Comprehensive List of Video Search Engines & Sharing Sites.
Comprehensive list of video search engines and video sharing sites.
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(Last updated on 12/10/07)
| Aggrega http://www.aggrega.com |
Music video search/aggregator. | |
| AltaVista Video http://www.altavista.com/ |
Video search/aggregator. | |
| AniBoom http://www.aniboom.com |
Hosts and shares animation, includes a basic animating tool. | |
| ApnaTube http://www.apnatube.com |
Desi broadcaster geared primarily towards Southeastern Asia. | |
| Atom Films http://www.atom.com |
Broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators. | |
| Blinkx http://www.blinkx.com |
Video aggregator with high functionality and content partnerships. | |
| Blip.tv http://www.blip.tv |
Offers tools to help | |
| blogTV http://www.blogtv.com |
Broadcast live shows. Lots of webcams. | |
| Break.com http://www.break.com |
Online video “for guys” with cash for featured videos. | |
| Brightcove http://www.brightcove.com |
Online video service. | |
| Broadcaster http://www.broadcaster.com/ |
Online social video post, still in alpha, emphasis on blogging. (Paired with Casttv.com.) | |
| Buzznet http://www.buzznet.com |
Fake MySpace, “pop-culture” oriented. | |
| Castpost http://www.castpost.com |
Online video post, still in alpha, emphasis on blogging. (Paired with Casttv.com.) | |
| Clesh http://www.clesh.com |
Online video editing and streaming. (Basically a working demo for underlying technology.) | |
| Clickcaster http://www.clickcaster.com |
Provide tools for creating and sharing podcasts and videocasts. Still in beta. | |
| Clipshack http://www.clipshack.com |
Online video, YouTube clone, possible consumer arm of Reality Digital. | |
| College Humor http://www.collegehumor.com |
Hosts humorous videos, pictures, games, etc. from users and original content; features humor essays/articles. | |
| Cozmo.tv http://www.cozmo.tv |
Online video organizer with learning algorithm; i.e., Pandora or Last.FM. | |
| Crackle http://www.crackle.com |
Talent incubator with career-boosting potential via contests. | |
| Current http://www.current.com |
Global TV network led by Al Gore that offers users the ability to control/create TV content. | |
| Cuts http://www.cuts.com |
Video editing: add comments and sound FX. | |
| Dailymotion http://www.dailymotion.com |
Hosts user-generated private and public videos. | |
| Dave.TV http://www.dave.tv |
Custom video channels. | |
| DivX Stage6 http://stage6.divx.com |
Hosts videos. | |
| Dovetail.tv http://www.dovetail.tv |
Online distribution company for independent film and television, client based on Azureus. | |
| DropShots.com http://www.dropshots.com |
Family friendly photo and video sharing service. | |
| eSnips http://www.esnips.com |
Non-specific content sharing site. | |
| Everyzing http://www.everyzing.com |
speech-to-text technology video search engine and video seo provider | |
| Expert Village http://www.expertvillage.com |
Hosts how-to-do-it guides created by users, experts. | |
| Eyespot http://www.eyespot.com |
Provides Web-based video editing applications for the consumer. | |
| Famster http://www.famster.com |
Family friendly social networking site. | |
| FiveMin http://www.5min.com |
Offers short films dealing with common knowledge problems: | |
| Flixya http://www.flixya.com |
Video host and aggregator with revenue sharing and charity donations. | |
| Free IQ http://www.freeiq.com |
Marketplace for info and ideas, some free, some pay. | |
| Funny or Die http://www.funnyordie.com |
Established comedians (e.g., Will Ferrell) and regular users can upload content and then vote on it. | |
| GodTube http://www.godtube.com |
YouTube clone that connects Christian users together. | |
| GoFish http://www.gofish.com |
Online content site with Pro-Am feel. | |
| Google Video http://video.google.com |
Video search engine. Upload, purchase videos, search YouTube, download videos for iPod or Sony PSP. | |
| Guba http://www.guba.com |
Hosts original content and user-created videos. | |
| Heavy http://www.Heavy.com |
Pro content mixed with user-generated stuff in a slick interface. | |
| Helpful Video http://www.helpfulvideo.com |
Users share videos of of them completing tasks that display everyday knowledge. | |
| HICTU http://www.hictu.com |
Indie film site with eventual distribution potential. | |
| Hulu http://www.hulu.com |
