Top 10 Video Distribution/Publication Websites for Content Producers

We are currently only in the beginning of the internet television revolution and new sites offering the ability for anyone to upload video clips and share them with the world are popping up left and right.  If you're a content producer and looking to get thelargest number of people to see your work, you’ll have to submit it to each site individually.

With Internet television in it’s infancy there is no large audience overlap, some people like youtube, while others prefer yahoo or google video and others are involved with vidilife or daily motion.  Plan on submitting your clips individually to each of the sites listed below.  Although each video distribution site offers basically the same functionality of clip sharing, they contain distinct differences in everything from audience demographic and social networking features to traffic levels and commercial options.

I’ve expanded upon each one’s unique features and major shortcomings below.  They are listed in order of estimated popularity taken from Alexa Traffic Rankings on July 29, 2006

YouTube | http://www.youtube.com ( Alexa Traffic Rank #16)The largest video distribution site on the Internet.  Contains the most sorting options, by group, channel, category, most viewed, best rated, worst rated, and a lot more.  Largest selection of videos, profile pages, and subscription options. Public stat reporting and viewing history.

Major Shortcomings – 10 minutes video length limit on regular accounts and no ability for users to download videos.

Google Video | http://video.google.com (Alex Traffic Rank unknown, but google.com is #3)  Private stat reporting, ability for users to download videos in multiple formats including putting them on their IPOD or PSP.  Custom video player and upload tool.  Integrated with standard Google account.