Comparing the Tubes : YouTube, Yahoo, MetaCafe, Google, Revver, AOL, DailyMotion, BlipTV, Veoh, Crackle (Sony), Myspace

I produced and uploaded a new into video for CarbonTicker’s Carbon Savings Account through TubeMogul, on November 9 around 10 PM. (Yes, I work (some) Sunday nights…). I then decided to compare the transmission and service quality one can expect from these sites today. I collected data between November 10 and November 12. Must say this exercise has turned out to be a real eye-opener - literally.

Obviously, all of these video sharing services are free, so this is definitely NOT a “gripe-fest.” What you have here is a “quick and dirty” look at the state of web video today, based on the following criteria:

Video availability 24 hours after upload: Yes = 10, No = 0
Image clarity:
Download speed:
Ease of obtaining embed code:
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: Yes = 0, No = 10
Points: 0 - 10, 10 being best for image clarity, download speed, and

Here we go:

YouTube upload: Success





Video availability 24 hours after upload: Yes - 10
Image clarity: 5
Download speed: 10
Ease of obtaining embed code: 10
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: No - 10

Yahoo upload: Success

Video availability 24 hours after upload: Yes - 10
Image clarity: 7
Download speed: 10
Ease of obtaining embed code: 10
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: No - 10

Metacafe upload: Success



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Video availability 24 hours after upload: Yes - 10
Image clarity: 6
Download speed: 10
Ease of obtaining embed code: 10
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: Yes - 0

Google upload: Success





Video availability 24 hours after upload: Yes - 10
Image clarity: 6
Download speed: 10
Ease of obtaining embed code: 9
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: No - 10

Revver upload: Success ???

Video availability 24 hours after upload: N/A - 0
Image clarity: N/A - 0
Download speed: N/A - 0
Ease of obtaining embed code: N/A - 0
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: N/A - 0

AOL Video upload: Success ???

Video availability 24 hours after upload: N/A - 0
Image clarity: N/A - 0
Download speed: N/A - 0
Ease of obtaining embed code: N/A - 0
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: N/A - 0

DailyMotion upload: Success

Carbon Savings Account from CarbonTicker.com
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Video availability 24 hours after upload: Yes - 10
Image clarity: 7
Download speed: 10
Ease of obtaining embed code: 9
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: No - 10

Blip.tv upload: Success




Video availability 24 hours after upload: Yes - 10
Image clarity: 7
Download speed: 10
Ease of obtaining embed code: 9
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: No - 10

Veoh upload: Success



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Video availability 24 hours after upload: Yes - 10
Image clarity: 7
Download speed: 10
Ease of obtaining embed code: 9
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: No - 10

Crackle (Sony) upload: Success

Video availability 24 hours after upload: Yes - 10
Image clarity: 10
Download speed: 9
Ease of obtaining embed code: 9
Pre-roll ad tagged-on: Yes - 0

MySpace: Failure: error while uploading to site.

Score for each criterium: N/A - 0

Here it is, neatly summarized in our newly inaugurated V-Cast Rating Chart:





Videocast credit: All of the sites listed, except AOL Video, Myspace, and Revver - THANKS!