From Brook Hinton
I think the smart storage/hosting/dissemination workflow these days is:
1. Store/host on your own web account (dreamhost or whatever), whether
as a backup or as your primary hosting solution. I've started using
mine as primary because I get better download speed, which matters as
I post increasingly high bandwidth material.
2. AND/OR - Use blip if you like/need their very vlogger friendly
tools, but you still need a backup.
3. PLUS - Archive.org anything you feel should be added to the
cultural permanent record.
4. PLUS - use, with a keen eye on their TOS, You Tube, Live Video,
Vimeo, MySpace or wherever else you see fit as a way of reaching
those who would otherwise not have access to your work or be likely to
happen upon it. But do so with your eyes open, and don't post to a
site when its TOS trumps your own desires, goals, or ethics. (This
gets tricky, esp, for those of us who have ethical problems with ads
appearing on the same page as our video when we didn't choose the ad
or approve of its product).
5. HARD COPY BACKUPS OF EVERYTHING. On DV tape for DV; files-on-DVD or
shelved hard drive(s) for uncompressed SD, lower res, or file
originated material like flash drive or disk based cams; file output
on shelved drives for HD,
Redundancy is your friend. And remember you don't have to post
everything in each place.
Joly says:
Personally I stick my stuff up in 4 formats, all in different locations
1) My own site - real - I've got a lot of legacy listeners using streamtuner in linux.
2) Internet Archive. mp4 for podcast. Dispersed servers. Will survive me.
3) YouTube - flv - convenience. Works on iPhones, game boxes etc.
4) Stage6 - divX - lingua franca of the P2P world.