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MetaCafe is the largest independent video sharing web site, specializing in
short-form original entertainment, where users upload, view and share video
clips.
The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Tel Aviv
and New York. Metacafe is privately held and its investors include Accel
Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Highland Capital Partners.
Metacafe is similar to other top video vewing websites such as YouTube or
Dailymotion, but with several key differences. Core differentiators include
duplication elimination, Adult content filtering, an 80,000 community member
reviewer panel, VideoRank, and Producer Rewards. Its VideoRank system gauges
viewer reactions to videos in order to feature those that prove most popular to
its viewers. Additionally, Metacafe pays video creators for original work that
has exceeded a certain threshold of both total views and VideoRank score through
its Producer Rewards Program.
According to a poll by Hitwise, which measured the volume of surfer traffic on
video sharing sites in the US, Metacafe has a 0.98% share of surfers. This is a
7% fall compared with 2007. The same poll measured 73.18% share for YouTube.
The site features short-form videos in a variety of categories, including
Animation, Comedy, Entertainment, How To, News and Events, People and Stories,
Sports, Video Games and others. Original content is uploaded to the site by
independent video creators, small to mid-sized production groups, and major
media companies.
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