediabum N/A
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Meevee N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
N/A
Yes
No
MeraVideo BrainGain Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Metacafe N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
Yes
Middio N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
N/A
No
No
Motionbox N/A
Yes
Yes
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Multiply.com N/A
Yes
No
None specified
5 min - 10 min
Free
Yes
No
No
MyHeavy Heavy.com
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
MySpace News Corp
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
MyVideo N/A
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
Yes
OneWorldTV OneWorld
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Ourmedia Outhink Media
Yes
No
No limit
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Panjea N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
No
No
No
Pawky N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
Yes
Phanfare N/A
Yes
No
Over 150 Mbytes
5 min - 10 min
$6.95/mo. for unlimited storage
Yes
Yes
No
Photobucket N/A
Yes
Yes
Bulk restriction
5 min - 10 min
Free
Yes
No
No
Podcast Spot Paramagnus Developments
Yes
No
Bulk restriction
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Podshow N/A
Yes
No
Over 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Pooxi Kwego, Ltd.
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Porkolt.com N/A
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
PureVideo PureVideo Networks
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
No
No
No
Putfile N/A
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Revver N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rooftop Comedy N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
Yes
Scenemaker Gotuit Media
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Free
No
No
No
Sclipo N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
Yes
Sharkle ViTrue
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Soapbox MSN
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
No limit
Free
No
No
No
Stashspace Afiniti
Yes
Yes
No limit
No limit
Roughly $8 per hour of video stored
Yes
Yes
No
Stupid Videos PureVideo Networks
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Sumo.tv N/A
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
Yes
No
Yes
Super Deluxe Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
SuTree N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
N/A
No
No
TeacherTube N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Treemo N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Twango N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Uncut Video AOL
Yes
Yes
None specified
5 min - 10 min
Free
No
No
Yes
uVouch N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
Free
N/A
No
No
UVU WPBT Channel 2
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Veoh N/A
Yes
No
No limit
None specified
Free
No
Yes
Yes
Viddler N/A
Yes
Yes
Over 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Video Webtown N/A
Yes
No
Over 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
VideoJug N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
VidiLife N/A
Yes
No
No limit
No limit
Free
Yes
No
No
Vidipedia N/A
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Vidmax N/A
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
No
No
Yes
ViewDo N/A
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Vimeo Connected Ventures
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
vMix N/A
Yes
No
Over 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
Vodpod N/A
Yes
No
Over 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
vSocial vCONNECT
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
VuMe N/A
Yes
No
Over 150 Mbytes
5 min - 10 min
Free
No
No
Yes
Yahoo Video N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
Youare.tv N/A
Yes
No
None specified
None specified
Free
No
No
No
YourKindaTV N/A
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
No
No
No
YouTube Google
Yes
No
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
Yes
ZippyVideos N/A
Yes
No
Under 100 Mbytes
None specified
Free
Yes
No
No
— Phil Harvey, Person of the Year , Light Reading
User Ranking
Wednesday December 6, 2006 10:54:36 AM
apparently one of these companies is getting funded every five seconds. so do tell if you come up with something i've missed.
User Ranking
Wednesday December 6, 2006 12:28:29 PM
Missed Twango and Nelsok.
User Ranking
Wednesday December 6, 2006 4:14:29 PM
Thanks for including Treemo on the list. The length of this list demonstrates the strong competition in this space. But it also shows the consumer demand for web video as many of these sites have a strong base of users that create and share content online regularly. It is fun to be a part of the user-generated content revolution.
User Ranking
Wednesday December 6, 2006 4:22:20 PM
Jeff,
User Ranking
Thursday December 7, 2006 1:22:18 PM
Great article Phil, but since you asked don't forget about The Video Awards (www.thevideoawards.com). It's a sharing site similar to flixya, fliqz or digg but adds an element of Awards which are selected monthly. It supports many of the video hosts you listed.
User Ranking
Thursday December 7, 2006 1:34:25 PM
stage6.divx.com - The highest quality (up to 1080p) and interoperable with consumer electronics (like DVD players)
User Ranking
Thursday December 7, 2006 5:40:39 PM
I just wanted to give you some insight that we also own www.tinypic.com which currently uploads over 3,000 videos a day to it, and is probably bigger than many of the sites you listed. As for photobucket, don't let the name deceive you. Yes we upload 7 million photos a day, but we also upload 30,000 videos a day,
User Ranking
Friday December 8, 2006 11:49:46 AM
Hmmm... okay, i'll check it out.
User Ranking
Friday December 8, 2006 11:50:26 AM
Good stuff. Tinypic will be added.
User Ranking
Friday December 8, 2006 11:52:42 AM
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