NBC Universal and News Corp. joint venture for video sharing | |
| iFilm http://www.ifilm.com |
Under transition to become SpikeTV’s web property. | |
| imeem http://www.imeem.com |
Online community for artists and fans. Offers ad-sharing for UGC. | |
| JibJab http://www.jibjab.com |
Hosts original content and user-created videos. | |
| Joost http://www.joost.com |
Internet TV - tv shows and videos | |
| Jumpcut http://www.jumpcut.com |
Online video community with editing tools built in. | |
| Kwego http://www.kwego.com |
View and search videos. | |
| Liberated Films http://www.liberatedfilms.com |
Indie film site with eventual distribution potential. | |
| Live Leak http://www.liveleak.com |
Searches keyword/tag search for YouTube music videos (in beta). | |
| LiveDigital http://www.livedigital.com |
Hosts user-generated videos and photos. | |
| LiveVideo http://www.livevideo.com |
View and search videos. | |
| Lulu TV http://www.lulu.tv |
Video sharing with a revenue-sharing model. | |
| ManiaTV http://www.maniatv.com |
Pro content, TV feel, also “social networking TV.” Tom Green is on it. | |
| Mediabum http://www.mediabum.com |
View and search videos when you’re not organizing your newspaper collection. | |
| Meevee http://www.meevee.com |
Online TV guide, video content aggregator (pro and user-generated content). | |
| mefeedia http://www.mefeedia.com |
social discovery site for video. Discover the best video from over 15,000 video websites | |
| Metacafe http://www.metacafe.com |
Online video broadcaster. | |
| Middio http://www.middio.com |
Searches keyword/tag search for YouTube music videos (in beta). | |
| Mogulus http://www.mogulus.com |
Users can create live, original television programming. | |
| Motionbox http://www.motionbox.com |
Provides an online personal video sharing service. | |
| Multiply.com http://www.multiply.com |
Allows users to create a Webpage for their photos, videos, and other ephemera. Family oriented? | |
| MySpace http://www.myspacetv.com |
Professional content mixed with amatuer content. | |
| MyVideo http://www.myvideo.co.za |
YouTube for South Africa. | |
| OneWorldTV http://tv.oneworld.net |
Targets, organisations and individuals with common aim of using the Internet to promote human rights, sustainable development, etc. | |
| OneWorldTV http://tv.oneworld.net |
Targets, organisations and individuals with common aim of using the Internet to promote human rights, sustainable development, etc. | |
| ooVoo http://www.oovoo.com |
video conferencing video messages/conversations. | |
| Operator11 http://operator11.com |
Internet television network that leverages the high production values of broadcast television with the social networking features of the net. | |
| Ourmedia http://www.ourmedia.org |
Hosts videos and other content to create a community that fosters “grassroots creativity.” | |
| Panjea http://www.panjea.com |
Create your own broadcast channel (video aggregator). | |
| Pawky http://www.pawky.com |
Hosts videos from indie filmmakers and regular users. Also, distributes/features some content. | |
| Phanfare http://www.phanfare.com |
Create ad-free photo and video albums. | |
| Photobucket http://photobucket.com |
Links photos, videos, etc. to Websites like MySpace, Facebook, Craigslist, Blogger, etc. | |
| Podcast Spot http://www.podcastspot.com |
Create and share podcasts. | |
| Podshow http://www.podshow.com |
Social video network that delivers content to computer, iPod, mobile device, or television. | |
| Pooxi http://www.pooxi.com |
French video site. In French. | |
| Porkolt.com http://www.porkolt.com |
Hosts user-generated videos and photos. Can be both family friendly and (ahem) friendly friendly. | |
| PureVideo http://www.purevideo.com |
Video search and aggregator. | |
| Putfile http://www.putfile.com |
Hosts user-generated videos and photos to be uploaded onto personal sites. | |
| Revver http://www.revver.com |
Video-sharing platform where users upload videos that are pared with ads, users can make money. | |
| Rooftop Comedy http://www.rooftopcomedy.com |
Video clips of stand-up. God help us all. | |
| Scenemaker http://www.scenemaker.net |
Tag scenes within videos hosted elsewhere, created by Gotuit media. | |
| School Tube http://www.schooltube.com |
moderated video sharing site for k-12. It’s unique because no videos show up live on the site until they have been viewed and approved by teachers. | |
| Sclipo http://sclipo.com |
