Top Ten Video Sharing Networks

Published Date: 02 Nov 2017

Introduction:

According to the views of Ahmad Zamzuri Mohamad Ali (2009) nowadays internet usage is playing important role in personal and professional life and especially the use of audio and video files gained more importance. The organizations are making use of streamed videos in order to promote their products and services. Many individuals are making use of videos for personal use and entertainment purposes. As video viewing is a two way beneficial process and at this particular situation video sharing process has gained more importance in the recent time period. Many internet service providers are offering best video sharing services in order to support them. Youtube can be considered as best example for best video sharing service provider over internet.

The current online video transfer provides the opportunity to get information regarding everything visually from any part of the world. The online video for the different topics are available and the students are already implemented the online educational tools for the study (Helft, 2009; Iskold, 2008). The most websites are not in the category of the educational websites. The numerous short video files for learning are available on the internet, but also consists of difficult to identify and locate the video files. The problem gives the development of the specific video sharing educational website for the research oriented. The specific video website for education is only focused on the education and the unrelated video’s are not provided to avoid any disturbances.

Snelson, (2008) stated that the development of the video sharing site is difficult as the outsourcing is highly costly. So the open source sites are taken into study to develop the educational website. The numerous open source sites are available for download in internet like phpMotion, the ClipBucket, VidiScript. The free sites are also available to download like Boost Cast. The study will develop the online video for sharing known as the Malaysia open video for education or MOVIEDU as open source sites. The study includes the identification of the excellent video sharing scripts which is suitable for the research necessity. The MOVIEDU will be provided by the local server and accessible to everywhere by the www and the domain name as moviedu.upsi.edu.my

Dehlin, J. (2007) stated that the internet websites provided by the search engine YouTube is highly popular and becoming accessible to all over the world. The spread of the You Tube has brought high work load on the servers. The study is made on the search engine Yahoo! The Yahoo is the second largest video sharing website in the USA. The analyzed data has presented the information of the workload features in various time scales like minutes, hours, days and the weeks. The very amazing data has been identified for both static and as well as temporal features of the workload consists of the file transfer time, the popularity of the file and distributions, receiving frequency, the dynamics of internet and forecasting, the workload stability and limitations.

The trend of the video communication and sharing with the amazing speed of broadband internet connectivity starts the sharing of the video in all over the world to their users. The video websites are mostly non educational. The study is made to develop the online video file sharing for the teachers and the students to share the educational and demonstration video to students. The development of the online video website does not seem simple and also outsourcing of the website development is very expensive. Thus the open source sites are useful to develop the educational website. The study is included the model presented by the Ahmad Zamzuri (2009) for the development of the application. The model consists of the five different stages. The study is made on three stages; they are the objectives, the features and the description of the open source applications.

YouTube Phenomena

The You Tube video transfer and sharing sites are well known and require small introduction. The phenomenon is popular and has great impact on the entertainment and telecasting area, the personal interaction and also in politics. The introduction of You Tube was presented in February 2005, and became worlds largest video sharing site on internet possessing amazing internet traffic of around 10 percent (Cheng et al., 2007) and including of 72 percent of total video that has been observed online. The year 2009 accounts for the 100 million viewers of the site in USA and estimated an average upload of 20 hours video every minute (Arrington, 2009).

The You Tube provides the registered users to upload their videos and with sharing of video to public for the view. The view of the video needs not any registration but to upload the video the registration is required. The registered users have option to broadcast their video to public or as private online and sharing to the friends.

The We Tube of the You Tube is another media for emailing and blogs and simple for the new users and creates huge popularity of online site. The video sharing has been supported with different social equipments like the to develop the individual profiles, the display of the user profile consists of the various social communication tools like friends comment, telecast media, various channels to subscribe, information regarding the number and time of the video shared and the short introduction of the user (Rotman et al., 2009). The users are allowed to manage the settings to modify according to interest. The user interests vary like many users are not interested in providing the personal information to others, and various users are believing in social relations and providing the information to others. The You Tube gives the users to interact is different ways like the feedback on video, to provide comments and to provide ratings. The personal interactions are advanced and applicable to the users like emailing, voice messages and direct video communication (Junee, 2009).

Top Ten Video Sharing Networks

Kim, A.J. (2000) stated that in general, there are different types of existing video sharing service providers over internet in which only few service providers are highly successful. There are around 10 different types of video sharing service providers that are offering best video sharing services to the customers are explained in detail as follows:

YouTube

Kozinets, R.V. (2002) stated that YouTube is one of the top one video sharing service providers over internet which has higher market value for video views and shares. Youtube is happened to be best video sharing service provider because it offers best videos ever that are not found over internet. There will be no streaming problems or bandwidth problems within Youtube videos which allowed them to lead to the top position in the market. The characteristics of Youtube videos are explained below:

Appeal: The video sharing for everyone.

