Video hosting services

Video hosting services refers to websites or software where users can distribute their video clips. Other sites such as file hosting services, image hosting services and social network services might support video sharing as an enhancement to their primary mission, but in general, they are not listed here. Many services have options for private sharing and other publication options. Video sharing services can be classified into several categories, among them: user generated video sharing websites, video sharing platform / white label providers and web based video editing. Please note that websites that are solely search engines and do not provide the hosting of their video content (such as Singingfish) are not included in this article. Some services may charge, but the large majority of video sharing sites offer their service for free. Some websites offer commercialization features, such as partnership programs and the ability for users to offer pay-per-view for their videos.


User generated video sharing


User generated sites mostly offer free services whereby users can upload video clips and share them with the masses. Many sites place restrictions on the file size, duration, subject matter and format of the uploaded video file. Many sites do not allow inappropriate content though each site makes judgment calls on what qualifies as inappropriate content, usually via its Terms of Service information. Some sites provide access control to adult material where the user must verify that they are of adult age. Some sites screen all their content before it is published and others approve first and use community features to filter out inappropriate content "after-the-fact."


Notable examples
56.com (Chinese)
Archive.org
Afreeca (South Korean)
AniBOOM
Blinkx
Blip.tv
BlogTV
Brainpop
Break.com
Buzznet
Comedy.com
Crackle
Dailymotion
EngageMedia
ExpoTV
Funnyordie.com
Flickr
Fotki
Gawkk
Hulu
HD share (focus on HD videos)
Lafango
Liveleak
Mail.ru
MaYoMo
Mefeedia
Megaupload *
Metacafe
Mevio
Myspace
MyVideo
Nico Nico Douga (Japanese)
OneWorldTV
Openfilm
Ourmedia
Photobucket
Podblanc
Redtube
Revver
Rambler Vision (Russian)
ReelTime.com
RuTube (Russian)
Sapo Videos (Portuguese)
SchoolTube
ScienceStage
Sevenload
SmugMug
Tangle.com (formerly Godtube)
Trilulilu (Romanian)
TroopTube
Tudou (Chinese)
Twitvid
Vbox7 (Bulgarian)
Veoh
Viddler
Videojug
Videolog (Portuguese)
Vidoosh (Iranian)
Vimeo
Vuze
Vzaar
Wildscreen.tv
Wistia
xtube
Yahoo! Video
Youku (Chinese)
YouTube
ZippCast
Zoopy