Right now, 100 hours of video are being uploaded to YouTube per minute. So how do you weed out the junk from the quality content? The best bet, of course, is a recommendation by another human who has seen a video and liked it.

There are plenty of great video curation engines on the Web, and some new ones like 5by to watch videos by mood. But it's easy to game the system in those and unwanted videos rise up the ranks. I used to run a reasonably successful manual curation blog, in which one of the elements was a Video Of The Day. I can tell you from experience that the best content always comes from people who hand-curate videos, not engines.

So where should you turn to when you want to watch a few well-made videos on the Web? Here are my favorites:

Devour

Devour has been around for a few years now and consistently made it to several "top websites" lists by major publications. Why not? It's got a minimalistic interface that's easy on the eyes, and it's chock full of quality content when you go there. Devour won't give you the silly "laughing dog" kind of videos. Instead, it focuses on content that is both good and has gone viral. It's a grid of thumbnails with a title, and clicking any thumbnail will open the embedded video along with a short description.

Video categories are available through "channels". Check out the most popular picks. Notice the option to change the look of the background to whatever you want — I recommend the Dark Wood theme. Devour lives up to its tagline: "Videos worth watching."

Digg Video

Digg used to be the best news curator around. After a recent overhaul, in November, Digg Video was launched to curate the best videos from around the Web. And boy, these picks are fantastic! The interface is clean and responsive on any screen size. Digg keeps it simple: a giant thumbnail, a line or two describing it, and the option to see it in a bigger size. You can also sign in using your Facebook, Twitter or Google+ ID and save the videos for later.

It's a new site. But Digg Video is playing catch-up and posting some of the popular older viral videos. If you are new to the world of viral videos, then this is the perfect site to hop on for some of the classics.

Short Of The Week

Among all the websites packed with short films, Short Of The Week is among the best curated ones. With their impeccable taste you will never feel like you wasted your time or watched low-quality content. I've been a regular at the site for the past 6 years and not once have they let me down.

The best part about SOTW is the little description that accompanies each video. A short film isn't as easy to explain as a viral video, but the editors use just 3-4 lines of space to tell you what the film is about -- without any spoilers. That, for me, is what sets Short Of The Week apart from any other video curator on the internet.

Vimeo Staff Picks

YouTube is great, but Vimeo has the best short films and creative videos. A few years ago, Vimeo tapped the editor of Short Of The Week, Jason Sondhi, to become their official curator. Since then, the Vimeo Staff Picks channel has had the cream of the crop from the world's second most popular video-sharing network.

It's not just about shorts now as you'll also get things like great commercials and cool documentaries too. If a video is worth watching and it's on Vimeo, you'll find it on Vimeo Staff Picks.

The Kid Should See This

In all these websites, the content might not always be suitable for children. While there are some safe and fun video websites for kids, they work with the presumption that the content has to be made for children. But often, videos made for adults are worth showing our young ones. That's what Rion Nakaya specializes in. The mom of two hand-picks videos that she shows to her 3-year-old and 5-year-old, and posts the ones that the children enjoy.

There are easy categories for science, technology, space, animals, food, DIY, music, art and animation. I'd like to add that even if you don't have kids, the videos here are worth watching — remember, they're not made only for kids, they're made for adults and are just kid-friendly.

Save & Share

Not all of these websites allow you to save the videos to come back to them later, so use the bookmarking service Pocket. It's a great tool to have for such sites.

Of course, this isn't a comprehensive list of hand-curated blogs either, so I'm sure you have a few of your favorites. Care to share them in the comments so others can check them out?