What is?

Video Hosting Service

A video hosting service, also known as a video sharing service, allows individuals to upload video clips to an Internet website. The video host will then store the video on its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view this video. Because many users do not have personal web space, either as a paid service, or through an ISP offering, video hosting services are becoming increasingly popular, especially with the explosion in popularity of blogs, forums, and other interactive pages. The website, mainly used as the video hosting service, is usually known as a video sharing website.

The mass market for camera phones has increased the need for video hosting services for user-generated video sharing. Traditional methods of personal video sharing, such as making a DVD to show to friends at home, are unsuited to the low resolution and high volume of camera phone clips. In contrast, current broadband Internet connections are well suited to serving the quality of video shot on mobile phones. Most people do not own web servers, and this has created demand for user-generated video hosting services, which the likes of YouTube are catering to.

Wikipedia hosts around 200 videos in the Ogg format on its servers. Wikipedia actively discourages non-free videos and formats: videos added to Wikipedia are supposed to be freely available for reuse. This contrasts with video hosting services such as YouTube, which can hold copyrighted material, though some rights must be given up to such companies in return for the hosting.

Purpose of Video Hosts (for users)

• Save on bandwidth costs, often eliminating costs entirely
• Creating a common place
• Make video sharing a hassle-free experience, where uploading a video and streaming or embedding would normally require advanced programming knowledge. Video sharing is now commonly achieved through a web browser, with little or no programming experience.

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