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5 most successful video-sharing websites

By Gino J ⋅ April 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sure you all know what YouTube or MetaCafe is. We all enjoy them. We enjoy them because these websites make us laugh, cry, envy, to be proud and blah blah… So I made a list of top 5 video-sharing websites. I know there are many of them available on the internet (eyespot.com, revver.com, blip.tv…) one being better than the other but this list consists 5 biggest ones. Some general info is provided: founders, traffic, funding etc.

1. YouTube

Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.YouTube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs, and email.

Google bought YouTube for $1.65B even though it was not yet earning a profit.

Launched:	February 2005
Founded by:	Chad Hurley and Steve Chen
Type:	Video sharing
Acquisition:	Bought by Google on 10/06 for $1.65B

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2. Google Videos

This video sharing network features an unlimited time frame to upload the videos, which sometimes creates problems since full movies may be uploaded, which causes thorny copyright problems . However, Google also continues to improve this by monitoring the content of the videos. There are also videos for sale in the website for a minimal fee, and some videos can be downloaded for free with specific software that can only be provided by Google.

3. MetaCafe

Metacafe is similar to other top video viewing websites such as YouTube or Dailymotion, but with several key differences. Core differentiators include duplication elimination, Adult content filtering, an 80,000 community member reviewer panel, VideoRank™, and Producer Rewards™. Its VideoRank™ system gauges viewer reactions to videos in order to feature those that prove most popular to its viewers. Additionally, Metacafe pays video creators for original work that has exceeded a certain threshold of both total views and VideoRank score through its Producer Rewards™ Program.

Launched:	July 2003
Founded by:	Eyal Hertzog and Arik Czerniak
Type:	Video sharing
Funding:	$45M
Status:	Privately held

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4. DailyMotion

Dailymotion is a social video site based out of Paris that offers a mix of both amateur and professional content. They are differentiating their site by offering a mix of professional content, contextual advertising, and paying top content producers (companies or individuals) through their MotionMaker program. Dailymotion offers a healthy mix of individual videos, channels and groups that can be viewed by popularity, most recent, most views and most rated.

Launched:	March 2005
Founded by:	Benjamin Bejbaum and Olivier Poitrey
Type:	Video sharing
Funding:	$43.5M
Status:	Privately Held

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5. Veoh

Veoh is a Web site that’s headed for your TV. It’s also the name for a suite of applications for collecting, publishing, and watching a vast selection of HD-quality video programming. Veoh is a diverse, virtual community of indie publishers coming together with their new audiences. And it’s also a few offices in Southern California full of entertainment industry insiders, outsiders, and technologists.