Editor's Pick
 |
Name
|
Rating
|
Website
|
Description
|
Property of?
|
Can you upload videos?
|
Does the service offer video editing capability?
|
Single-file size limit?
|
Time limit?
|
Pricing Structure
|
Can I keep a video private?
|
Does it require a software download?
|
Target Audience?
|
Professionalism Index?
|
Can you get paid?
|
|
GoFish |
|
http://www.gofish.com |
Online content site with Pro-Am feel. |
GoFish Corp. |
Yes |
No |
Under 100 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Music fans, teens, and twenty-somethings. |
Pro-Am |
No |
 |
Howcast |
|
http://www.howcast.com |
Features how-to videos created by users or in-house through its Directors Program. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Under 100 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Professional and aspiring filmmakers |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
FFWD |
|
http://www.ffwd.com/ |
FFWD tracks and anticpates the videos you watch to recommend new ones. |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Media consumers |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
5min |
|
http://www.5min.com |
Offers short films dealing with common knowledge problems. |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
5 min - 10 min |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
General Public, experts |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Current TV |
|
http://www.current.com |
Global TV network led by Al Gore that offers users the ability to control/create TV content. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
No |
No |
General public, news junkies |
Professional |
Yes |
|
Dovetail.tv |
|
http://www.dovetail.tv |
Online distribution company for independent film and television, client based on Azureus. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
None specified |
Free |
No |
Yes |
Independent film and TV creators |
Professional |
Yes |
|
Break |
|
http://www.break.com |
Online video |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Under 100 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Young men |
Amateur |
Yes |
|
College Humor |
|
http://www.collegehumor.com |
Hosts humorous videos, pictures, games, etc. from users and original content; features humor essays/articles. |
Collected Ventures LLC |
Yes |
No |
Under 100 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
College students |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
GodTube |
|
http://www.godtube.com |
YouTube clone that connects Christian users together. |
BigJumpMedia |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Christians |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Vimeo |
|
http://www.vimeo.com |
User-generated video content. |
Connected Ventures |
Yes |
No |
Under 100 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
General public, video bloggers |
Amateur |
No |
|
YouTube |
|
http://www.youtube.com |
What started it all: user-generated content and sponsored content. |
Google |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public, advertisers, content providers, Viacom lawyers |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Blip.tv |
|
http://www.blip.tv |
Offers tools to help |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
No limit |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Content creators, bandwagoneers. |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Metacafe |
|
http://www.metacafe.com |
Online video broadcaster. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public |
Amateur |
Yes |
|
Motionbox |
|
http://www.motionbox.com |
Provides an online personal video sharing service. |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public, video bloggers |
Amateur |
No |
|
Clipshack |
|
http://www.clipshack.com |
Online video, YouTube clone, possible consumer arm of Reality Digital. |
Reality Digital |
Yes |
No |
Bulk restriction |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public |
Amateur |
No |
|
Flixya |
|
http://www.flixya.com |
Video host and aggregator with revenue sharing and charity donations. |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
No |
No |
General public |
Amateur |
Yes |
|
Funny or Die |
|
http://www.funnyordie.com |
Established comedians (e.g., Will Ferrell) and regular users can upload content and then vote on it. |
Gary Sanchez Productions |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Comedy fans, comedians, general public |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
YourKindaTV |
|
http://www.yourkindatv.com |
British user-generated video content with chance to be featured on SKY TV show. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
The general British public |
Amateur |
No |
|
Mogulus |
|
http://www.mogulus.com |
Users can create live, original television programming. |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Content creators |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Pawky |
|
http://www.pawky.com |
Hosts videos from indie filmmakers and regular users. Also, distributes/features some content. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Independent fillmmakers, general public |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Rooftop Comedy |
|
http://www.rooftopcomedy.com |
Video clips of stand-up. God help us all. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Comedy lovers, amateur comics |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Sclipo |
|
http://sclipo.com |
