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Version 1.8 © Life Goggles 2008. Cannot be reproduced without permission. Part of The Ultimate Guide to Online Video from Life Goggles.
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Sites are listed in alphabetical order, starting with AOL Uncut.
| Site | URL | Price | Converts file? | Download files? | Max upload size | Storage | Privacy | Time Limit | Revenue Sharing? | My comments | Creating an account | Uploading a video | Video Quality | Recording Tools | Editing Tools | Add Other Video? | Add Other Images? | Add Other Audio? | Site |
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http://uncut.aol.com | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | No | No | No | Nice interface, plugin required though. |  |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.blip.tv | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | No | No | No | Integrated video blogging platform. |  |
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Yes Safari only | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.break.com | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | Yes | Easy to use but poor video quality. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.brightcove.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | No | No | No | Quick, easy, great quality on par with Soapbox. | |
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Coming soon | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.buzdeo.com | Paid | Yes | Yes | No | Various | Yes | No | No | Private sharing site not directly comparable | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.clesh.com | Free and Paid | Yes, original preserved | Yes - publisher choice | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | Yes (all) | N/A | Shareholders free; most users through affiliate websites; paying users through the Clesh website. | N/A | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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http://www.crackle.com |
Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Easy to use, video quality suffers a little | |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.cuts.com Video editing site (no uploads) |
Free | N/A | No | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | |
N/A | N/A | No | Yes | No | No | Yes, from selection | |
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http://www.dabble.com | Free | N/A | No | N/A | N/A | No | N/A | No | Basic at the moment | |
N/A | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
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http://www.dailymotion.com | Free | Yes (various) | No | 150MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Odd embed code but easy to use. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.dave.tv | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | No | No | No | Trouble viewing output. | |
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N/A | Soon | No | No | No | No | |
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http://stage6.divx.com | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | No | No | No | Too much software required. Still in Alpha. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.eyeka.com | Free | Yes | No | No | 1GB upload quota | No | No | No | Easy to use, average video quality. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.eyespot.com | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Unique ability to mix videos into your own. | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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http://www.fliqz.com | Paid for video hosting solution | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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http://www.flixya.com | Free | Yes | No | No uploads | N/A | No | No | Yes | Not comparable as does not process videos itself. | |
Not rated | Not rated | No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.forscene.net | Free and Paid | Yes, original preserved | Yes - publisher choice | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | Yes (all) | N/A | Shareholders free; most users through affiliate websites; paying users through the Clesh website. | N/A | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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http://video.google.com | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | No | No | No | Poor video quality, very easy interface. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.gotuit.com | Free | N/A | No | N/A | N/A | No | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | |
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http://www.ifilm.com | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Pretty simple, restrictive categories and requires review. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.jaycut.com | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Very fast encoding, and great editing tools. | |
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No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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http://www.jumpcut.com | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | N/A | |
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N/A | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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http://www.kewego.com | Free | Yes | No | 150MB | Unlimited | No | No | No | Available in many languages, cannot yet embed. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.kiwivid.com | Free | Yes | ?? | 200MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Easy to use but adds nothing to the crowded market. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.livevideo.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | No | No | No | Not perfect quality, and site very similar to YouTube. | |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | |
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http://mix.lycos.com | Free | N/A | No | N/A | N/A | Yes | No | No | Can simply merge videos together | |
N/A | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
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http://www.metacafe.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | No | No | Yes | Video subject to approval from members. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.mojiti.com | Free | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | No | N/A | No | Video annotation software | |
N/A | N/A | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
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http://www.motionbox.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Basic merging and trimming features | |
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No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
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http://www.myheavy.com | Free | Yes | No | 50MB | Limited | Yes | No | No | More of a social networking site than pure video. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.mynumo.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | Yes | Aimed at the mobile content market, no embed. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.myspacetv.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Easy to set up, but difficult to find embed code. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.nelsok.com | Free | Yes | Yes | 200MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | Yes | Simple but no real reason to use above other sites. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.ning.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Have to set up a video page, but easy to use. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.onetruemedia.com | Free & Paid | Yes | Yes | 100MB/month | 200MB | Yes | 2 mins | No | Unique montage features, some only when paid. | |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.ovi.com (http://www.twango.com) | Free | Yes | Owner only | 100MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Good site let down by poor video quality. | |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.veoh.com | Free & Paid | Yes (paid) | No | No | Unlimited | No | No | Yes (paid) | Easy to get started but some pro features free elsewhere. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.photobucket.com | Free & Paid | Yes | No | 1GB | Unlimited | No | 5 mins (10 mins) |
No | Not great quality, especially on text. Adobe Remix is somewhat bolted on. | |
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No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, from selection | |
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http://www.revver.com | Free | Yes (QT) | Yes | 100MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | Yes | Nice interface and high video quality. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.sevenload.com | Free | Yes | No | 200MB | Unlimited | No | No | No | Great interface, but no privacy options. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://soapbox.msn.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | No | No | No | Highest quality, small community currently. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.spymac.com | Free | Yes | Yes (various) | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Good quality, variety of download formats available. | |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.stashspace.com | Paid | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown. | Not free | N/A | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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http://www.sumo.tv | Free | Yes | Some | 100MB | Unlimited | No | No | Yes | Nice and simple, but feels like a beta - not greatest video quality. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.viddler.com | Free | Yes | Yes | 500MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Good interface but average video quality. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.vidilife.com | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Simple set up, but basic features. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.vidszoo.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Restricted number of categories but simple. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.vimeo.com | Free | Yes (QT) | Yes | 100MB/week | 100MB/week | No | No | No | Very quick but the video quality suffers. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.vmix.com | Free | Yes | No | 350MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Easy to use, encoding took a while. | |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.vodpod.com | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | No | No | No | Great quality though a little confusing. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.vsocial.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Easy to use, but poor video player. | |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
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http://www.vume.com | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | No | No | Yes | Revenue sharing available, poor quality video. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.wat.tv | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Not yet available. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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http://www.webshots.com | Free & Paid | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No great features that stand out. | |
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No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
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http://www.weshow.com | Free | N/A | No | N/A | N/A | No | N/A | Yes | Not able to upload videos directly to site. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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http://video.yahoo.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | No | No | No | Simple set up but interface unintuitive. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.youare.tv | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | No | No | No | Nice video output but no progress indicator. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.youtube.com | Free | Yes | No | 100MB | Unlimited | Yes | 10 minutes | Yes | The first and fastest. Not great quality. | |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.yurth.com | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | No | No | No | Appalling quality and a very long time to be available on site. | |
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No | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.zeec.net | Free | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Nice multi-function site, not the best video quality though. | |
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Yes | No | No | No | No | |
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http://www.ziddio.com | Free | Yes | 100MB | Unlimited | No | No | No | Great video quality, takes some time for video to be approved. | |
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| Site | URL | Price | Converts file? | Download files? | Max upload size | Storage | Privacy | Time Limit | Revenue Sharing? | My comments | Creating an account | Uploading a video | Video Quality | Recording Tools | Editing Tools | Add Other Video? | Add Other Images? | Add Other Audio? | Site |