As most of us know, YouTube is still the king of online video.  The sheer volume of videos, the affiliate programs, advertising, featured content and just the fact that if you're looking for the intro to The Hogan Family (or was it Valerie's Family?...), the first place you look is YouTube are certainly good reasons why the mammoth video sharing site deserves such acclaim.  After all, any of us could sit, mindlessly clicking the related videos feed for hours being entertained by the multicolored moving pixels that make up the most recent incarnation of our love affair with watching all things moving.

But what about if your needs aren't being met?  What if you don't really like being a small fish in a pond the size of the Atlantic?  What if you absolutely dispise the constant negative comments from angst-ridden pre-teens with dirtier mouths than a longshore fisherman facing a perfect storm?  What if quality is a bigger issue to you than the YouTube brand?

May I introduce Vimeo.  What can I say? they had HD video capability months before Youtube, their quality blows the behemoth out of the water and the community is far more polite, professional and overall committed to the art, science and magic that is video.  Also the layout is far less cluttered and isn't constantly having everything on the page compete for your attention.  Of course, in terms of SEO and other web centric topics the black art "gurus" talk of, Vimeo is of course a little lacking.  But when you look at the advantages, Vimeo is a winner in my book (you could probably already tell from the hosted videos on this site).  Check them out and have fun looking at all of the great albums, groups and channels some people have created.