video sharing/service

Sites

Many of the links here were collected years ago and need to be checked to see if they are still active video-sharing services.

General

Sites with no particular subject matter

• vimeo
• YouTube is overwhelmingly the dominant player

Human Rights

• The Hub "the world's first participatory media site for human rights", "where you can upload videos, audio or photos, or simply watch, comment on and share what’s on the site."

News

• LiveLeak "Redefining the Media"

Opinion/Discussion

• Current TV: viewer-created content, with emphasis on opinions/views
• Friction.tv "spark the debate"

Status: to be checked

• ourmedia
• revver
• VideoEgg
• vSocial

Status: defunct

• Eyespot
• Google Video discontinued; now just searches video content on the web
• Grouper
• jumpcut - no longer hosts videos (maybe never did?)