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by cpach 1701 days ago
Good point. YouTube isn’t the only game in town though. There are competitors such as Mux and Wistia.
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chrisweekly 1701 days ago
Vimeo would've been 1st on my list of yt alts
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anaganisk 1701 days ago
Youtube is free vs others which are paid. And youtube is the most known video hosting service while I have barely heard of others. Are they really competitors?
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d2wa 1701 days ago
Twitch is free and quite popular.

Everyone hangs out on Daily Motion, Vimeo, Cinnamon, D.Tube, and PeerTube all the time. Right?

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stevehawk 1701 days ago
twitch isn't a video hosting service. it's a streaming service
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oarsinsync 1701 days ago
...with on-demand replays of previously streamed content.
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anonymfus 1701 days ago
...which expire in two weeks (or 60 days if you are rich) so only few minutes of highlights remain.
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anaganisk 1701 days ago
Which everyone are you talking about? 99% of youtube users probably never heard of those services.
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