| Youtube | | | | user-posted video clips,the web sites also offers |
| Besides being one of the most popular video blogging | | | | movie trailers,games and other fun stuff. |
| web sites,Youtube is one of the oldest of its | | | | Podcasting |
| kind.Founded in 2005,this web site provides a free | | | | For all those who use iTunes as their music |
| platform that facilitates the sharing of user-created | | | | management and MP3 playback needs,you've |
| videos.Once you are registered with the site you | | | | probably already heard of podcasting.This is the term |
| become a member and can upload your videos in | | | | given to the ability to share user-created audio and |
| MPEG,AVI or MOV format.You can even upload | | | | video clips on Apple's iTunes network.Podcasts are |
| MPEG4 for higher video quality.After recording | | | | "channels" that can be subscribedto through the |
| movies using your camcorder,digital still camera (using | | | | online iTunes Music Store interface.While the |
| the movie mode)or your video-capable cell phone,you | | | | terminitially applicable to user-created audio |
| can use one of several free tools to convert your | | | | streams,podcasts can now be video-based as they |
| video to any of the above formats before uploading | | | | are primarily intended to run on Apple's video enabled |
| them.Members also have access to other facilities | | | | iPods (though they can be downloaded and viewed |
| including the ability to edit posts to their videos and | | | | on any video-capable computer or handheld device |
| remove them later if they wish to.The web site also | | | | that supports the video standard).As regard the |
| lets you tag your videos,which makes it easier to | | | | video standard,podcasts can only be created in |
| search and locate videos of specific content and | | | | M4V,MP4 or MOV video formats which happens to |
| subject.To protect privacy,uploaded videos can be | | | | be native video exportformats in Apple's Quicktime 7 |
| set to be private or public,thus restricting viewing | | | | Pro.If you have a Mac,it will beunderstandably easier |
| access.Another cool feature is the ability to directly | | | | to create a podcast by using a DV camera and the |
| upload videos from mobile devices like PDAs and cell | | | | iSight software used for capturing and saving your |
| phonesusing its nifty Mobile Upload option in | | | | video file.This can be done on a PC using the |
| conjuction with the MMScapability of your phone.For | | | | applicable software to grab video and export it to |
| first-time users,the site includes a comprehensive help | | | | the supported format.Unlike the video blogging web |
| section that describe the web site's capabilities along | | | | sites described earlier,you cannot actually upload |
| with answers to frequently-asked questions regarding | | | | videos to the iTunes Music Store- to share |
| posting and managing video posts.For both members | | | | podcasts,you will need to first host your video as an |
| and guests of the site,you can even link its hosted | | | | enclosure on an existing blogging service such as |
| videos to other web sites by embedded them | | | | "Blogger" and then provide the RSS link on the iTunes |
| directly into the web page. | | | | Music Store.After this is done,it shows up on the |
| Metacafe | | | | iTunes Music Store listing in the podcast |
| Another web site offering similar capabilities to that | | | | category.Ofcourse,this is the best way to share your |
| of Youtube is Metacafe.It serves as a video sharing | | | | video clips with iPod users as they are synchronized |
| platform,allowing users to post their video | | | | with the device through the iTunes interface.There |
| clips.Founded in Israel,this site has over 20 million | | | | are numerous detailed tutorials on how to do this on |
| unique visitors Watching over 400 million video | | | | iTunes Music Store and on other web sites. |
| streams each month.Here too,after a free | | | | Now that the capablity exists on the device(be it a |
| registration you can proceed to upload your own | | | | cell phone,camcorder or digicam),the ability to share |
| videos.The video quality standards used on Metacafe | | | | your videos with the world is a powerful capability |
| are of a noticeably higher quality than that used on | | | | for communication.While video blogging is still at an |
| other video sharing platforms such as Youtube.To be | | | | embryonic stage in the country,there are many |
| able to upload videos,a 4.8 MB client application needs | | | | examples of surprisingly popular users who partake |
| to be downloaded and installed on the client | | | | of everything from citizen journalism to kitschy video |
| computer,after which youcan upload content,rate | | | | clips of their daily experiences.Still,there is no denying |
| clips,post user comments or share the clips with a | | | | the power behind this trend of any-users video |
| friend.The application also allows you to save clips to | | | | sharing. |
| your computer for office offline viewing.Besides | | | | |