Have you heard of Vimeo? Vimeo is a video hosting service similar to Youtube but better suited for hosting and sharing your videos online. Here's why...
1. Much higher quality video playback.
Vimeo video quality is much better than what you get on Youtube. Whether your video is HD or standard definition your video is going to look better when you use Vimeo. Host video on Vimeo and you're playback looks fantastic.
2. Ability to remove all video branding from player.
With Youtube and many other video hosting services you're stuck with their annoying logo on all of your videos. If you're running a business this can appear unprofessional. Vimeo let's you remove all of their branding including their logo giving you a professional appearance.
3. Ability to control who has access to watch your videos.
Another thing that has always annoyed me about Youtube is the fact you can't easily share a video with a limited number of trusted people. For example: I make an instructional video for employees but my employees need to either become members of Youtube or I must share the video with the entire world in order for them to view it. With Vimeo you can simply assign a password to view the video or choose trusted people who are invited to view the video.
4. Ability to let others download your videos.
Have you ever needed to send someone a video but found out that videos with decent resolution are too large to email? Because Vimeo gives you the option to let your viewers download your video you can send videos but uploading them and then providing the person who you're trying to get the video to the download link. You'll never have a problem sending videos again.
5. Completely customize your video player.
Not only does Vimeo let you strip out all of their branding from the video player but you can control virtually every aspect of the video player controls and appearance. For example: You can choose custom colors that match your website or brand. You can also choose which controls are displayed an how they're displayed.
Overall Vimeo is an awesome solution if you're serious about sharing video online. Vimeo, like WebStarts is free to sign up. The free version offers some limitations so I highly recommend upgrading to the paid version. It's only about $60 for the whole year.