Users share videos of everyday knowledge or skills. | |
| Search for Video http://www.searchforvideo.com |
Simple media sharing site with cool email posting. | |
| Search Video See Truveo |
User-generated video | |
| Sharkle http://www.sharkle.com |
YouTube clone: upload and share videos. | |
| Sharkle http://www.sharkle.com |
YouTube clone: upload and share videos. | |
| Side Reel http://www.sidereel.com |
It’s a user editable search engine for video that combines elements of search with a wiki covering TV, film, music videos, viral videos and more. | |
| SnapCast http://www.sneakcast.com/ |
India’s Video Search engine | |
| Soapbox http://soapbox.msn.com |
Watch and share videos. | |
| Sproose http://www.sproose.com |
Hosts videos created by independent content creators. Addn software is useful but not required. | |
| Stage6 http://stage6.divx.com |
Hosts videos in the DivX format. | |
| Stash Space http://www.stashspace.com |
Offers tools to help users edit and store videos, photos on their home computers. | |
| Stickam http://www.stickam.com |
Allows users to place streaming video, slide shows, music, and live video chat on sites. | |
| Stupid Videos http://www.stupidvideos.com |
Viral video site hosting user-generated and licensed content. | |
| Sumo.tv http://www.sumo.tv |
Viral video hosting with pay-oriented quality control (broken links, referrals, etc.)… British. | |
| Super Deluxe http://www.superdeluxe.com |
Established comedians (e.g., Eugene Mirman, Bob Odenkirk) and regular users can upload content. | |
| SuTree http://www.sutree.com |
Knowledge community featuring index and library of free user-generated video. | |
| TeacherTube http://www.teachertube.com |
YouTube clone geared towards teachers, students: “community sharing for instructional videos.” | |
| The Daily Reel http://www.thedailyreel.com |
online video publication from film producer Jamie Patricof and publishing exec Jeffrey Stern designed to help entertainment professionals narrow their Web video searches for undiscovered talent | |
| Treemo http://www.treemo.com |
Offers video, audio, photography, words, and visual art. | |
| Trooker http://www.trooker.com |
Both a video sharing and video searching sites | |
| Truveo http://www.truveo.com/ |
Truveo is a video search service for browsing and finding videos across the web. Come check us out! | |
| Tubearoo http://www.tubearoo.com |
Publicy-traded YouTube clone. | |
| Turn Here http://www.turnhere.com/ |
Provides an online video distribution platform. | |
| Twango http://www.twango.com |
Simple media sharing site with cool email posting. | |
| Uncut Video http://uncutvideo.aol.com |
User-generated video | |
| Ustream http://www.ustream.tv |
Platform that provides live interactive video for everyone. | |
| uVouch http://www.uvouch.com |
Standard video aggregator. | |
| UVU http://uvu.channel2.org |
YouTube for south Florida. | |
| Veoh http://www.veoh.com |
Hosts videos created by independent content creators. Addn software is useful but not required. | |
| Viddler http://www.viddler.com |
Allows users to “upload, enhance, and share digital video quickly and easily.” | |
| Video Egg | http://www.videoegg.com | |
| Video Webtown http://www.videowebtown.com |
Hosts and stores videos. | |
| VideoJug http://videojug.com |
Provides videos from “experts” on common sense and informative subjects. | |
| Vidiac http://www.vidiac.com |
Video channel site has its own portal for UGV. | |
| VidiLife http://www.vidilife.com |
YouTube clone hosting user-generated content. | |
| Vidipedia http://www.vidipedia.org |
The Web’s first video encyclopedia. Structured like Wikipedia, but with video content. | |
| Vidmax http://www.vidmax.com |
Upload and share videos; rate and comment on videos. | |
| ViewDo http://www.viewdo.com |
Experts/users created content for knowledge “on the go.” | |
| Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com |
User-generated video content. | |
| vMix http://www.vmix.com |
Online community for people who like to make, discover, and share digital content. | |
| Vodpod http://www.vodpod.com |
Allows users to collect videos from various sites and use “widgets” to post them on blogs. | |
| vSocial http://www.vsocial.com |
Provides an online video distribution platform. | |
| Vtap http://vtap.com |
Mobile video application for your cell phones | |
| VuMe http://www.vume.com |
Operates a video sharing Website with pay incentive. | |
