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Online video 5: Video searching, download services and miscellaneous sites

by Marko S. Web Presence Provider
This is the last post about online video sources. It's about sites which are specialized in video searching, than about sites where you can download online videos and some miscellaneous video sites.

Video search

Blinkx
Perform searches within the most popular video networks, such as CBS, Reuters and CNN. Users can search for content and create TV channels that splice relevant content together. Theyoffer revenue program also.
PureVideo
Search within the most popular video directories and video sharing sites. PureVideo features up to six channels and each channel contains about six source sites.
SearchVideo
Search engine and directory created by AOL. Users can also search within specific video channels like MySpace and YouTube.
Search For Video
Search engine and video directory that displays results from hundreds of video channels. Search For Video also provides an add-on for Firefox.
Yahoo! Video Search
Yahoo! has a video search engine that gathers videos from Yahoo! directory and from many other online sources. You can also search within specific domains or sites.
TubeSurf
Video search engine that gathers results from popular video directories, such as YouTube, Yahoo! Video, MySpace and Google Video. TubeSurf is also available as an add-on for Firefox.
ClipRoller
Search across popular video sites, such as: YouTube, Metacafe and more. As you continue to search for videos, ClipRoller learns your preferences and delivers content you like to watch.
Pixsy
A video search engine that lets users search content across dozens of video sites. Users are allowed to save searches and single videos.
ScoopVid
Search engine that enables you to either search for videos or browse through channels and categories.
Google Video Search
Google’s Video search recently was updated and now searches many video sites other than just YouTube and Google Video.
AOL Video
Once known as the great media search engine, the AOL-purchased SingingFish, AOL Video kept some traits of the crowd’s favorite place to look for hard to find videos, but true fans claim that the site is not as good as its predecessor.
Truveo
Search videos or browse by either channel or category.
Altavista Video
Good old Altavista isn’t what it used to be, but it does have a video search section.

Online video downloading services

VideoRonk
Search and download your favorite videos from YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, DailyMotion, iFilm, MySpace, Vimeo, Blip.tv, Revver and more.
VideoDL
Download online videos available on YouTube, Google Video and Break.com stright to your computer.
Vixy
Grab videos from popular sites and convert them into various video formats (including iPod and PSP).
KeepVid
Download videos from many video sharing sites, including YouTube, Google Video, MySpace Videos, DailyMotion, Blip.tv, Revver and other services.
VideoDownloader
Get videos from video sharing sites. VideoDownloader is also available as a Firefox extension, allowing you to seamlessly integrate it within your browser.
YouTubeX
Download videos from YouTube. It doesn’t have a lot of options in terms of video sites among which you could choose, but it is very easy to use.
DownThisVideo
This site lets you download videos from YouTube, GoogleVideo, MetaCafe, Vimeo and other services.
KissYouTube
A service that provides two interesting and effective ways to download videos from YouTube.
YouTubeDownloads
Another site that lets you download videos exclusively from YouTube (other sites are not supported).
Kcoolonline
Download videos on your hard disk from more than 90 sites, including YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, iFilm and MySpace, Yahoo and many more.
YouTubia
A YouTube clone that lets you download and save YouTube videos within your IE or Firefox browser.
MediaConverter
A platform that lets you download and convert videos straight from YouTube.

Miscellaneous tools

Hellodeo
Record videos from your webcam and post them on any web page.
Flikzor
Send and receive video comments on your profile, blog and more.
Flixn
Record a video message right in the web browser and share anywhere including MySpace and eBay.
GabMail
Service that enable users to send unlimited numbers of free video email messages.
Bubble Guru
A site for recording webcam video messages and getting them onto your website or sending to others.
CamTwist
Software package (for Mac computers) that lets you add special effects to your video chats.
WebcamMax
Software that lets you add videos, screen, pictures, flash and effects to virtual or real webcam and broadcast on all messengers (Windows only).
StumbleUpon Video
Just press “Stumble!” and a random video is presented to you, you can also ask for random videos with in categories like Humor, or Cats.
CrowdRules
Video answers to your questions.
ClipSync
Interact with other users while watching the same video as them.
ClipSyndicate
Publish broadcast quality news on your web site.
Broadbandsports
Big collection of sports-related videos.

That's all. I must remind you to my statement in first post about online video: This is not a closed collection. Online video is huge trend, new sites with new ideas and ofers grows daily, so, if you find some interesting site, just put the comment here.


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