Video hosting service

Videos represent scenes as recorded electronically as sequence of images on a gadget known as video. Video is a technical marvel that lets us film an event or make a movie that can be stored or uploaded on the website to be played by the users.

Since the advent of Internet videos have become very popular something which the amateur can do using video recorders. The technology has made videography very simple and every one can play around with videos.Videos can be created using number of cameras and gadgets like cellphones which have emerged in the current times. Short videos made using cell phones are referred as clips.

There many sites that offer creation of personal blogs which host videos as well. These sites are also known as vlogs or video blogs. Such vlogs have made videos more popular among amateurs. The internet video industries have become highly popular because of such interfaces.

Videos have become professional tools for marketing and advertisement. The web 2 technology has created a strong social media on Net. There are popular video hosting sites some free some paid. These sites have excellent video storage capabilities which turns into a large collection. These websites are excellent for downloading, linking or just viewing videos that are properly categorized.

The websites on Net that provide utility for uploading and storing videos are called video hosting or storage sites. These site allow video viewing, sharing and downloading by the users or member users.

The video sites may be free or paid and the amount of storage space allocated also differs from site to site. Since the influx of latest mobile phones the user generated video clips have increased. The reduction in price of video cameras have also resulted in large number of video clips being made.

Video hosts make video sharing and storage a possibility for user by bearing the hosting and other server related costs. The also offer a common meeting ground for video enthusiasts.

The number of user generated video has increased tremendously. The phenomena has come about due to emergence of social media and camera phones. The publication portals like blogs, forums and social networking websites have increased four fold in recent years.

The number of hosting services for videos and streaming videos have also increased. The free services provide impetus to this activity. Services like

Here is a list of video hosting services which have gained a degree of popularity.
Fotki
Gawkk
Archive.org
OneWorldTV
Openfilm
AniBOOM
Blinkx
Blip.tv
BlogTV
Brainpop
Break.com
Lafango
Liveleak
Mail.ru
MaYoMo
Mefeedia
Metacafe
Podblanc
Rayzz
Redtube
Revver
Buzznet
Comedy.com
ReelTime.com
Veer
Veoh
Crackle
Dailymotion
EngageMedia
Videojug
SchoolTube
ScienceStage
Sevenload
SmugMug
ExpoTV
Funnyordie.com
Hulu
Mevio
Myspace
MyVideo
Ourmedia

Here is a list of educational video hosting services. Some of these sites offer free service.
School Tube
Teacher Tube
TED
60second Recap
FORA tv
iTunesU
Research Channel
Royal Society
GUCAS
yovisto
penHelix
Interactive Biology
UCTV
Sciences
Academic Earth
ScienceStage
Khan Academy
Learnerstv.com
NalandaU.com
Stanford Entrepreneurship Corner
Gresham College
uImbibe
YouTube EDU