| Windows Video Live http://search.live.com/video/ |
Video Search | |
| Yahoo Video http://video.yahoo.com |
General public, funny videos. | |
| Youare.tv http://www.youare.tv |
Hosts independent quality video. | |
| Your Truman Show http://www.yourtrumanshow.com |
Video Sharing for personal stories and video mapping feature | |
| YourKindaTV http://www.yourkindatv.com |
British user-generated video content with chance to be featured on SKY TV show. | |
| YouTube http://www.youtube.com |
What started it all: user-generated content and sponsored content. | |
| Ziddo http://www.ziddio.com |
Contest-centric user-generated videos, with the allure of being on TV. | |
| ZippyVideos http://www.zippyvideos.com |
Hosts allegedly funny videos. | |
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September 24th, 2007 at 5:27 am
Wow! What a list! I am the editor of AltSearchEngines, the network blog about all search engines for ReadWriteWeb.com.
Can I publish your list with full attribution and links back to your site?
Charles Knight, editor
AltSearchEngines.com
Read/WriteWeb netork
September 24th, 2007 at 8:36 am
You missed dabble.com, comprehensive video search site which lets users create and share playlists. Finds video no matter where it’s hosted on the Web.
September 24th, 2007 at 8:50 am
I have another for your list… Trooker (http://www.trooker.com ) is both a search engine and sharing site.
September 26th, 2007 at 7:52 am
I have another as well. Check out SideReel. It’s a user editable search engine for video that combines elements of search with a wiki covering TV, film, music videos, viral videos and more.
Give it a look-see.
Thanks.
September 28th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Nice collection of web sites.
October 12th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Here’s a new video sharing site (not just videos - any file type in fact) ShareNow.com
October 26th, 2007 at 9:05 am
Hi
nice list, glad to see our SUMO.tv is on there too, we also have our own 24hr Live TV channel broadcasting content and users here in the UK as well as on the web and on mobile.
October 31st, 2007 at 9:54 am
Don’t forget SchoolTube.com, the moderated video sharing site for k-12. It’s unique because no videos show up live on the site until they have been viewed and approved by teachers.
Their mission statement is “student produced, teacher approved”.
November 1st, 2007 at 12:43 am
Joel, Trooker, Bart, John, Erin - Done. I have also added these to the detailed list so if you have some other information I can include, let me know. I am happy to post about it.
Adam, Thanks. Please feel free to email me any information about your site.
Tom - thanks
Charles - of course, thank you.
Erin - thought I would mention that you may be interested in a new site about autism videos and education - http://reelseo.com/autism-videos/
November 8th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
This is a very comprehensive list. Good job.
January 6th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Great collection for video lovers,
February 14th, 2008 at 4:02 am
Can you add Webcastr to this list?
Thanks!
http://www.webcastr.com
February 18th, 2008 at 2:31 am
another great one is wtfhumor.com
February 19th, 2008 at 9:50 am
another great ones:
http://tv.muslimvideo.com
http://www.islamictube.net
http://www.youtubeislam.com
March 12th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Thanks for the suggestion, I will take a look into Dorgem soon. If it’s video support works, it might have already beat what Yawcam offers. Yawcam is good, but there are things that could be better.
P.S. Does anyone know of any applications such as this for Mac OS X?
July 1st, 2008 at 4:04 pm
If your running your own video sharing community script like clipshare, vidiscript, clip-bucket, video cms, social media and so on then VideoSwiper can mass populate your sites from many of the video sites listed above using powerfull applications and tools, you can read more here http://www.videoswiper.com
July 29th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Another - http://www.mypraize.com
August 6th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Hey ive got another one for you… http://www.4shared.com
August 21st, 2008 at 10:29 pm
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November 12th, 2008 at 2:47 am
http://www.entertane.com has some pretty funny videos, and support HD uploads, H.264 encoding =]