Display: The page consists of the rating, favorites, flag, tags, comments, creating play list, subscription of other uploads, subscription of tags. The sound control is unavailable.

Modification: Not possible

Sharing: There is a possibility for video sharing and the videos can be shared by making use of some social networking sites like Friendster, eBay, Blogger, My Space.

Verdict: Simple to use. The good video quality, compressed audio sounds. The video can be embedding in word press. The uploading is difficult. The processing of the video is difficult

Eyespot

According to Lange, P. (2007b) eyespot is one of the other best video service providers in the internet that has unique characteristics in posting as well as remixing the videos. The characteristics of Eyespot videos are explained in detail as follows:

Appeal: Simple site for video posting and remixing.

Display: Light, colorful. Features consist of tagging, forums, communities.

Modification: The slight beginning and end, to reallocate the clips on the timeline, to integrate the music and snaps.

Sharing: Broadcast to the group, to invite the friend to access the video.

Google Video

Lee, F.S., Vogel, D. and Moez, L. (2003) stated that Google videos are the best service providers over the internet which is competing high with Youtube videos. The unique characteristics of Google videos are explained as follows:

Appeal: Google

Display: Special transparent and attractive Google interface. The upload of video needs the downloading and installing of the Google video up loader. The site is providing the addition of huge metadata consists of transcript. The file can be put for buying by tagging the price with the clip. The user can be provided with the day pass to access the file for the specific time and not an ownership.

Modification: Not applicable

Sharing: The Google video has the requirement of the video verification process to pass the Google’s technical definitions and legal regulations. The process takes many days and the observation is required.

Grouper

Marcus, A. and Perez, A. (2007) opined that Grouper videos need good interfaces to download or share best videos which have many added tagging options including photo tagging. The actual features that are involved in grouper videos are explained below:

Appeal: The You Tube and the application is presented on the top.

Display: The application is required to download for the effective interface. The site consists of the Windows Media Player and related formats, Ratings, tagging, groups, RSS feeds.

Modification: The development of the mixing of the video and photo and integrate the music

Sharing: Broadcast directly to the My Space, Friendster, eBay, and downloading to the computer and iPod.

Verdict: The groovies are simple to develop and accessible. The file sharing is not effective and inappropriate defined. The groovies can be highly popular if the application is provided online with the requirement of the download of app. The registration of email is difficult and requires the confirmation. The uploading of the file is slow and inaccessible for long time.

Jumpcut

According to Pfeil, U. and Zaphiris, P. (2007) Jumpcut appears to be as a video application that allows users to download, edit, mix and share the videos online. The different core characters of Jumpcut videos are illustrated below:

Appeal: Creating, Editing and Mixing of the video online.

Display: The interface is attractive and looks like as application. The files uploaded are more length compared to other. The video are not able to auto play and the unidentified video can be downloaded.

Modification: The editing is provided as the Splice your footage, reallocate the photos, integrate with the music, photos can be uploaded, transitions, think iMovie on online interface.

Sharing: The webpage consists of the email.

Verdict: The Jumpcuts is advanced and soon will get popular in the online video sharing. The current service companies are too far with its advancement. The problems are the crazy effects and very slow video. The mixing of the video will reduce the quality in the original file and the play back of video is not proper.

Ourmedia

As per the views of J.M. Almeida, J. Krueger, D.L. Eager, M.K. Vernon,(2007) ourmedia is a type of internet application which needs good audio and video drivers to work. The characters of Ourmedia are explained clearly as follows:

Appeal: The Global Home for Grassroots Media.

Display: The interface is not attractive as it is slow and difficult to understand. The necessity of the Internet Archive Account is needed. The file should be original. The remixing of the file is not possible and required the presence of the various players installed. The creative general licenses are developed in it.

Modification: Not possible

Sharing: RSS feeds, emailing, the link of the files from the own site.

Verdict: The site is good for the social and nature related video uploads. It is best service provider for online storage for video/audio files. The video availability is difficult. The present alpha version is not effective.

Revver

The revver is the other service provider ranked in top ten video service providers over internet and its features are explained below:

Appeal: The You Tube with the monetization. The view of the videos gives the owner 20 percent of the advertisers pay.

Display: Real time. There is a need of registering in order to download of the client for uploading of file. The interface consists of tagging, emailing, rating and play lists.

Modification: Not possible.

