24 Jul 08 What You Need to Know About Local Video Distribution

When we talk about video, one of the hottest topics these days seems to be that of distribution. How do I get my content online and everywhere? What are the best tactics for distributing/syndicating content online? Before we address the ‘how’, we should first talk openly about the practices of many of the most popular video sites online. For a good while now, online video has been like the wild west. Shoot a video and post it to any and every site that will accept your content, a complete free for all! Things are changing, fast! We’ve talked about this before (see “The Egg Cracks“) but this story is bound to continue.

If you are focused on real estate and local video, you need this list!

Stopped Accepting Real Estate Video
- Vimeo
- Bliptv
- Crackle
- Pickle

Stopped Accepting User-Gen Content Altogether
- Brightcove
- Video Egg
- Mania TV

Publicly Stated Disinterest in Real Estate Video (Terms of Service, etc.)
- YouTube
- Viddler
- Yahoo Video