YouTube is one of the popular video sharing website right now, even more famous than the TV. First, you have to verify your account with a phone number to your registered YouTube account. After that, this network enables video uploads of 11 hours of maximum length or 128 GB in size. It supports several video formats such as .avi, .mov, .flv, .mkv, .mp4, .ogg, and many more. Without a verified YouTube account, you can upload videos of 2 GB in size or 15 minutes in length.
More so, one of the highlighted features of this video sharing site is the annotation of media content, which lets users to annotate their media content with additional floating information, and links to further assist their viewers. Additionally, the numbers or uploaded videos are not limited, so you can upload multiple videos. The only downside of it is that this video sharing site is blocked in various countries.
Facebook! Almost all of us know about this social networking site. This one is a big platform for all who like to share their media content or knowledge. It has taken a giant jump from its social networking beginnings with the launch of Facebook videos. Presently, its auto-playing video feature has now become a part of our news feed.
It allows you to upload videos with a length of 20 minutes, and a maximum size of 1 GB. For the advertisers, the maximum file size is 1.75 GB, or a maximum video length of 45 minutes. With 360 Video feature, it offers to upload a video file that can be viewed in 360 degrees in real time.
Vimeo is one of the most popular video sharing sites. No doubt, it offers one of the leading video sharing services over the web. It is well-known that YouTube is completely based on advertisements before / in-between your media content. Well, Vimeo features no advertisements either at the starting of your videos, or in-between your video files.
It allows uploading of videos with a maximum upload limit of 500 MB per week for their basic free plan, 5 GB for their Vimeo plus plan, and 20 GB for Vimeo pro. It supports several formats like .flv, .wmv, .avi, .Mov, .3GPP, .Mpeg4, and much more.
With its latest “Tip Jar” feature, its content uploaders chiefly focus on earning through their uploaded videos by a “Video-on-demand” model. But, the downside of using it for video content creators is that this option is only for the Vimeo Pro users, not for basic free users.
This one is another famous video sharing website. DailyMotion offers to upload, view, and share videos over the web. Using its Publishing Partner program, video content creators can earn a share of the revenue from their uploaded videos. It allows uploading video with a length limit of 100 minutes and a file size of 2 GB. This one is something that every media content creator must try it to make the most of their video content marketing, and promotional purpose in just a few clicks.
VEVO is another popular video content sharing website. It allows artists to get start with their premium channel at its website. Part of Vydia media, this one offers all artists to create a channel where they can upload videos, as well as they can maintain their channel on the website. But, it is available only in United Kingdom, United State, and Canada. It is made available to viewers based only out of these locations, so that users may access your media content across 200 countries with the help of YouTube partnership.
The downside of it is that it takes about 3-4 weeks to make a video content live after screening it for the required quality. And the upload limit of it is not publicized. Specifically for music artists, this video sharing site has become famous for musicians to share their video content online.
This one is especially for gamers. As a gaming geek, you would like to stream your gaming videos on the web then Twitch.tv is a big platform to do so. It is basically a video game streaming service that allows you to stream your games with a maximum bit rate of 3500 bits/ s. For the advanced gamers who looking forward to cashing in on the revenue through its sharing model, it is the best website to stream your games too.
Twitch Turbo is a premium account of the website, which offers to view all of the streams / videos ad-free. For the new Twitch.tv video content creator to become as a partner would need 100,000 plus subscribers, as well as an average of 1500 plus views on each of the videos.
Of course! This one is not a full-fledged online video sharing website. But, Vine just gets the task done, if done right. It is an Android, Windows, and iOS based application, which offers to upload videos with a maximum video length of 6 seconds and a file size of 1.5 MB. Even, it doesn’t explicitly contain revenue sharing models and advertisements for its video content creators.
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