4 YouTube Alternatives
You Must Try
What
if YouTube stopped working?
Well if it ever happens it is going to be the most
shocking news for the internet users as YouTube is the biggest network to watch,
upload and share videos with billions of users. If you are familiar with the
internet trends and fashion then you must know that people tends to go for
trending applications rather than sticking to the old fashioned network. YouTube
may be a leading network of videos but it also has competitors who are putting every
possible effort to takeover this giant video watching site. So, we want you to
familiarize yourself with the alternative options of YouTube.
Here they are:
Vimeo
Vimeo is a more standard video site than YouTube in every
manner. Unlike YouTube, Vimeo focuses more on quality and less on quantity. The
name Vimeo means Video with me and was introduced by some film-makers,
creative individuals and video creators in 2004. In short, Vimeo is more professional
as it allows the user to concentrate more on content and less on promotion. ‘Explore’
tab is the major feature allowing the user to categorize the videos easily. Vimeo
allows the user to upload 500MB limit per week and can be expanded to 2048 MB
by upgrading. Vimeo video player is meant for serious work not for watching
some kind of funny and non sense stuff.
Flickr
Flickr is a yahoo owned
video sharing website. Flickr is a popular and established photo sharing
website with really cool features but not used commonly by the video watchers
due to its limited duration policy. Most of the time Flicks is used by creative
people who are more involved in short films and videos. Flickr limits its
videos to 90 seconds, which seems fine for the users who want to keep their
video short. If you are a free user you can upload two 90 second videos per
month but if you want to enjoy the unlimited uploads you have to pay $25 for
the subscription.
Dailymotion
If you
are looking for the exact replacement for YouTube then Dailymotion is the right
option to choose. Launched in 2005 this French owned video sharing website
allows the user to upload up to 150 MB videos with maximum video length of twenty
minutes. Dailymotion is not very much popular in US but has great potential users
in Europe, Africa and Asia. It deals more with professional quality clips and
if you are pro user of Dailymotion then you can upload the HD quality videos on
the website. Above all, Dailymotion can get your video more coverage provided
you don’t compromise with the quality of your video.
Metacafe
Metacafe is Israel
owned community-based video sharing website launched in 2003. Metacafe is a tiny
version of YouTube and well known for its large number of unique viewers on its
website every month. Metacafe strictly believes in quality than quantity, they
follow the 90 sec video formula that makes their website garbage free. To enjoy
more Metacafe features it is recommended to look for their exclusives partner
channels.
