YouTube rivals paying for your videos

Posted November 28th, 2006 by admin

With Google backing it, YouTube is now the Mecca of user-generated video. Seeing this success, other video sites like Break.com are increasing efforts to get people to contribute content to them.

Reuters reports that Break.com is now increasing the amount it is paying to original content uploaded to the site. Videos can now fetch $400 and short films $2000 if the video gets up to the homepage. Break.com is not the only user-generated video site that is offering money for content but it was one of the first sites that started paying video makers for their content. Previously known as Big Boys.com, the site is known for videos with funny pranks, accidents and some of the funniest videos ever seen online.

This is good news for users. Anyone can now be an instant star or earn good money if they are in the right place at the right time — with the right kind of equipment.

For instance, take the recent Michael Richards (Kramer in Seinfeld) incident in a comedy bar. Although CNN and other mainstream media had their take on the incident, it was TMZ that broke the news. The video was supposedly taken by a member of the audience and TMZ paid a large sum of money to get the exclusive.

Everyone is a star in new media. Don’t forget your camera phone wherever you go. For all you know, you might become a great big star or director with your next shot.

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