Sharing

Verdict: The Revver is revenue generating for the file owners and the producers. The uploading facility is difficult and the drag and drop function is ineffective. The uploaded file may be unavailable. The unauthorized content is required to authenticate by the service provider (N. Bobroff, A. Kochut, K. Beaty,2007).

Videoegg

M. Cha, H. Kwak, P. Rodriguez, Y.-Y. Ahn, S. Moon, (2007) stated that Videoegg is the other video sharing service provider that has higher user interface in downloading the videos and the different features involved in its videos are explained below:

Appeal: The easy uploading of the video and easy sharing to the friends and other sites.

Display: The requirement of the download of the application to upload the file. The downloaded function will allow the uploading of the file by the drag and drop method.

Modification: The fundamental trimming of the beginning and end.

Sharing: The broadcasting of the file to eBay, Blogger and Typepad are available. The simple URL will allow the user to post the video and provide the Javascript and HTML coding to integrate the own pages.

Verdict: The simple use. In this source the videos are easy to post and share the video to friends. The flash 8 video quality gives the clear video. The problem is the video to add in other pages.

Vimeo

Vimeo has many added advantages that can be operated in different applications and its features are explained as follows: (P. Gill, M. Arlitt, Z. Li, A. Mahanti,2007)

Appeal: Flicker for video.

Display: Simple and transparent, apply the flash wrapper to start the original formats. The downloading is not needed. The uploading is easy. The interface are added with the tagging, comments, vote. The nice player is the control of sound.

Modification: Not possible in existing version.

Sharing: Broadcasting to Flickr, downloading of original file, added with My Space profile or Blog, develop the RSS feed.

Verdict: The high quality video. The embedding of video in word press. The less effective community features, less storage capacity.

VSocial

C. Huang, J. Li, K.W. Ross, (2007) stated that the Vsocial videos are highly used for tagging and its features involved in the videos are explained as follows:

Appeal: The fastest and simplest way of uploading, view and share your favorite video clips.

Display: The web 2.0 version, attractive fonts, AJAX, tags, rating, reviewing, RSS feeds, comments, licenses.

Modification: The editing is available, the video rolls, the play list can be customized.

Sharing: The own page can be embedded and added with the My Space, Typepad, Blogger, Flickr, Blot it.

Verdict: Many community features. The version is slow and not easy, the quality of the video is less effective. The benefit is real time file uploading to other sites.

Video Sharing Role in Online Education

The online video sharing is required to be more accessible and still a new area for most of the users. The online videos are easily accessible with the high speed broadband connection and the advanced digital camera like a mobile phone. The development of the social networking gives the users to share the interested video to friends. The educators are using this technology to teach the students at their home and provide the demonstrations of the topic. The development of the specific material for the study is difficult and therefore the online educational video files have been popular and relevant. The requirement to the teachers and the students are to develop the IT skills to access the educational material online to interact with each other. The teachers are required to develop the learning material according to the learner’s interest and field (D. Kawamoto,2007).

You Tube and the Social Networking Video Sharing

H. Yu, D. Zheng, B.Y. Zhao, W. Zheng (2006) stated that the You Tube is an online search engine for the video files that can be shared online for the friends and the others publicly and personally to view. The video files are different in quality and for the new users it is like the television video. The upload of video are simple and applicable with restrictions as it is social networking and the magnitude of the content has recommended to worst. The online sharing is open to all and in every where in the world. The online video sharing is excellent resource for the education purpose, entertainment, marketing, music, promotions.

The most of the educational institutes like schools, the colleges, the universities and voluntary communities has developed their sites on You Tube applied for the promotion, sharing of the information and learning. The various online lectures on different subject are provided and sharing for the learning purpose to every student in a single window and easy access.

The site has become the leader in video sharing and highly recommended for the learning completely owned by Google. The student and the teacher ability is important to identify and the research of resources suitable to the topic with various non related topics are provided that can create distraction.

The research on You Tube

The site is accessible by entering its domain name on World Wide Web. The ability to search the subject is the smart findings of the topic by entering key word. The key words are provided to the particular video. The subject car can be identified by entering key word car. The various video sharing sites has grown up and provide the video in the internet. The various companies are providing the editing and modifying ability to the users which give the video sharing a unauthorized access. The user can upload and share the video and has many opportunities to share the video with friends. The user should know the site and easy to access (P. Gill, M. Arlitt, Z. Li, A. Mahanti,2007).

Conclusion

The information on different core activities that are involved in video sharing process are explained in detail within this study. As per the views included in this study, Youtube is happened to important online video sharing service provider but due to some work load and traffic problems the video sharing process is not used regularly. Finally this study concludes that the problems associated with video sharing process should be rectified in order to make the video sharing technology more useful.