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Video sharing websites make it easy to search or discover new video clips. It might be a popular tv programme, music video, how-to-guide or a funny clip of sneezing panda - either way there are literally thousands of video clips stored in one place that you can access instantly.
For aspiring amateur film producers - video sharing websites opens up huge potential for exposure. Thousands of producers have found fame and furthered their careers through such websites. If someone likes your video they are highly likely to recommend it to their friends.
The community of users bring another dimension to video. Users rate video clips, so you can instantly see what is worth watching. You can see the most viewed and commented on video clips.
Television companies and Hollywood studios have now fully embarrassed video sharing websites. They were at first apprehensive, but now they have embarrassed the medium (almost out of necessity) as they realize its full potential and high viewing figures.
There are huge marketing benefits for business and organizations. Brand exposure is an obvious benefit. Video sharing websites also produce excellent natural search engine rankings, so your video will appear in prominent positions in the search engines.