List of video sharing websites

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Video sharing refers to websites or software where a user can distribute their video clips. Some services may charge, but the bulk of them offer free services. 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.

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[edit] User generated video sharing

User generated sites mostly offer free services whereby users can upload video clips and share it with the masses. Many sites place restrictions on the file size, duration, subject matter and format of the uploaded video file. Most sites don't allow nudity, though each site makes judgement calls on what qualifies inappropriate content. Some sites also flag adult material to keep it out of their public pool of content. 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."

Web sites in this category include:


Some sites formally review content before it is screened, acting much more like traditional television sites, but with programming which is user-generated.

There are also sites that are intended more for private sharing of videos. Among sites in this category are:

[edit] Video Sharing Platform / White Label Providers

Platform and White Label Providers sell the technology to various parties that allow them to create the services of the aforementioned "User Generated Video Sharing" websites with the client's brand. Just as Akamai and other companies host and manage video/image/audio for many companies, these white-labels "host video content". Many of these companies also offer their own user generated video sharing website both for commercial purposes and to show off their platform Websites in this category include (in alphabetical order):

[edit] Enterprise Video Sharing Providers

Enterprise video sharing sites are aimed at businesses wanting to share video content internally. Features may include limiting access to authenticated users, integration with single sign-on services and a lack of the advertisements normally present on public sites.


[edit] Open Source Video Sharing Platforms

[edit] Web based video editing

Web based video editing sites generally offer the "user generated video sharing" website in addition to some form of editing application. Some of these applications simply allow the user to crop a video into a smaller clip. Other services have invested much time and effort into replicating the same functionality that has previously only been available via Windows Movie Maker, iMovie and other client-side applications that run outside of a web page. Some of these applications are based in AJAX and others in Flash. Some websites also offer downloadable editors but they will not be listed here due to the number of pre-existing video editors.

Websites in this category include (in alphabetical order):

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