Users share videos of everyday knowledge or skills. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
The skilled, the unskilled |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Sumo.tv |
|
http://www.sumo.tv |
Viral video hosting with pay-oriented quality control (broken links, referrals, etc.)… British. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public |
Professional |
Yes |
|
Atom Films |
|
http://www.atomfilms.com |
Broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators. |
MTV Networks |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Independent film, TV, cartoon creators |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
DailyMotion |
|
http://www.dailymotion.com |
Hosts user-generated private and public videos. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public, video bloggers |
Amateur |
No |
|
Buzznet |
|
http://www.buzznet.com |
Fake MySpace, "pop-culture" oriented. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Under 100 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Music, pop culture viewers |
Professional |
No |
|
Jumpcut |
|
http://www.jumpcut.com |
Online video community with editing tools built in. |
Yahoo |
Yes |
Yes |
Under 100 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Middio |
|
http://www.middio.com |
Searches keyword/tag search for YouTube music videos (in beta). |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
N/A |
No |
Music fans, YouTube users |
Amateur |
No |
|
AniBoom |
|
http://www.aniboom.com |
Hosts and shares animation, includes a basic animating tool. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
No limit |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Animators, fans of animation |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Veoh |
|
http://www.veoh.com |
Hosts videos created by independent content creators. Addn software is useful but not required. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
No limit |
None specified |
Free |
No |
Yes |
Independent filmmakers, general public |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Heavy |
|
http://www.Heavy.com |
Pro content mixed with user-generated stuff in a slick interface. |
Heavy.com |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public, video bloggers, consumers |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Ourmedia |
|
http://www.ourmedia.org |
Hosts videos and other content to create a community that fosters "grassroots creativity." |
Outhink Media |
Yes |
No |
No limit |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public, video artists, podcasters |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Panjea |
|
http://www.panjea.com |
Create your own broadcast channel (video aggregator). |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
No |
No |
General public, content creators, musicians |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
VideoJug |
|
http://videojug.com |
Provides videos from "experts" on common sense and informative subjects. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
The skilled, the unskilled |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Super Deluxe |
|
http://www.superdeluxe.com |
Established comedians (e.g., Eugene Mirman, Bob Odenkirk) and regular users can upload content. |
Turner Broadcasting System Inc. |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Comedy fans, comedians, general public |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
VuMe |
|
http://www.vume.com |
Operates a video sharing Website with pay incentive. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Over 150 Mbytes |
5 min - 10 min |
Free |
No |
No |
General public |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Multiply |
|
http://www.multiply.com |
Allows users to create a Webpage for their photos, videos, and other ephemera. Family oriented? |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
5 min - 10 min |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Your tech unsavvy mom and dad, also probably you |
Amateur |
No |
|
Crackle |
|
http://www.crackle.com |
Talent incubator with career-boosting potential via contests. |
Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Aspiring actors, comedians, animators, etc. |
Professional |
No |
|
Stage6 |
|
http://stage6.divx.com |
Hosts videos in the DivX format. |
DivX |
Yes |
No |
Over 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
Yes |
General public, content creators, independent filmmakers |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
JibJab |
|
http://www.jibjab.com |
Hosts original content and user-created videos. |
JibJab Media Inc. |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Kwego |
|
http://www.kwego.com |
View and search videos. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
General public |
Amateur |
No |
|
SuTree |
|
http://www.sutree.com |
"Knowledge community" featuring index and library of free user-generated video. |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
N/A |
No |
The skilled, the unskilled |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Viddler |
|
http://www.viddler.com |
Allows users to "upload, enhance, and share digital video quickly and easily." |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
Over 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
MySpaceTV |
|
http://www.myspacetv.com |
Professional content mixed with amatuer content. |
News Corp |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Musicians, advertisers, general public |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Yahoo Video |
