YouTube.com-Online Video Sharing Site

Youtube.com

Youtube.com Yet another web application that has stormed the web and created a whole new global community. Youtube.com is the biggest online video sharing site, serving more then 100 million videos views daily. Around 65.000 videos added to the database daily.

So what can you do with it?

Mainly Youtube is there to let users easily find and watch videos of their choice. Youtube provides search option which in most cases delivers quite relavant videos. In particular, you get only those videos that were tagged (by person who uploaded it) with a similar term(s) as your search term. Presented search results are sorted by ratings, top rated appearing on the top. There is also an option to narrow down results even further by selecting the appropriate category (ex; Art, Entertainment). After watching some video, you can rate it, comment on it, save it to favourites, add it to playlist or recommend it to friends. In addition if user really liked the video s/he can also check whether there are more videos from the person who uploaded it. This way person can monitor favourite broadcasters.
Back Dormitory Boys
Users can also upload and host their own videos and get feedback on their videos from people. This is a great opportunity to test his/her skills for anyone who is planning to go into broadcasting. Some private videos on youtube are watched more then 500.000 times and some people get quite famous. For instance, link below leads to a video that has been viewed almost 800.000 times. Check it out here.

Youtube became a number one chill out site for many people around the world, regardless whether people are there for watching or producing their own videos. Some people upload their videos on a daily basis and have their own viewer base. For instance, there are two chineese guys known as ‘Back Dormitory Boys’ that started to upload their own funny versions of songs by ‘backestreet boys’ band.

Most of their videos are here

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    10 Comments Leave a Comment

    Comment by Aibek
    2006-10-19 14:09:49

    Hi Folks, Just wanted to let you know that Youtube.com has been bough by Google around 10 days ago. So, Now youtube is part of Google empire

     
    2006-11-01 08:03:49

    [...] JibJab lets you view, share, dicover and upload any kind of comic material in any form(text,audio,video). Most of the video sharing web sites like Youtube already offer you tons of funny videos but when it comes to comedy video JibJab is the leader in quality. Which is quite expected considering that it’s a well established fun and joke centric webservice that has gathered around itself passionate users constantly uploading good stuff. There is even volunteer community police force named A-Hole Patrol, that screens uploaded stuff for quality. It is more like a network of funny people. To become a member you need to register. Registration is free Once you register you will get your own Jokebox which is mainly your account box and a doorway to JibJab community. You still can enjoy JibJab without registering but then you are limited to 100 views per day and there is no option to bookmark stuff you like. [...]

     
    2006-11-13 21:45:02

    [...] To use fireant you need to download and install fireant player, it may take some time but it’s totally worth it, just keep reading. This browser integrated player is a tri-panel(pic below) program which is a doorway to fireant.tv and some popular video sharing sites like Youtube and Google Video. Right from it you can browse fireant, watch videos, subscribe to channels on fireant or any other video blog, download videos for later viewing, and take full advantage of web video wonders like Youtube and Google Video(still keep reading). Below you can see a screen shot of fireant in action [...]

     
    2007-04-21 14:11:31

    [...] Whether you need a basic tool letting you easily cut-off desired scenes, add background music, integrate animations, etc. or something more powerful, it’s here. While each service offers different editing features, functionality is same everywhere, i.e. (1) upload your video either from your PC or grab it directly from web (i.e Youtube, Metacafe etc…), (2) edit it, and (3) share it with others. [...]

     
    Comment by randy
    2007-05-04 15:59:49

    it is the best website ive ever seen

     
    2007-05-08 19:43:36

    [...] (4) Convert with Zamzar - browser addon from comprehensive, web-based file conversion service, Zamzar. Lets you convert and download desired files from your favorite websites at the click of a button on your browser toolbar, whether it’s a Youtube video, a Flickr image, a word file or whatever. [...]

     
    2007-05-19 19:26:48

    [...] (8) iFilm About: iFilm is a popular, Youtube-like video sharing network. However unlike many other video sharing biggies, it classifies video content into mainstream categories (incl. music videos) and let its users tag videos within the particular category. Hence, you get a nicely-organized, user-contributed, and easily-navigable directory of popular music videos. [...]

     
    Comment by Jay
    2007-05-20 16:07:38

    I wish if i can share my research on Best 100 Video Sharing Portals .

    You can also search videos from this customized Video Search

    Thanks

    Jay

     
    Comment by Aibek
    2007-05-23 10:21:31

    @Jay
    thanks for the links,

     
    2007-10-29 17:10:06

    [...] Video Player: Needed only if you use or plan to use Google Video website. I would recommend using Youtube(profile) instead, which is by the way also owned by [...]

     
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