Jeff Pulver has a very interesting list of “TV Shows Only Available on the Internet“. He also did a pretty good job in categorizing them and according to him, video sites are divided into the following:
- “TV on the Net” – these are websites for TV shows that are, or have been, on TV/Cable and are now available for viewing on the Net;
- “TV Shows Only Available on the Internet” – these are new programs produced for the purpose of viewing on the broadband internet.
- “User Created Content sites” – these are the sites like Veoh and YouTube which offer community members the ability to upload video content to share with others;
- “Sites to View TV” – these are sites like ChannelKing and ChannelChooser where someone can watch commercial TV stations over the internet.
- “Misc” – for websites that didn’t fit in any of the other boxes above.
Ultimately, name them what you like – Video logs, Vblogs, Online Video, Internet TV Shows – whatever they are identified as, we know online video is the biggest thing on the Internet now and it is here to stay.