|
http://video.yahoo.com |
General public, funny videos. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Those afraid to venture over to YouTube |
Amateur |
No |
|
Vodpod |
|
http://www.vodpod.com |
Allows users to collect videos from various sites and use "widgets" to post them on blogs. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Over 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public, video bloggers |
Amateur |
No |
|
vSocial |
|
http://www.vsocial.com |
Provides an online video distribution platform. |
vCONNECT |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Video bloggers, content providers |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Revver |
|
http://www.revver.com |
Video-sharing platform where users upload videos that are pared with ads, users can make money. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
People who don't get paid via YouTube |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Ustream |
|
http://www.ustream.tv |
Platform that provides live interactive video for everyone. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
|
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public |
Amateur |
No |
|
Stickam |
|
http://www.stickam.com |
Allows users to place streaming video, slide shows, music, and live video chat on sites. |
Advanced Video Communications Inc. |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General Public |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Soapbox |
|
http://soapbox.msn.com |
Watch and share videos. |
MSN |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
No limit |
Free |
No |
No |
General public |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Vidipedia |
|
http://www.vidipedia.org |
"The Web's first video encyclopedia." Structured like Wikipedia, but with video content. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
General public |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
Treemo |
|
http://www.treemo.com |
Offers video, audio, photography, words, and visual art. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public, video bloggers |
Amateur |
No |
|
Twango |
|
http://www.twango.com |
Simple media sharing site with cool email posting. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Your tech unsavvy mom and dad, also probably you |
Amateur |
No |
|
Uncut Video |
|
http://uncutvideo.aol.com |
User-generated video |
AOL |
Yes |
Yes |
No limit |
5 min - 10 min |
Free |
Yes |
No |
AOL users |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
uVouch |
|
http://www.uvouch.com |
Standard video aggregator. |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
N/A |
No |
General public |
Amateur |
No |
|
Liberated Films |
|
http://www.liberatedfilms.com |
Indie film site with eventual distribution potential. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
No limit |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
Indie filmmakers, fans of indie film |
Professional |
Yes |
|
Meevee |
|
http://www.meevee.com |
Online TV guide, video content aggregator (pro and user-generated content). |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
N/A |
Yes |
TV consumers / viewers, bloggers |
Amateur |
No |
|
Google Video |
|
http://video.google.com |
Video search engine. Upload, purchase videos, search YouTube, download videos for iPod or Sony PSP. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
No limit |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
General public, consumers |
Professional |
No |
|
Aggrega |
|
http://www.aggrega.com |
Music video search/aggregator. |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
No |
No |
Music fans, YouTube users |
Amateur |
No |
|
Expert Village |
|
http://www.expertvillage.com |
Hosts how-to-do-it guides created by users, experts. |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Free |
No |
No |
General users, DIY project makers, experts |
Amateur |
No |
|
ViewDo |
|
http://www.viewdo.com |
Experts/users created content for knowledge "on the go." |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
The skilled, the unskilled |
Pro-Am |
No |
|
iFilm |
|
http://www.ifilm.com |
Under transition to become SpikeTV's web property. |
Viacom |
Yes |
No |
100 Mbytes - 150 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
Independent filmmakers, comedy fans, general public |
Professional |
No |
|
Pooxi |
|
http://www.pooxi.com |
French video site. In French. |
Kwego, Ltd. |
Yes |
No |
Under 100 Mbytes |
None specified |
Free |
No |
No |
The French |
Amateur |
No |
|
imeem |
|
http://www.imeem.com |
Online community for artists and fans. Offers ad-sharing for UGC. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
eSnips |
|
http://www.esnips.com |
Non-specific content sharing site. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Bulk restriction |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
General public, karaoke singers, weirdos |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
|
Dave.tv |
|
http://www.dave.tv |
Custom video channels. |
Dave Networks |
Yes |
No |
None specified |
None specified |
Free |
Yes |
No |
General public |
Amateur |
No |
|
Magnify.net |
|
http://www.magnify.net |
Video publishing platform that makes it easy for publishers to gather, upload, organize and curate video. |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Over 150 Mbytes |
5 min - 10 min |
Free, Enterprise & Pro on monthly licensing fee. |
Yes |
No |
Enthusiasts, Publishers, Brands, eCommerce, Education |
Pro-Am |
Yes |
