It’s been about six month since we last gave an update on the Vodpod Sitegeist — that is, the number and type of video sites from which our members collect video.
In that last post, at the end of December 2008, we noted that Vodpod Sitegeist was up to 6,239 sites. As of this morning, Vodpod members have collected videos from 10,020 different video sites. My calculator reports that that is 60% growth in just a little over six months.
We will update our embedcode.org Top 100 list later today. But what stands out to me is the predominance and continued proliferation of vertical, niche videos sites such as WorldStarHipHop, Kidstube, Sciencestage, Carhub.tv and Ted.com.
These are all examples from just the top 100 sites on the list — and give an insight into the sheer range and diversity of what we’re seeing overall.
