Using the Most Popular Online Video Sharing Services

David Wetzel | Aug 03, 2008 | 1 comment

Online video sharing is a service provided by companies for individuals to upload videos that they want to share with the world. The company that hosts the video sharing service has a multitude of servers that are used for storing and access of videos. People who want to upload videos for these service companies are required to register. All of these companies provide a free service.


Online video sharing service is extremely popular, because most people do not have a website or the ability to develop a website. It has become even more popular with the introduction of cell phone cameras. Now anyone with a cell phone camera (virtually every cell phone comes with a camera today) can upload videos of breaking news, humorous events, or interesting action that others may want to see.

Advantages of Online Video Sharing Services
Those with website with interactive pages, blogs, or forums take advantage of online video sharing. These people will:

- Embed videos in their blogs or allow others to upload videos which are related to the content of the blog
- Have links to online videos they made or others have made on their interactive webpage
- Use their forum as a venue for others to share videos that are related to the content of their forum

Optimum Video Sharing Service Criteria
When looking for an online video sharing service, there are several attributes you need to check out to determine if the service will provide the video sharing services you are looking for and these include:

- Ease of uploading videos to the video sharing service
- Ability to edit online with the video sharing service
- Unwanted editing by the video sharing service
- Ability to tag videos
- Type and quality of forums
- Channels that restrict use or require payment to view
- Group sharing and ability to set up your own group
- Post to other groups that have related content
- Invite friends to view your video or join the video sharing service
- File size limitations
- Weekly or monthly limits on video uploading
- Your rights related to your videos, do you give all rights or not
- Can you get paid for your videos and what are the criteria?
- Do you have to download software to upload your video?
- Video length time limits, minimum and/or maximum length.
- Pricing structure and any costs related to joining the service or is it free.

There are hundreds of online video sharing services on the Internet today, with the number increasing daily. YouTube, MySpace, FaceBook, Flickr, and Bebo the most popular video sharing services.

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Freelance Writer, Feature Writer for Suite 101 in Continuing Education, Have over 20 years experience working with Computers and Technology, Have 2 Websites and 3 Blogs, Ph.D. in Education from George Mason University, Retired University Professor - Science, Math, & Technology, Retired Public School Teacher - Science, Math, & Technology, Retired U.S. Navy Officer, Trivia: Sailed around the world, visited over 60 countries, and was in a movie - Man from Atlantis (1976).

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  1. Peter James says:
    August 19, 2008 at 6:23 am

    Hey David, I only really use YouTube for sharing my favorite videos, as don’t see any point using other sites. I tried Metacafe, but it just has the same features and videos!

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